2 - The Cold War and the Liberal World Order Flashcards
Cold War objectives
Either to stop the spread of communism (US) or help the spread (USSR)
Cold War characteristics
two different world views; political, strategic, and ideological struggle between the US and USSR that spread throughout the world
Communism
- collectivism
- equality
- socialism
- totalitarianism
- end goal to convert the world
Nuclear tensions
USSR started Soviet Atomic Bomb project after seeing risk of US invasion
arms race
Post World War II Germany
Berlin was split into four zones, after Western allies merged their zones it was split in half
Berlin Wall
1961, built across occupation zone to prevent people from moving to West Berlin
Potsdam 1945
The US, GB, and USSR decided what Europe would look like
The Soviets viewed the lands they got as payback but promised free elections in lands they occupied
Truman Doctrine
End of US isolationist policies, after Britain’s failure to hold the line in Greece
Marshall Plan
Huge sums of money to enable the rebuilding of Europe and reduce the appeal of communism
USSR prevented Eastern European countries from receiving the money
NATO
1949, US alliance with friendly European countries, defend each other against Soviet aggression
The Warsaw Pact
1955, made up of Eastern European countries dominated by USSR; USSR’s response to the creation of NATO
The Korean War
1950-1953
North Korea invaded South Korea, U.N. sent an international force to push North Korea out
The Cuban Missile Crisis
US navy blocked Soviets at the Bay of Pigs
Soviets agreed to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba and US would not invade Cuba
The Vietnam War
1963-1975
Jungle warfare, peace without victory, in 1975 communists captured the South Vietnamese capital, reuniting Vietnam
Glasnost
Gorbachev, reform to save the communism, increased openness and transparency in the government institutions and activities in the USSR
