quiz Flashcards
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what is communism
an ideology where everyone shares the same economic resources and there is no hierarchy of social class
capitalism
economic system where businesses/industries are owned privately
when was the cold war
1945-1991
what was the Truman Doctrine
announced 1947 and created by US President Harry S. Truman to contain the spread of communism as he believed it posed threats to international peace and the security of the US
what was the marshall aid
campaign announced 1947 to provide economic aid to rebuild Europe following the war
what is a nuclear deterrence
military strategy to prevent conflict by making everyone afraid of the damage of nuclear weapons
what was the arms race
a period of intense competition between the US and the USSR during the Cold War where each side competed to develop the most powerful weapons and superior military capabilities
when was the atomic bomb introduced
1945 (USA)
when was the hydrogen bomb developed
1950 (USA)
when did the USSR develop a hydrogen bomb
1953
when was the first satellite put into orbit
the first satellite, sputnik 1, was put into orbit in 1957 by the Soviets
what was the space race
period from the late 1950s to the early 1970s during which the USA and the USSR competed to achieve ‘firsts’ in space/superiority in space exploration
what was the SDI
The Strategic Defence Initiative- Ronald Reagan’s plan to use powerful satellites to destroy Soviet missiles from space (announced March 1983)
what was the detente
a period of improved relations and eased tensions between the Soviet Union and the US during late 1960s and 1970s
Outer Space Treaty
policy that stated no nuclear weapons could be placed in space- 1967
Apollo-Soyuz space mission
first joint US-USSR space mission in 1975 which symbolised cooperation and trust
when did Reagan become president of the US
1981
McCarthyism
campaign in 1950’s America to expose suspected communists
when did Stalin rule
1924-1953 (death)
who replaced Stalin
Nikita Krushchev
The Hungarian Uprising
October 23, 1956- revolt against Soviet control in Hungary where people demanded for economic and political reforms and the withdrawal of soviet troops
The USSR responded with overwhelming military force and thousands of hungarians were killed, wounded and forced to flee
satellite states
countries that depend on and follow the lead of a more powerful nation
Gorbachev’s policies
Perestroika and Glasnost
what led to the end of the Cold War
-Gorbachev
-Fall of the Berlin Wall
-The Hotline
-Breakup of Satellite States
