U4 (Ideological Conflicts) Flashcards

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The cold war

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Ideological conflict between ussr (comm) and usa (capitalism)
whoever wins is ideologicall winner of world

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At the end of WW2 where did usa and russia stand

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both were allied to defeat germany, then began fighitng for dominance

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cold war meaning

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NO HOT CONFLICT (PROXIES AND OTHER USED BUT NOT DIRE CT ARMED CONFLICT)

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What happened WW2

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  • seccret pact b/w russia and germany
  • germany nazis betray
  • stalin needs americas help
  • unite to fight fascism
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allied pwoers

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UK USSR USA

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Yalta conference

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Plan to redraw europe

GERMANY CUT UP!

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Expansionism

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a country trying to expand its borders by taking anothers sovereignty

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spheres of influence

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countries that are dominated by other more powerful countires!!!

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containmentq

example

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trying to stop the expansion/sphere of influence of another!

us foreign policy- established strategic allies around the world to stop communists (japan etc) with MILITARY AND TRADE ALLIANCES`

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Detterence

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discourafinf a foreign power from taking actions by threating fear/consequences!

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brinksmanship

EX

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pursuing dangerous political policy to test the pressure on another country PLAYING CHICKEN

threatening each nation with atomic bomb

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proxy war

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armed conflict two states on BEHALF OF OTHER PARTIES NOT DIRECTLY INVOVLED!

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DETENTE

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Easing of hostility

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liberation movements

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local attempts by grassroots/govts to remove USSR sphere of influence

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15
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EX OF EXPANSIONISM

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IRON CURTAIN!!!

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Containment policies

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truman doctrine-

Marshall Plan-

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berlin arilift

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bc west berlin was eventually cut off from usa support, airlift got them supplies

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MAD is an example of

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DETERRENCE!!! it means you must award a hot war or Mutually Assured Destruction will happen!!

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nato and warsaw pact

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PROTECTION AGREEMENT BW WESTERN ND EASTERN

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Brinksmanship ex

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Cuban misile crises

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cuban missile crises

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USSR mad USA tried to overthrow castro! creates missile on shore of cuba

america puts a blockade to get against

the ussr subs read the signals wrong and almost caused ww3

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proxy wars

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vietnam! to stop communist spread

afgnishtan! fight against pro soveit leaders

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detente ex

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SALT Strategic arms limmitation talks! Limited nucler pwoer of each govt

esp under gorbachev!! Removed soviet troops

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what did gorbachev do

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glasnost and perestroika

OPENNES! AND TURN TO CAPITALISM

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Liberation movments!
Hungary 1956 REVOLT AGAINST STALINSIT OGOVT AND CREATED DEMOCRACY! soviet hung the invovled ppl FALL OF BERLIN WALL!!!!
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Imposing liberalism
Turnig another country democratic and capitalist
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4 principles of liberalsim
consent of governed equality decentralized freedoms1
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why impose liberalism
democratic peace theory-ALLIES | Humaitarian- Help those living in dictatorships give them righta
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japan enlightenment
duiring edo period (missed enlightenment)
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japan democfracy
1920s had somewhat democracy fell apart bc Great Deoression nationalisma nd militarism NOT LIBERAL
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WW2 JAPAN USA CONFLICT
Japan bombed pearl harbor tw oatomic bombs dropped on nagasaki and hiroshima
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why did japan surrendur
Atomic bombs
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why did the usa impose liberalism in japan
worried that after war they will become communist and nazis
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did imposing liberalism work in japan
YES ! - -remade constitution - created democracy - rebuitl japan - kept emperor
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did imposing lib in japan work?
YES it became a pwoerhouse!! MIRACLE
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After what event did usa try nd impose lib on afghans
9;11
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usa impositionn of demcoracy in afghanistan
- - nato invasion after 9/11 - killed 241 k in the war - usa seen as occupying force not liberators - failed to build up economic infrastructure - FORCED AMERICAN SYSTEM DID NOT FIT THE COUNTRY