shift of alliances Flashcards
(18 cards)
when was the united nations formed
1945
what was the united nations original membership
50 original members including members from middle east eg iran egypt and others included greece canada australia
What was the ‘decision-making arm’ of the UN called? What countries did it permanently consist of?
The Security Council
-Consisted of 5 permanent members: USA, Britain, France, China and the USSR
what was SEATO
the southeast asia collective treaty organisation
when was SEATO founded
1954
when and what was the sino soviet relationship strengthened
1953 when the ussr agreed to provide defence related technology to china
what was the purpose of SEATO
prevent communism in southeast china
who were the members of SEATO
included USA , france , new zealand, phillipenes thailand and pakistan
- only 2 asian countries members
How was the SEATO charter vitally important to the American rationale for the Vietnam war?
The United States used the organization as its justification for refusing to go forward with the 1956 elections intended to reunify Vietnam, instead maintaining the divide between communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel. As the conflict in Vietnam unfolded, the inclusion of Vietnam as a territory under SEATO protection gave the United States the legal framework for its continued involvement there
when was west germany admitted into NATO
1955
when was the warsaw pact created
1955 as a result of west germany joining nato
what was the warsaw pack
military faction for comecon for the socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe.
-a balance of power or counterweight to NATO. There was no direct military confrontation between the two organizations; instead, the conflict was fought on an ideological basis and through proxy wars.
who were members of warsaw pact
Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania
when did eisenhower come to power
1953
what aspects of trueman policy did eisenhower accept
- USA must retain significant influence in Western Europe and Asia
-containment of Soviet expansion as fundamental to US security
-must retain a strong nuclear arsenal and conventional forces in order to counter and deter Soviet opportunism
how did eisenhower differ from trueman
- rejected commitment to a major expansion of the USA’s conventional forces, regardless of cost
-believed containment was limited and had created a stalemate
What is the military industrial complex?
a term president Eisenhower used to refer to the military establishment and defence contractors who, he warned, exercised undue influence over the national government
what was new look policy by eisenhower
rollback - rolling back communism
massive retaliation - threat of nuclear power to contain communism
brinkmanship - idea of willingness to go to brink of war
