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Cold war Flashcards

1
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What is the future on American weapons

A

Rockets and Space programs

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2
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Who was the 2 main powers in the Cold War

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America & USSR

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3
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Where is the place that makes the majority of rockets in America?

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California

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4
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“That went south”

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In California, a rocket was supposed to go North but it went South into Mexica

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5
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What is a bigger bomb than the ones in Japan?

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The H-Bombs
- hydrogen bombs

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6
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East and West Europe

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Iron Curtain
- coined my Church Hill
- The Russians Closed off Eaterns Eopre from Western Europe.

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7
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Domino Effect

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When Joseph Stalin pressured Eastern Europe to become communist.

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8
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Satellites of the USSR

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The states of Poland etc,

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9
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NATO

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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10
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Erwin Rommel

A

Best German commander
Desert Fox

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11
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George Marshel plan

A

Marshall plan (1947)
made Europe our friends

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12
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NATO

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North Atlantic

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13
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Korean War

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North Korea invades South Korea
- The United Nations had to go fight
- America did the heavy lifting

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14
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Collective security

A

all people gang up on the bad actor

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15
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Who was the general of the Korean War?

A

Mc Carther
- he finally gets his invitation
- very complex invasion
- invaded on Inchon
- it works

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16
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Why did McArther get fired?

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  • He wanted to go to China
  • But Truman said no so we wouldn’t go into China.
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17
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who has the lowest approval rating of all time (President)

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Truman - 17%

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18
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President during the Cold War

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Dwight D Eisenhower

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19
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Eisenhower’s slogan

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“I like Ike”

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20
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Eisenhower Years

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  • space race
  • The economy is growing
  • Conflict with USSR is getting bigger
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21
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Who dies in Russia during the Cold War?

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  • Stalin Dies
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22
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What does Russia send up during the Cold War

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  • Sputnik (USSR)
  • a dog Laika
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23
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What does America send up after the Russians?

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  • Space monkey
24
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What kind of plane did we get caught spying on Russia with?

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U2 Spy plane (United States)

25
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What happened when the we got caught spying of Russia

A
  • the pilot on the U2 Spy plane crashed
  • the Russians told the world
26
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Policy of Containment

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eisenhower’s way of containung communism

27
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Eisenhower’s improvements in America

A
  • Interstate System
  • Balanced Budget
    - every year
  • U-2 Crisis
28
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What does the government think about spending on infrastructure?
How does Eisenhower deal with this?

A
  • The government doesn’t like it cause there’s no immediate return on investment.
  • He makes the road and other things say it’s for Defence and for military use.
29
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Eisenhower’s Vice President

A

Was a senator
- Richard Nixon

30
Q

What happened to Eisenhower when he left office?

A

He’s broke
- no president allowence yet

31
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What is Kennedy like

A
  • he was wealthy
  • good looking
  • worked up the government chain
  • he wants to be President
  • Modern candidate
  • Catholic president
32
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Richard Nixon

A
  • old-school way of running government
33
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Problem with Kennady

A
  • Catholic
  • has officers with the lady
    - Marlin Monroe
34
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What gave Kennedy the Presidency?

A
  • Kennady was better on TV
  • TV was better looking, more confidant
  • people who listened on the radio thought Nixon won the debate
  • people who watched on TV thought Kennady won
  • optics became very important
35
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Kennady fam

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Camelot
- first celebrity president
- His wife Jacky became the most photographed lady in the world
- People call the Kennady family royalty (Camelot)

36
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Kennady history

A

Joe Sr. - Joe’s way or no way
Joe Jr. - father wants him to be president
- He was the best in everything
John - called Jack Kennady
Bobby - Called Robert
ED - Ted

37
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What happens to John F Kennady when Joe Jr. dies?

A

Joe Sr. wants to get John out of the war
- Joe Sr. says he has to be President
- John wants to be a history teacher at Harvard

38
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What does Robert (Bobby) become because of his father

A

Attorney General

  • to keep Hovver (FBI) of John’s back
39
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What happens to John F Kennady

A

He gets assassinated

40
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What happened to Bobby Kennady

A

He gets assassinated

41
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What happens to Ted Presidential courier

A

it ends when get drives off a bridge with his mistress

42
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Kennedy’s legacy

A
  • needs to invade Cuba
    - Bay of Pigs (4/17/1961)
  • Berlin Wall (8/13/61)
  • Kennedys popularity was super high
    - he was a celebrity
  • Cuban missile crisis
43
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Fidel Castro

A
  • he takes over Cuba and makes it Communists
44
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Cuban Missle Crisis

A

U-2 saw Soviet Missle sites in Cuba

45
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Ho-Chi-Min

A

Vietnam’s leader during the Cold War

46
Q

What does Ho Chi Min want to do

A

He wants to invade South Vietnam to make it communist

47
Q

Tet Offensive: 1968

A
  • large-scale battle in Vietnam
    The enemy attacks us on 120 bases across Vietnam
  • first televised war
48
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Walter Cronkite

A
  • most trusted man in America
  • best reporter in America during the war
49
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1971 - 1973 ( What is this time period called)

A

Vietanamization
- We had South Vietnam troops do the heavy lifting

50
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Mekong

A

A River delta that we fought on

51
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N.V.A

A

North Vietnamese Army
- regular soldiers
- organized

52
Q

Viet-Cong
(2 types)

A

Viet-Cong Regular
- gorilla warfare
- supplied by the HoChiMin Trail

Viet-Cong Irregulars
- villagers that only fought at night

53
Q

Water Boarding

A
  • pin the guy down
  • put a rag over their face and pour water on their face
54
Q

Why is this a Lost War?

A

WE didn’t meet our objective
- we didn’t liberate South Vietnam

55
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A

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