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Origins of the cold war
Theories of communism 1,
Theories of capitalism 2,
When did lenin come into power 3
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Early stages of the cold war
When was the yalta conference 1,
What declaration was published in...,
What was included in the declarat...
10
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The cold war begins 1946-47
When did stalin state that he bel...,
When was the long telegram 2,
What was the long telegram 3
19
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Stalinisation of Eastern Europe
What did malenkov want to happen ...,
What did litvinov want to happen ...,
When did albania convert to commu...
18
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Origins of the Korean war
When did the ussr successfully te...,
When did mao proclaim the peoples...,
When was the national security co...
9
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The Korean war
What was phase 1 1,
What was phase 2 2,
What was phase 3 3
7
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Idealogical confrontation
What actions were motivated by th...,
Examples of soviet coordination a...,
What was the usa war loses 3
7
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Roosevelt and Truman
When was roosevelt first elected 1,
When did roosevelt die 2,
What were roosevelt s actions in ...
6
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Churchill and Stalin
Why did stalin not trust churchill 1,
What spheres of influences were d...,
Why did stalin ant a buffer zone 3
5
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The Cold War and USSR after Stalin
When did stalin die 1,
Who was part of the collective le...,
How did the collective leadership...
8
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Soviet motives for peaceful coexistence
What did beria propose 1,
Who first came up with the idea o...,
Why was the ussr pursuing peacefu...
11
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Internal Threats to the Soviet System - East Germany,Hungary and Poland
Why was there expectations of cha...,
Who was the leader of east german...,
What happened in east germany in ...
16
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Eisenhower and Dulles - New look policy
When was eisenhower elected 1,
What was the impact of the hungar...,
What percentage of gdp was milita...
14
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Conference Diplomacy 1954-61
When was the geneva conference 1,
Who was the geneva conference bet...,
What happened at the geneva confe...
21
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End of the Thaw
When was the u2 incident and what...,
What was the usa reaction to the ...,
When did west germany join nato 3
9
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Development of weapons
When did the ussr successfully te...,
What was the first ussr nuclear b...,
Where was the first ussr nuclear ...
32
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Balance of terror
What was limited war 1,
When did limited war first emerge 2,
What steps were taken in the kore...
9
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Causes of the Cuban missile crisis
What parts of the cuban economy d...,
Who ruled before the cuban revolu...,
When was the cuban leader overthr...
15
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Cuban missile crisis
Sunday 14th october 1,
Monday 15th october 2,
Tuesday 16th october 3
15
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Results of the Cuban missile crisis
Consequences for kennedy 1,
Consequences for castro 2,
Consequences for krushchev 3
6
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Sino soviet relations 1949 - 1950
When was the peoples republic of ...,
When was the treaty of friendship...,
What were the reasons for the tre...
8
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Consolidation of Sino-Soviet friendship 1950-54
What were stalin s aims for the k...,
What excuse did stalin give for r...,
What effect did the korean war ha...
9
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Deterioration of Sino-Soviet relations
When did mao launch the great lea...,
Why was the great leap forward di...,
What did mao claim about the grea...
7
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Sino-Soviet confrontation
When was khrushchev s second visi...,
What happened during khrushchev s...,
Who won the race to the top of mo...
17
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Ping Pong diplomacy
Wwo had the usa backed in the chi...,
Chinese motives for a sino us rel...,
Usa motives for a sino us relatio...
7
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Sino-US relations 1972-76
What was triangular diplomacy 1,
When did nixon visit china 2,
When did nixon and mao publish th...
8
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Origins of détente
When did nixon become president 1,
When was mad achieved 2,
What were the usa s reasons for w...
11
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Key features of détente
When were the salt 1 agreements s...,
What two elements made up the sal...,
What were the restrictions on bal...
14
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Reality and success of détente 1973-76
When was the opec crisis 1,
What was the effect of the opec c...,
Who spearheaded the creation of t...
13
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Critics of détente
What were the main criticisms of ...,
In which presidential election wa...,
What were the main criticism of d...
7
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Détente in Decline
Who became president in 1977 1,
What 2 main problems did carter f...,
What agreement was made in 1974 3
20
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Thatcher and Reagan
When was margaret thatcher elected 1,
When was ronald reagan elected 2,
What did reagan and thatcher both...
5
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Ronald Reagan and US foreign policy
Which policies did reagan introdu...,
Which policies did reagan introdu...,
What was the reagan doctrine 3
8
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Weakening soviet control over eastern europe
What economic problems were there...,
What political unrest in poland w...,
Who were solidarity 3
19
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End of the cold war
When did the berlin wall fall 1,
What happened in hungary once the...,
In september 1989 how many east g...
14
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Role of personalties
How much had the us defence budge...,
What did reagan fund with defence...,
When did reagan announce sdi 3
13
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Gorbachev
When was the inf treaty agreed 1,
When was the start agreement conc...,
What did the start agreement do 3
8
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The impact of economic factors
What caused the stagnant ussr eco...,
What was the ussr annual growth r...,
What was the ussr average annual ...
17
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people power and moral bankruptcy
Why did discontent in europe grow...,
What were the effects of people p...,
What did moral bankruptcy consist...
7
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timeline
28th nov 1st dec 1943 1,
Oct 1944 2,
4 11tg feb 1945 3
59
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