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What is the political status in the USA?

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Capitalist

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What is the political status of USSR?

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Communist

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What were USA ideologies?

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People are free to start own business and property’s
Make as many products as can be sold
Freedom and opportunity for all
Variety of political parties to choose from

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What were USSR ideologies?

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Fairness and equality for all
Only one political party 
Strict censorship 
Only make as many products as needed 
Everyone works for the state
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When did relations between USA and USSR turn sour?

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End of WW2 - only bond between them dissolved (common enemy was defeated)

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When was the Yalta conference?

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February 1945

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Who was involved in the yalta conference?

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Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin

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8
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What agreements were made at yalta?

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Stalin to join war against japan
Germany was to be divided into four zones
Join United Nations organisation
Eastern Europe would be a soviet sphere of influence but have free elections

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When was the Potsdam conference?

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July 1945

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Who was present at the Potsdam conference?

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Attlee, Truman and Stalin

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What was the disagreement at yalta?

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Stalin wanted to move USSR border further into Poland

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What caused the disagreements at Potsdam?

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Starlings armies controlled a lot of Eastern Europe
Stalin had set up a soviet government in Poland and wanted to do it in other countries
Stalin demanded $10 billion from Germany

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13
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Why was there mutual distrust between the two superpowers?

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USSRs previous alliance with hitler

Russia lost 27 million in WW2, USA lost way less

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What happened in May 1945 that led to the dropping of the bomb?

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Japan clearly losing war - requested peace was refused

Japan was asked to surrender unconditionally during the Potsdam conference

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What happened on 3 August 1945that led to the dropping of the bomb?

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Japan offered to surrender but was rejected as it wasn’t unconditional

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What happened on 6 August 1945that led to the dropping of the bomb?

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America dropped first bomb (nicknamed ‘little boy’) on Hiroshima
Everything in a 2 mile radius was flattened

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How many people are said to have died from the Hiroshima bombing by AMERICA?

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117000

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How many people are said to have been killed by the Hiroshima bombing by JAPAN?

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250000

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What happened on 9 August 1945that led to the dropping of the bomb?

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America drop another bomb on Nagasaki

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What happened on 14 August 1945that led to the dropping of the bomb?

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Japan surrender and WW2 is officially over

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What was the traditional justification for dropping the bombs?

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To end war in Japan quickly and Savin millions of American casualties

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How do revolutionists explain the dropping of the bomb?

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Truman wanted to end war before USSR could enter to scare the soviets from trying to fight USA and seem a threat as they have developed nuclear bombs

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23
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What is a satellite state?

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Officially independent but in reality controlled by another more powerful country

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24
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By 1946 what countries were under heavy soviet influence?

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Poland, Albania, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria

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What did Churchill describe the border between these countries and Western Europe?

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An iron curtain

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26
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What is containment?

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Stop communism spreading to Eastern Europe

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27
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What is dollar imperialism?

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America controlling other countries by making them dependant on money

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28
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What so the Truman doctrine?

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March 1947 America’s job to stop growth of communism

Triggered by crisis in Greece

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29
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What is Marshall aid?

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1948 $17 billion dollars to help rebuild Europe

Majority accepted except those in Russia’s sphere

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30
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What is cominform?

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1947 to unify communist countries as he thought the Truman doctrine was a threat to communism

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What is Comecon?

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1949 to coordinate industries and trade in Eastern Europe to rival Marshall plan
Favoured USSR produces goods
Did not have enough funds to provide financial assistance to countries

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32
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What did the allies introduce in Berlin to help build the economy of their side?

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Changed currency to Deutschmark - this became more valuable the soviet zone mark

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33
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Why did Stalin introduce their Berlinger blockade?

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West Berlin was thriving and many people were trying to escape from east to west as communism looked bad compared to capitalism

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What was the Berlin blockade?

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In June 1948 staking closed all the road, rail and canal links to West Berlin stopping goods from entering of leaving the city in the hope that it would eventually lead to starvation as they only had enough supplies for 6 weeks and therefore force the allies out of Berlin.

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What did Truman do o combat the Berlin blockade?

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Berlin airlift

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36
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What was the Berlin airlift?

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Food and raw materials were taken by aircrafts to Berlin through 3 airports

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How often were planes sent?

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In the first 3 days there were 500 landings - this rose to 600 a day for over 10 months

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38
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Who were brought out of Berlin on the planes?

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Sick children

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39
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How did China become communist?

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1927 - communists revolt gov
From 1937 - 1945 they work together against Japan
1946 - fight again
1949 - mao declares China as communist

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40
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Who is Mao?

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Chinese leader

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41
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What is the US national security resolution? (NSC - 68)

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A top secret document repeating American commitment to containing communism in 1949

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42
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How do America react to China becoming communist?

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Unhappy and scared

  • lose trade
  • failed containment
  • had to put more money into containment (NSC-68)
  • worried about balance of power
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What was Russia’s reaction to China becoming communist?

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Happy

  • communist ally
  • recognised China as a republic
  • sign treaty of friendship with China (USSR give $300 million in aid)
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Who recognises China as communist?

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USSR

UN refuse under US influence

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45
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How do USSR public ally show their support for China?

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Boycotted the UN

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46
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When was the Korean War?

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1950 - 1953

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47
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What three proxy wars did US and USSR engage in?

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Afghanistan war 1979-89
Vietnam war 1955-75
Korean War 1950-53

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Who was Korea owned by during WW2?

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Japan but they had to surrender their empire after WW2

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49
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What was the Korean boarder called and who spilt it?

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UN temporarily split Korea through the 38th parallel

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50
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Who controlled Korea?

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North - USSR

South - US

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51
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What was the situation in North Korea?

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Refused to hold free elections
Communist state
Funded by USSR with weapons

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What was the situation in South Korea?

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Syngman rhee leader
Republic of Korea established 
Took control over from US military 
All US military leave in 1949 
US give weapons but no tanks - ill-equipped for war
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53
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Describe the Korean War.

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Stalin directed the north to cross the 38th parallel in 1950
He expected no objections from the US as they had already left and didn’t interfere with China
US got involved through mutually assured destruction MAD

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54
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Why did America get involved in the Korean War?

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The proposed it during UN meeting
USSR not there to veto it
Resolution passed

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Who led the UN forces?

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General MacArthur

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How did relations between USA and USSR worsen during the Korean War?

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  • both used it to test new weapons (advanced jet aircraft and faster tanks)
  • became a stalemate (peace treaty signed in ‘53)
  • UN proved it could take effective actions
  • USSR returned to seat in UN council and didn’t miss any other important votes
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Why couldn’t the French (and USA) defeat the Viet Minh in the Vietnam War?

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Terrain
Help from Chinese
Motivation
Guerilla tactics

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Why was terrain a problem for France in the Vietnam War?

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French not well equipped with Vietnamese land

Forests and mountains made it had to locate armies

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Why was the help from the Chinese a problem for France in the Vietnam War?

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  • It gave more support to the viet minh to make a more efficient fighting force
  • ranch struggled to target the supplies effectively
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Why were guerilla tactics a problem for France in the Vietnam War?

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  • viet Minh couldn’t fight head on as ranch were well- equipped
  • viet Minh hid in jungles and randomly attacked isolated units (scared French, unable to strike back)
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Why was motivation a problem for France in the Vietnam War?

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Viet Minh fighting for family and independence whilst French were tired from WW2 and didn’t see point

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What was the domino theory?

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US justification for their involvement

Communism would spread like dominos once Vietnam was communist

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How was Vietnam split?

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17th parallel

  • North = Ho Chi Minh with support from China and USSR
  • South = Diem with support from USA
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Who were the Vietcong?

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Formed in 1960 - hated Diem, were communist

Started a civil war between them and capitalist southern army

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What was the Ho Chi Minh trail?

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The paths taken by the Viet Minh across the 17th parallel to help the Viet Cong

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In what ways was Diem a good leader?

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Helped over 1 million fleeing the north to safe refuge
Set up bank of Vietnam to help economy
Built factories for economy

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In what ways was Diem a bad leader?

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Anti-buddhist (Buddhists persecuted in 1963)
Imposed catholic laws
No democracy vote in 1956
Had communist opponent arrested in 1959m
Killed 12000 and arrested 40000 political opponents between 55 and 58

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Why did the US continue to support Diem in South Vietnam?

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Didn’t care about human rights in Vietnam, cared about stopping communism spreading and domino theory

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What was NATO?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was signed by 12 western countries to halt the spread of communism in 1949

70
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What did NATO provide?

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Collective security for members
US funded
Nuclear weapons held by US, Britain and France

71
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What was the Warsaw Pact?

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1955 - USSR response to NATO, made of 8 countries from behind the iron curtain

72
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What did the Warsaw Pact provide?

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  • Collective security organisation - way of controlling Eastern Europe, giving USSR direct control over their militaries
  • nuclear weapons held by USSR
73
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When did USSR develop their own atomic bomb?

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1949

74
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How much money did the USA spend from defence on airforce?

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40% of us defence spending went on airforce

75
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What happened in 1952 to add to the arms race?

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US develop a new hydrogen bomb - 1000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb

76
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When did USSR develop a hydrogen bomb?

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1953

77
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When did the USA develop a hugeeogen bomb that could be stopped from a plane?

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1954

78
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How long after the US did it take the USSR to make a hydrogen bomb that could be dropped from a plane?

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A few months

79
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What a divide was given to American children surfing the arms race?

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Duck and cover drills were held to teach people how to survive

80
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How did the US government prepare for nuclear war?

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Secret underground shelters were made so that the government could still function

81
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What was Dr Strangelove?

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A US film pointing out the absurdity and danger of the situation through the story of an accidental nuclear strike

82
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What did the ca,pain for nuclear disarmament want?

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It wanted to show that nuclear weapons were morally wrong and campaigned to ban bombs

83
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What is unilateral disarmament?

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Doing it in every country

84
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What were the consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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  • direct phone line from White House to Moscow (molink)

- partial test ban treaty signed limiting nuclear testing and reduced weapons on each side

85
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What was the first satellite launched into space called?

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SPUTNIK by soviets in 1957

86
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Who launched the first dog into space?

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Soviets launched Laika As the first living thing in space in 1957

87
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Who was the first man in space?

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Yuri Gagarin - soviet in 1961

88
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How did the USA catch up with the space race?

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1961 - launched first successful space flight

1969 - sent Neil Armstrong as first man on moon

89
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Why was there a space race?

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Propaganda - to show superiority
Fear of soviets launching nuclear missives in the same way as rockets, US needed this technology too
Desire to dominate

90
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What did krushchev build as a cause of the space race?

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A top secret rocket base called baykonyr

91
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What happened in 1957 with dangerous missiles?

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USSR launched worlds first intercontinental ballistic missile which could be fired into space and brought down on target anywhere in world

92
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What did America develop in 1960 during the Space Race?

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Polaris missiles which could be fired from subs,Raines making them harder to detect

93
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What did the US report in 1960?

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A missile gap between US and USSR which caused panic x Eisenhower knew there wasn’t but couldn’t reveal this due to secret intelligence

94
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What was the importance of the Apollo-Soyuz project?

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First steps towards Russia and USA working together and allowed quicker advancements in technology and science

95
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How was Krushchev different from Stalin?

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Talked about peaceful coexistence
Planned to reduce spending on USSR military
Followed a policy of de-stalinisation

96
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What was Hungary like prior to 1956?

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Land was distributed to Eastern European countries
Coal, oil and wheat shipped to Russia 
Hungarians were food deprived 
Non-communist parties abolished 
Russia controlled their gov.
97
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How did cominform affect Hungary?

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Started a reign of terror - popular leaders executed

98
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Who was Leader of Hungary in 1949 - 1956?

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Martyas Rakosi was dictator

Known as Stalin’s best pupil and bald butcher

99
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What were salami tactics?

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Dealing with opponent slice by slice - imprisoned nearly 100000 people

100
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Why was Rakosi replaced as leader?

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Riots demanding free speech and withdrawal of soviet troops

101
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Describe the events in Budapest?

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The crowd toppled a monument of Stalin

Armed civilians prevented soviet tanks from entering

102
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Who was Nagy and what did he do?

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New leader of Hungary after 1956
Soviet troops hoped that Nagy would be able to restore communist authority
He backed Hungarian revolutionists who wanted liberation from USSR
He was executed

103
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When did the soviet troops re Enter Budapest?

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4 November 1956

104
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How long did it take for the soviets to win the Hungarian rebellion?

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2 weeks

105
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What was USSRs response to the Hungarian uprising?

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Used force and violence
Executed Nagy
200000 Hungarians field to Austria

106
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What was the USAs response to the Hungarian uprising?

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Nothing - condemned brutality

More interested in Suez Crisis

107
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When were the three summits?

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Geneva 1959
Camp David 1959
Paris Peace summit 1960

108
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What happened at the Geneva summit?

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Discussed occupation of Berlin - allies to leave

No solution reached

109
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What happened at the camp David summit?

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Krushchev was welcomed to Eisenhower’s country house in USA

No solution was reached

110
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What happened at the Paris peace summit?

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Hope was dashed away a week before by the U2 incident
Krushchev was very critical of US - demanded and apology and punishment for those responsible for the deliberate violation of USSR
Eisenhower would only suspend flights so Krushchev storms out making relations worse

111
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What was the U2 incident?

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USA sent a military spy plane over USSR
USSR shot it down (military right as it was over their airspace)
US caught lying about spying as USSR captured pilot alive and with thousands of photos

112
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Why did America need the U2 planes?

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There was mutual distrust so it provided America with a view of what was happening in USSR

113
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What do the US do when caught lying about the spy plane?

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Instead of saying sorry they blamed the other countries for also spying in attempt to get blame off their backs

114
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What was Krushchevs demand in 1958 regarding Berlin?

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That West Berlin officially belonged to east Germany, gave the US 6 months to withdraw their troops from West Berlin

115
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Why was Berlin import for the US?

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Victory

  • western influence behind iron curtain
  • strategic and symbolic victory for capitalism
116
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What was the importance of Berlin for the USSR?

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Embarrassment

  • 2.7 million fled to west Germany between 1949 and 1961 (including skilled workers)
  • gave west Germany an opportunity to broadcast propaganda in Eastern Europe
117
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How did Eisenhower respond to Krushchev demand over Berlin?

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He did nothing and calls Krushchevs bluff

118
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What were the positives of Eisenhower’s response to Krushchev demand over Berlin?

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Still had control over west Germany

Tested Krushchevs limits

119
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What were the negatives of Eisenhower’s response to Krushchev demand over Berlin?

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Could’ve led to war
Affects Germany
Uncertainty

120
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When was the Berlin Wall built?

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13 August 1961 overnight

121
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How did the Berlin Wall separate Berlin?

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Links between east and west were closed off my armed guards and barbed wire

122
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How many East Germans fled to west Germany during the buildin* of the Berlin Wall?

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2100

123
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How long was the Wall?

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Measured 97 miles with designated checkpoints to enable passage through for example, checkpoint Charlie

124
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What was the death strip?

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A second Wall was built to give an no mans land between the two which was between 25m to 300m

125
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How far away is Cuba from the US

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90 miles away coast to coast - in America’s back yard

126
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How were the US involved with Cuba in 1943?

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They helped Batista a Cuban military officer to become leader

127
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What was the Cuban revolution?

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Batista was unpopular

1958 Fidel Castro defeated him and became leader

128
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What did Castro do when he became leader?

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Exiled many opponents - many fled to the Us

129
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How did Castro’s leadership escalate the Cold War tensions?

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Moved friendship away from USA and closer to USSR

130
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Why did America dislike Castro?

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Socialist leaning towards communist
Developing trade relationship with USSR
in americas backyard

131
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What was the idea of starving Castro?

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An economic sanction by America stopping trade deals with Cuba

132
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Why did starving Castro fail?

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USSR stepped in to make new and better trade deals to allow Cuba to build economy and bring literacy rates up

133
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Why did America invade the bay of pigs?

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Scared on domino theory spreading to Latin America

134
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How did America invade the bay of pigs?

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They gave money, weapons and military training to anti-Castro Cuban exiles who were preparing to invade Cuba
In 1961 the US helped 1200-1400 exiles to invade using guerilla tactics

135
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What was the result of the bay of pigs invasion?

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Castro’s communist government easily defeated the exiles with 20000 soldiers
Kennedy was left humiliated and angry as it had backfired and Cuba and USSR became even closer

136
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Why did Krushchev decide to place a missile in Cuba?

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Communist ally close to America (increase sphere of influence)
US had nuclear weapons pointing at Moscow
To convince US to leave Cuba alone

137
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What did the US do when they found out about the missile?

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A spy plane found it
He discussed how to respond with his advisors (Excomm)
Made a Naval blockade - no ships to Cuba from any country, anyone who refused was sunk

138
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How did Castro respond to the quarantine of Cuba’s water?

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Ordered soviet troops to be ready for war

139
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How did Krushchev respond to the quarantine of soviet waters?

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Halts a ship but doesn’t turn it back

140
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What were the consequences of Cuba’s response to the Cuban missile crisis?

A

DEFCON 3 (defence system to get army ready for nuclear war)

141
Q

What happens on the 25 October 1962?

A

USSR ship crosses quarantine zone

US stops ships as an act of war

142
Q

What were the problems in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s?

A

Society tightly controlled
Answered to Moscow as member of Warsaw Pact
Gov. control press
Few opportunities to seek life outside of communist bloc

143
Q

Who was the leader of Czechoslovakia?

A

Antonin novonty who was corrupt

144
Q

Why did people in Czechoslovakia want a change in 1966?

A

Didn’t like how communist control had developed

Weak economy

145
Q

Who replaced novonty in 1968?

A

Dubček

146
Q

What reforms did Dubček propose?

A

Less censorship
More freedom of speech
Political opposition
Reduce activities of secret police

147
Q

What did Dubček want to be removed?

A

Totalitarian aspects of communism

148
Q

What was the Prague spring?

A

Period of new ideas, opposition and change led by intellectuals (students)

149
Q

What was the Brezhnev doctrine?

A

Justification of invasion - had a right to invade any Eastern European country whose actions threatened security of entire eastern bloc

150
Q

Describe the soviet invasion of Prague.

A

1968 - soviet army entered Czechoslovakia, Dubček order his army not to fight back
Dubček arrested and forced to reverse reforms
100 protesters killed and 500 wounded

151
Q

What happened to the leadership of Czechoslovakia after the Prague spring?

A

1969 - new government loyal to Moscow established

152
Q

Describe the events leading to the decline in communism.

A

Red army angry at leaders - lied to about how Hungarians felt
Protests in China distance them from USSR
Yugoslavia and Romania publicly condemn Brezhnev and distance themselves from USSR
Western European parties declared themselves independent from USSR
Alabama withdraws from Warsaw Pact
Soldiers told people that they had been manipulated

153
Q

What is detente?

A

A release from tension - a period in which USA and USSR tried to resolve their problems between 1967-79

154
Q

Describe the china-soviet split.

A

Chinese leader didn’t share views of Krushchev
Communism no longer one force
USA improve relations with China
USSR worried about USA-China relation, so improve relations with USA

155
Q

What were the lessons of conflict during the Cold War?

A

Vietnam War - possession of arms didn’t mean victory

No one wanted war so talking was logical

156
Q

What was the nuclear issue?

A

Cuban missile crisis showed neither side willing to use nuclear weapons
Partial test ban treaty 196established hotline between leaders
China test a bomb in 1964 - USA and USSR concerned

157
Q

What was the economic issue?

A

Billions of dollars spent on fighting Cold War - 20% of USAs entire budget was spent of defence
Trade increased - USA sold wheat cheaply to USSR

158
Q

What was the outer space treaty 1967?

A

Space was only for peaceful purposes

159
Q

What was the nuclear non proliferation treaty 1968-70?

A

Prevent spread of nuclear weapons from smaller countries

160
Q

What was the strategic arms limitation treaty 1969-72 (SALT1)?

A

Limited building missiles for 5 years but didn’t reduce existing stock of weapons

161
Q

What was the Helsinki conference 1975?

A

A declaration of human rights promised to every person in soviet bloc

162
Q

What was SALT2 1979?

A

Limited number of long-range missiles

163
Q

How is the outer space treaty diffuse tensions?

A

Eased space race

Reduced nuclear advancement so less fear

164
Q

How is the nuclear no proliferation treaty diffuse tensions?

A

Promoted peace - less fear of nuclear war
Less unpredictability
Trust

165
Q

How did SALT1 diffuse tensions?

A

Limited fear of nuclear advancement and conflict

Built trust

166
Q

How did the Helsinki conference diffuse tensions?

A

Gave soviet control over east through civil rights

Had agreement together - trust

167
Q

How did SALT2 diffuse tensions?

A

Less fear of nuclear advancement

Built trust

168
Q

Who were the key individuals during detente?

A

Nixon and carter (US presidents)

Brezhnev (USSR president)

169
Q

What were the limitations of SALT1?

A

During Helsinki agreement, the USSR continued to build medium- range nuclear missiles and aimed them at Western Europe

170
Q

What were the limitations of the Helsinki agreement?

A

Promise wasn’t kept, trust was lost

171
Q

What were the limitations of SALT2?

A

Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan stopping SALT abruptly

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