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Clash of Ideologies Flashcards

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Cold War

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A war that is not fought physically but is fought through threats and actions other than physical fighting. The Cold War was an ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States from 1947-1991

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Soviet Union

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Soviet Union was a country that took up much of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia.

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Iron Curtain

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The barrier and line between Western Allies and the Soviet Union in the Cold War. A metaphor for the ideological differences.

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Yalta

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The top leaders (Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt) went to Yalta to discuss post war agreements where they redrew the map of Europe.

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Superpowers

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A term used to refer to the two leading countries in the Cold War, Soviet Union, and the United States.

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Expansionism

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Attempt to enlarge territorial and ideological influence beyond a country’s borders and allies.

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Sphere of Influence

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The territories and countries that a powerful country dominates.

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Containment

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An attempt to thwart another country’s expansionism without direct warfare.

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Hotwar

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A war with troops and battles in direct physical conflict.

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Marshall Plan (1947-1952)

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$13 billion worth of financial aid for European countries from the United States after WW2.

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Molotov Plan

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A response to the Marshall Plan from the Soviet Union that made trade agreements with Eastern European countries.

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Bizonia

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A combination of American and British occupation zones during the Cold War.

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Deutsche Mark

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A currency in Bizonia.

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The Berlin Wall

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A concrete wall the created by East German troops the surrounded West Berlin.

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Hungary Revolution (1956)

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When there was a revolution in Hungary against the communist/Stalinst leader. When a new (non-communist) government was formed, Soviets invaded Hungary and the communist government was in place again.

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Czechoslovak Socialist Republic - CSSR (1968)

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When a non-communist leader was making changes in the CSSR who was very supportive of Western countries came to power, the Eastern countries invaded and the country returned to communist reforms.

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Yugoslavia and Tito’s defiance

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Yugoslavia was aligned with the Soviet Union, and had a communist government, then the leader started to distance the country from the Soviets and the war altogether. Since Yugoslavia did not border the USSR, it eventually became allies with the US.

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Non-Alignment Movement

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A movement that came from the Bandung Conference for countries that did not align with either superpower during the war.

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Peaceful Coexistence

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A period after Stalin’s death with much less tension in the Cold War.

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Nikita Khrushchev

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A Soviet Union leader after Stalin who had different ideas than him that mainly included more freedom.

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Joseph Stalin

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The leader of the USSR when the Cold War began. He was a communist.

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Brinkmanship

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The attempt to push a dangerous situation as far away as possible without conceding anything to the opponent.

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Fulgencio Batista

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He was a dictator of Cuba that had ties to the US mafia, and he was greatly supported by the US.

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Fidel Castro

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He led a socialist movement that overthrew Batista’s government, so the US did not like him. He started building a relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union.

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The Bay of Pigs Invasion

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When Cuban exiles who were trained in the US attempted to reclaim American land. The whole thing was a disaster.

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John F. Kennedy

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A president in the United States during the Cold War and more specifically the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Détente (1960s-1979)

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A period of reduced tension in the Cold War after the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Alignment

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Choosing to support one side of a conflict.

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Bandung Conference

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A conference where 29 African and Asian countries discussed the Cold War because they did not agree with either side.

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Deterrence

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Building up the country’s capacity to fight one another to the point where neither wants to do so during a time of conflict.

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NATO

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A military alliance designed to protect member nations from Soviet attacks.

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Dissuasion

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The French word for deterrence, but it is slightly different. Building up the countries capacity for war in order to prevent other countries from potentially attacking.

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President Harry Truman

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He was the president when the Cold War started, he is responsible for the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and The Korean War.

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Espionage

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The practice of using spies or spying to get political or military information.

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Red Scare

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A fear of potential communism. The Americans experienced a red scare during WW2.

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Joseph McCarthy

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An American man who led movements against all things communist.

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McCarthyism

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A movement to uncover and persecute anyone with ties to communism. Created a division in the US.

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House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

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A committee formed by the US House of Representatives that investigated or ‘blacklisted’ anyone they suspected of being communist.

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Proxy wars

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Conflicts where superpowers support opposing sides in war in other countries.

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Liberation Movements

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When a country rebels against the country that colonized or oppressed it.

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Korean War

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A war in 1945 that was battleground for hot war between the superpowers.

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Vietnam War

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A war in 1954 that was battleground for hot war between the superpowers.

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Afghanistan invasion (1979)

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The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to attempt to make allies but CIA from the US sent fighters into Afghanistan to fight against the Soviets.

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Sputnik

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Competition between the superpowers to achieve the most superior spaceflight capability.

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Non-alignment

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Choosing not to support either side of a conflict.

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Foreign policy

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Rules that countries have about international interactions and behavior.

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Balance of Power

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Preventing another state from becoming more militarily powerful to protect another state.

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Truman Doctrine

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An American foreign policy that pledged American support for other democratic countries against authoritarian (Soviet) threat.

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Warsaw Pact

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A treaty between the Soviets and their Eastern allies that strengthened their military.

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Domino theory

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The idea that one nations ideology gets passed on neighboring regions and nations.

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De-Stalinization

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A series of political reforms in the Soviet Union under Nikita Khrushchev after Stalin’s death.

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Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)

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An attack by a superpower with nuclear weapons would lead to a counter attack from the other superpower that would quickly end both nations.

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Arms race

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A competition for a more superior military.

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Doomsday clock

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A symbol that represents how close mankind is to destroying the world with technology.

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Anti-war movement

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A campaign against continuing or entering war. This happened in the United States in the 60s when people demanded that the country stop interfering with Vietnam.

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Brezhnev doctrine

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The idea that a threat to socialism is a threat to all Eastern alliances. Soviet leader (Brezhnev) did not allow countries to not be communist.

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Partial Test Ban Treaty

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A treaty that ban testing nuclear weapons.

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Nuclear Non-Prolferation

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An international treaty with the goal of preventing nuclear weapons and technology.

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NORAD

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Proved Canada’s alliance with the US and alert them if Soviet missiles were coming

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SALT 1

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A treaty signed by the superpowers in 1972 to limit arms usage.

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Communism

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A far left political ideology that advocates for public ownership, equality, working according to capability, and classless society.

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Satellite states

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Countries that were under the influence and pressure of the Soviet Union. Included Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and East Germany.

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Subjugating

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Bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.

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Potsdam

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It was a conference before the end of WW2 between the three main leaders that lead up to the Cold War.

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Berlin Blockade

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Cutting off transportation and transit between East and West Berlin.

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Coercion

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Persuading another to do something by force or threat.

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