11/18-22 Flashcards
1
Q
Congolese nationalism
A
“show the world what the black man can do” Lumumba
2
Q
CIA assessment of congo
A
Lumumba is worse than castro
3
Q
On the table
A
The existence of nuclear bases anywhere is negotiable before we start anything
4
Q
Our common interests
A
Re-examine our attitude towards the cold war
5
Q
Shifts in1968
A
- Tet offensive
- Johnson declares he will not run
- Kennedy entera race as antiwar candidate
- Hubert Humphrey nominated
6
Q
Iran Contra
A
- U.S aircraft part and missiles through Israel to Iran for cash
- Cash through panama and Honduras to the contras
- U.S replenishment of weapons to Israel
7
Q
Gorbachev at the UN
A
December 1988
8
Q
when the Berlin wall fall?
A
November 1989
9
Q
when was the russian presidential elections
A
1991
10
Q
When was the end of the USSR
A
Christmas 1991
11
Q
When was the post-cold war intervention
A
Christmas 1989
12
Q
International covenant on civil pol rights ratification
A
1992
- ratification with reservations
- including those preventing the treaty being applied to the U.S
