Cold War Flashcards
What did the USSR and United Sates both want?
They both wanted more power and influence on the world.
When did tensions increase between the USSR and United States?
When the United States created a atomic bomb and kept it a secret from the USSR.
What did Japan rely on?
Japan relied on her strong navy to protect her.
What is a Kamikaze?
a suicide pilot in which they flew their planes directly into the US warships.
What was Enola Gay?
a B-29 bomber plane.
What was the first atomic bombs name?
‘Little boy’
Where was little boy set off?
It exploded over a hospital and city in Hiroshima.
What was the most commenly accepted reason to why America set off little boy?
it would result in fewer deaths, both milatary and civilian than if the war had continued indefinitely.
What was the second bomb called and where did it bomb?
‘Fat Man’ and it bombed of the city of Nagasaki.
Who were known as the ‘super powers’ and why?
USSR and America because the were the most powerful countries in the West and East
Why did distrust and tension grow between the USSR and America?
They both followed different economic and political systems.
Who was in the capital west?
Democratic and was led by the USA and the western Europe countries.
Who was in the communist bloc?
Led by the USSR and the eastern European countries.
What was the Cold War?
It was a war of ideology and beliefs that was fought with words and propaganda in the media.
What does MAD stand for?
M- mutually
A- assured
D- destruction
What was the iron curtain speech?
Churchill had traveled to the USA and had expressed his concerns in a speech at Fulton College in Missouri.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
Truman had announced to sop the spread of communism any further.
What was the Marshall plan?
Financial aid was given to Europe.
What did Stalin do during the Berlin Blockade?
He blocked off all land routes into West Berlin.
What happen in the Berlin Airlifts?
The Western democracies would bring supplies to West Berlin.
Why did Stalin never shoot the plane?
It was an act of war.
What was the arms race?
a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for nuclear weapons superiorit
Who overthrew Batista’s government?
Fidel Castro and Ché Guevara.
How did Catro change the economic system in Cuba?
Redistributing land to the poor and nationalising American companies.
What was the Bay of Pigs?
John F. Kennedy tried to overthrow the Castro government and gave his support to cuban exiles to invade Cuba.
What did the bay of pigs lead Castro to do?
Ask USSR to help Cuba.
What did the USSR start to do for Cuba?
build secret missile bases in Cuba.
What did the USA and USSR agree on?
USSR agreed to remove the missiles and USA agreed to not attack Cuba again.
What was the Space Race?
the competition between the USA and USSR for status in the eye of the world.
In which side of Berlin the living conditions better?
West
Why did they build the Berlin Wall?
To not left people living in the east to leave.
What was the Perestroika?
Allowed a limited amount of profit making by individuals and relaxed government control over the economy.
What does Glasnost mean?
a policy which allowed citizens to comment on and criticise government policies.
Who was awarded a noble peace prize at the end of the Cold War?
Gorbachev
What was SALT?
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty which said they would limit the number of nuclear weapons being produced.
