USA Topic 6

Question 1

Berlin crisis- what did USA fear?

Answer 1

Spread of communism

Question 2

Berlin crisis- At ^^^^ it had been agreed that

Answer 2

At Yalta, germany & Berlin would be divided into four zones

Question 3

Berlin crisis- At ^^^^ it was agreed that

Answer 3

Potsdam, each sector would be administered by one of the allies

Question 4

Potsdam?

Answer 4

Agreed USSR to recieve bulk of reparations as russia had highest casualities

Question 5

Berlin crisis- secret telegrams=

Answer 5

Both nations wanted world domination

Question 6

Berlin crisis-USA moved away from

Answer 6

Policy of isolationism under Truman Doctrine

Question 7

Berlin crisis, Marshall Plan=

Answer 7

Financial aid

Question 8

Which part of berlin recieved lots of marshall aid?

Answer 8

West berlin

Question 9

Stalin didnt want

Answer 9

A democratic and reunited Germany on the border with USSR

Question 10

Allies declared

Answer 10

Plan to create west germany state with its own new currency

Question 11

Stalin response to allies plan

Answer 11

Blockade- road, rail,canal traffic to starve allies out of west berlin

Question 12

Truman response to stalin

Answer 12

Operation to Airlift supplies

Question 13

Stalin couldnt

Answer 13

Shoot down planes-risk war

Question 14

On average how many supplies airlifted each day

Answer 14

4000 tonnes

Question 15

Airlift lasted

Answer 15

10 months beginning in june 1948

Question 16

Consequences of airlift operation

Answer 16

Increased east/west rivalry

Question 17

What did Berlin crisis lead to creation on

Answer 17

NATO & Warsaw pact

Question 18

^^^^ = berlin crisis -

Answer 18

1961, increased refugees

Question 19

Sept, USSR began

Answer 19

To install missiles in Cuba

Question 20

Cuban missile crisis- launch sites for intermediate missiles=

Answer 20

3500km range= major security issue for USA

Question 21

How long did cuban missile crisis last for

Answer 21

13days 16 oct-28 oct

Question 22

JFK advisors=

Answer 22

Hawks (agressive) & Doves (peaceful) solutions

Question 23

What did JFK impose

Answer 23

Naval blockade to stop USSR missiles reaching cuba

Question 24

What did Khrushchev do after JFK imposed naval blockade

Answer 24

Sent two letters to JFK that USSR would force their way through the blockade and was prepared to use nuclear weapons

Question 25

What did JFK ask Khrushchev to do

Answer 25

Remove missiles from cuba, Krushchev said he would if usa removed missiles from turkey and didnt invade cuba

Question 26

US spy plane show down over cuba

Answer 26

Deal agreeed but US removal from Turkey=secret

Question 27

Brinkmanship

Answer 27

Pushing to the verge of war

Question 28

Hotline

Answer 28

Between Kremlin & White House

Question 29

Partial Test Ban Treaty

Answer 29

Agree to stop testing nuclear weapons in atmosphere

Question 30

Domino Theory

Answer 30

If Vietnam fell to communism so would all South East asia

Question 31

North leader of vietnam

Answer 31

Ho Chi Minh = communist

Question 32

Us population decreased in vietnam under jfk due to

Answer 32

Strategic hamlet policy

Question 33

Operatiom Rolling thunder and use of

Answer 33

Agent orange & Napalm used to destroy supply routes, jungles,

Question 34

Vietcong

Answer 34

Supporters ofNorth in south

Question 35

Search and destroy

Answer 35

Set fire villages and houses

Question 36

High civilian casualities & media coverage like

Answer 36

My Lai Massacre

Question 37

Guerrilla tactics

Answer 37

Us conventional high tech methods inefective

Question 38

Us troops

Answer 38

Inexperienced, didnt understand why fighting

Question 39

Nixon promised to

Answer 39

Withdraw from vietnam

Question 40

Turning point of vietnam war

Answer 40

Nixon visit to china 1972

Question 41

Jan 1973

Answer 41

Peace treaty, vitnam united as communist