U4 (Ideological Conflicts) Flashcards
(37 cards)
The cold war
Ideological conflict between ussr (comm) and usa (capitalism)
whoever wins is ideologicall winner of world
At the end of WW2 where did usa and russia stand
both were allied to defeat germany, then began fighitng for dominance
cold war meaning
NO HOT CONFLICT (PROXIES AND OTHER USED BUT NOT DIRE CT ARMED CONFLICT)
What happened WW2
- seccret pact b/w russia and germany
- germany nazis betray
- stalin needs americas help
- unite to fight fascism
allied pwoers
UK USSR USA
Yalta conference
Plan to redraw europe
GERMANY CUT UP!
Expansionism
a country trying to expand its borders by taking anothers sovereignty
spheres of influence
countries that are dominated by other more powerful countires!!!
containmentq
example
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`
Detterence
discourafinf a foreign power from taking actions by threating fear/consequences!
brinksmanship
EX
pursuing dangerous political policy to test the pressure on another country PLAYING CHICKEN
threatening each nation with atomic bomb
proxy war
armed conflict two states on BEHALF OF OTHER PARTIES NOT DIRECTLY INVOVLED!
DETENTE
Easing of hostility
liberation movements
local attempts by grassroots/govts to remove USSR sphere of influence
EX OF EXPANSIONISM
IRON CURTAIN!!!
Containment policies
truman doctrine-
Marshall Plan-
berlin arilift
bc west berlin was eventually cut off from usa support, airlift got them supplies
MAD is an example of
DETERRENCE!!! it means you must award a hot war or Mutually Assured Destruction will happen!!
nato and warsaw pact
PROTECTION AGREEMENT BW WESTERN ND EASTERN
Brinksmanship ex
Cuban misile crises
cuban missile crises
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
proxy wars
vietnam! to stop communist spread
afgnishtan! fight against pro soveit leaders
detente ex
SALT Strategic arms limmitation talks! Limited nucler pwoer of each govt
esp under gorbachev!! Removed soviet troops
what did gorbachev do
glasnost and perestroika
OPENNES! AND TURN TO CAPITALISM