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Chapter 7: The Cold War Flashcards

1
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Who was the Cold War conflict between?

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Soviets (communism) and the Americans (democratic lib)

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was to divide Berlin and Germany, divide Germany into 4 zones, spark cold war

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Yalta and Potsdam conference

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3
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to prevent the worldwide spread of communism

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Truman Doctrine (also containment)

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4
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spend billions on economic aid, military support, free trade

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Marshall Plan

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5
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Stalin imposed this that cut off all land and river transit between West Berlin and West Germany

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Berlin Blockade

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6
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USA airlifts supplies to West Berlin to maintain their influence

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Berlin Airlift

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7
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relies on collective security, defensive military alliance

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NATO

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8
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collective defense treaty, alliance among communist bloc, goal was to provide collective security and spread communism

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Warsaw Pact

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9
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territories and countries in which a powerful country dominates

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Spheres of influence

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10
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using financial influence to steer countries toward capitalism

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Dollar imperialism

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11
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once one country fell to an ideology, nearby countries would then follow

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Domino theory

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12
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the result when opposing powers use third parties as substitues for fighting each other directly

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Proxy wars

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13
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Examples of Proxy wars

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Vietnam war, Korean war, Ajghanistan, Nicaragua/Guatemala

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14
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a 13-day political standoff over the installation of nuclear armed Soviet missles in Cuba

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Cuban Missle Crisis

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15
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What did JFK enact to stop the Cuban Missle Crisis?

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a naval blockade around Cuba

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16
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How was the Cuban Missle Crisis avoided?

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the US agreed to Soviet leader Khrushchev to in exchange remove the missles from Cuba to remove their missles in Turkey

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17
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pushing your enemy to the brink of war to get what you want

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Brinkmanship

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18
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Example of brinkmanship

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Cuban Missle Crisis

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19
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the threat of retaliation discourages war

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Deterence

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20
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Example of deterence

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arms race

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21
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threat of nuclear war which could lead to destruction of both sides, and instead fight proxy wars

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M.A.D

22
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American perspective of the issue of the CMC

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viewed Soviet missles in Cuba as an invasion of their sphere of influence

23
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Soviet perspective on the issue of the CMC

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Soviets wanted to protect Cuba from future invasions and were angry at the Americans for having missles in Turkey

24
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What was at stake regarding the CMC?

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the potential for nuclear war and total annihilation, both understood that if they shot a nuclear weapon both would be destroyed

25
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What was the cause of the space race?

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to prove their technological superiority by becoming the first nation to put a human into space

26
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What marked the start to the space race?

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when the Soviets launched Sputnik 1

27
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Rosenburg case

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Julius and Ethel Rosenburg were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union about American military weaponry, they became the first couple to be executed for espionage

28
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spying or use of spies to obtain political and military info

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Espionage

29
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U-2 incident

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the American govt set up U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union which was then spotted and ordered to be shot down

30
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What was so significant about the Great Seal presentation to the US Ambassador?

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it was found six years later that there had been a listening device planted inside

31
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the US being open to talks with the USSR leading to the thawing of the Cold War is an example of what?

A

Detente

32
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easing of hostility between two countries

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Detente

33
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an example of detente where a group of Americans became the first group to get a peak inside China during a 10-day trip

A

ping-pong diplomacy

34
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What is SALT I and SALT II an example of?

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detente

35
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discussions to restrain the arms race by reducing nuclear weapons

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Salt 1 and Salt 2

36
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What was the cause of the US abandoning the SALT I and II treaties?

A

the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

37
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Why did the Soviets invade Afghanistan?

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to protect their sphere of influence

38
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more openness, transparency and allowing more freedom of the press

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Glastnost

39
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promoting free-market incentives to factories and small businesses (embracing capitalism)

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Perestroika

40
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At the end of the Cold War, what major event happened in 1990?

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East and West Germany unite

41
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At the end of the Cold War, what major event happened in 1991?

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Ukraine declares independence

42
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What other event would match the Marshall Plan?

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Molotov plan

43
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What other event would match NATO?

A

Warsaw pact

44
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What other event would match the Soviet expansion in Europe?

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Truman Doctrine

45
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What other event would match the Soviet inavsion of Afghanistan?

A

SALT agreements not ratified

46
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What are the goals of foreign policy?

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maintain sphere of influence and ensure global stability and peace

47
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political persecution of anyone who was thought or deemed to be a communist, and public campaigning spreading fear on communist influence in the US

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McCarthyism

48
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What can McCarthyism be taken as?

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illiberalism

49
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exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion/excitement

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Hysteria

50
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a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted

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Blacklist

51
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an attempt to find and punish a particular group of people who are being blamed for something

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Witch Hunt

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