Cold War

Question 1

When and what was the Truman doctrine ?

Answer 1

-1947
-Countries had a choice between communism and capitalism .
- communism was bad as it meant people werent free
- USA had to stop communism
- to do this they should provide troops and money to countries in danger of communist takeovers .
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Question 2

The marshall plan ?

Answer 2

-aimed to win over the countires effected by war by giving them 13 billion to 16 countires all over europe .

Question 3

Soviet reactions to marshall plan ?

Answer 3

-They accused them of trying to be hitler and are trying to enslave weekend capitalist countries by blackmailing them .

Question 4

Berlin blockade date ?

Answer 4

1948

Question 5

When was Khruschev elected ?

Answer 5

1953

Question 6

What were the causes of the hungry revolution ?

Answer 6

-religious teaching was banned
-secret police (NKVD)
-living is poor quality of life
- imre nagy was put in charge
-everyone hated the pure stalinist Rakosi

Question 7

Hungry revolution - 23rd october 1956?

Answer 7

• students demonstrations began in budapest demanding free elections and withdrawel of soviet troops .

Question 8

Hungry revolution - 24th october

Answer 8

-krushchev agrees nagy can be new prime minister .

Question 9

Hungry revolution - 28th october ?

Answer 9

Soviet troops withdraw from budapest government promises free elections and freedom of speech .

Question 10

Hungry revolution - 3rd November ?

Answer 10

Nagy announces hungry will leave the warsaw pact

Question 11

Hungry revolution - 4th November ?

Answer 11

Soviet troops return and after a bloody street battle soviets regain control .
- 20,000 dead

Question 12

How was the hungarian revolution a propagand victory for the USSR?

Answer 12

• it made them look scary and confident dealing with the USA
• the west looked defencless and like liars to the rest of the world

Question 13

When was NATO established ?

Answer 13

1949

Question 14

When was the warsaw pact formed ?

Answer 14

1955

Question 15

What happened in 1956-59 in cuba ?

Answer 15

-a rebel called fidel castro gradually built up support and took over havanna in 1959

Question 16

What made the USA angry at castro ?

Answer 16

-castro didnt feel like cuba was independent
- he raised tax on goods from america

Question 17

What did castro do which made things worse for USA ?

Answer 17

• threatened to stop selling sugar to them , it was there only source of wealth and income
• USA thought he would back down however he signed a trade agreement with the USSR

Question 18

How did kruschev see this as an oppourtunity ?

Answer 18

• becuase cuba is only 100 miles away from US soil

Question 19

What was the bay of pigs ?

Answer 19

It was in april 1961 when cuban exiles who didnt like castro were sent to cuba to start a ‘war’ but they were severily out numbered and didnt recieve any US help this made them look weak
- castro strengthed relations with USSR

Question 20

How did USA react when they heard about nuclear weapons being transported into cuba ?

Answer 20

• they set up a naval blockade and didnt attack on october 22nd 1962