Statistitcs Flashcards
How many people did the Soviet Union lose in WW2
28 million
How much compensation would Germany have to pay after WW2
$20 million whereby half would go directly to the Soviet Union
How much money did the US give to Eastern Europe through Marshall Aid?
10% of US government expenditure- $13 billion
How long did the Berlin Airlift last and how many tonnes of supplies did it send to West Berlin
324 days and 13,000 tonnes
How many countries joined NATO in 1949?
13
How many Hungarians were killed in the Hungarian Uprising?
3,500
How many East Germans were fleeing from East Berlin to the West?
Between 1951-61- 4 million East Germans were fleeing to the West
By July 1961 30,000 East Germans were fleeing each month, most of which were young and skilled workers
Eisenhower ordered the CIA to overthrow Mossadegh’s ‘communist’ government in Iran in 1953. What did the US gain from this?
An oil deal with Iran whereby they gained 40% of their oil supplies in return for $85 million aid to Iran
What was the consequence of Castro overthrowing Batista in 1959 in terms of the US?
Cut sugar imports by 95%
So Cuba became economically dependent on the SU and began dealing 1 million tonnes of sugar exports every year
How many troops did Kennedy move to Florida for standby for an invasion of Cuba?
18,000
How many nations were involved in the Helsinki Accords?
35
What were the agreements on the number of ICBM in the USA and USSR during SALT 1?
Number of ICBM:
USA- 1,000
USSR: 1,600
What were the agreements on the number of ICBM in the USA and USSR during SALT 2?
Number of ICBM:
USA: 1054
USSR: 1398
How many casualties did the USSR suffer from in the war in Afghanistan 1979?
50,000
By 1976 how much of the Soviet budget was devoted to military expenditure?
40%
In 1975 the USSR entered an agreement with the US to buy what?
8 million tonnes of grain every year
In 1985 how many personal computers were there in the USSR in comparison to the USA?
50,000 in the USSR
30 million in the USA
What percentage of Soviet industry was competitive at world standards in the 1980s?
only 8%
In December 1988 Gorbachev made a speech to the UN, what did he promise?
To remove 500,000 Red Army troops from Eastern Europe and withdraw from Afghanistan (Later in 1989)
How much did Reagan increase military spending by in 1989?
From $17.4 billion under Carter to $300 billion
