Cold War

Question 1

Year and attendees of Tehran

Answer 1

1943- Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt

Question 2

Year, results of Yalta (4)

Answer 2

1945- Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt- decided to occupy Germany, Poland became non-communist, liberated eastern Europe, and U.N.

Question 3

Potsdam, year, attendees, results

Answer 3

1945, Truman, Stalin, Churchill (Attlee)- Trueman issues orders to drop atomic bombs, Stalin rejects voting rights.

Question 4

Paris Accord

Answer 4

An Agreement Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam

Question 5

Helsinki Conference (1975)

Answer 5

Ended WW2, officially accept the Soviet boundaries, Soviets accept more human rights

Question 6

Manhattan Project

Answer 6

America building an atomic bomb

Question 7

Truman Doctrine (4)

Answer 7

1947, Policy of containment, U.S. aid to Greece and Turkey, Britain could no longer help financially, U.S. pledge to help any nation fighting communism

Question 8

The Big Three

Answer 8

Soviet Union, US, Britain

Question 9

Reasons for creating NATO

Answer 9

Response to crisis, Collective security organization- democracies in Europe, US, Canada to prevent Soviet expansion

Question 10

Marshall Plan (3)

Answer 10

US sent aid to European war recovery, Prevent communism in devastated areas, caused an economic miracle

Question 11

Suez Canal nationalized

Answer 11

Egyptian army officer nationalizes Suez Canal Company, British and French mad- so invade Egypt, forced to withdraw

Question 12

Creation of Israel

Answer 12

look up

Question 13

Decolonization of Africa

Answer 13

Desire for self rule, Europeans tired of war in colonial areas

Question 14

India independence

Answer 14

Gandhi organized movements against British, Constitution, Labour party ready to give up rule, India became financial burden- Muslim Palestine and Hindu India

Question 15

Mao Zedong

Answer 15

Mao Zedong led communist forces in China through a long revolution, ruled the nation’s communist government from its establishment in 1949. Mao is considered one of the most significant communist figures of the Cold War.

Question 16

Prague Spring

Answer 16

Crucial event in Brezhnev era

Question 17

Krhushchev’s basic goal of ruling

Answer 17

Communism without fear

Question 18

Who denounced Stalin’s crimes in a “closed session”?

Answer 18

Khrushchev

Question 19

Gosplan under Khrushchev

Answer 19

shift from heavy industry and military towards consumer goods and agriculture

Question 20

Two reasons for fall of Khrushchev

Answer 20

• Dislike of his foreign policy

- Seen as weak

Question 21

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Answer 21

1963- US USSR Britain, stop atmospheric testing of weapons

Question 22

Agreement reached between Khrushchev and Kennedy after Cuban Missile Crisis

Answer 22

Khrushchev will remove missiles (advisers see as weak)

Kennedy will remove missiles from Turkey and never invade Cuba

Question 23

Brezhnev’s revolution (4)

Answer 23

Growth of urban population
#of highly trained specialist increased
Rebuilding industry and practical values
Education helped strengthen public opinion

Question 24

Brezhnev Doctrine

Answer 24

declared that the USSR could intervene in the affairs of any Eastern European nation if communist rule was threatened.

Question 25

Great Russians

Answer 25

Nationalistic, lived in central Russia, Communist leaders

Question 26

Brezhnev rule

Answer 26

Re-stalinization, dictatorship replaced terror though

Question 27

Gorbachev 2 actions in power

Answer 27

Better relationship with west, consolidated power and destroyed corruption and incompetence

Question 28

Perestroika

Answer 28

Easing price controls, independence for corporations, caused an awkward free enterprise\planned economy = dissatisfaction

Question 29

Glasnot

Answer 29

Transparent government, freedom of press leads to cultural revolution

Question 30

Gorbachev’s Democratization

Answer 30

• Free elections
• Practical, open discussions, new political culture
• Led to demands for autonomy in non -Russia USSR

Question 31

Gorbachev’s Foreign affairs

Answer 31

Removed troops from Afghanistan
Eliminated arms race with US
Pledged to respect Eastern political decisions

Question 32

Yeltsin (3)

Answer 32

Breakneck liberalization, freed prices on 90% of goods, privatization of industry

Question 33

Results of Yeltsin (3)

Answer 33

Prices skyrocketed, production fell, inflation raged

Question 34

Putin (3)

Answer 34

Maintained free markets, re-established semi-authoritarian rule, helped with national image

Question 35

Skepticism to EU rules (3)

Answer 35

Some resented amount of rules, meant giving more power to Eurocrats, meant budget (health care) cuts to social benefits

Question 36

Kohl’s 10 Point Plan

Answer 36

Agreement signed between Gorbachev and Kohl, against socialists, through politics(no weapons)

Question 37

Fall of Soviet Union

Answer 37

‘91 Yeltsin coup against Gorbachev, Russia declares independence from USSR

Question 38

The only bloody revolution of ‘89 is…

Answer 38

Romania

Question 39

First revolution of ‘89 is….

Answer 39

Poland

Question 40

Collapse of Sudaan’s dictatorship

Answer 40

2003

Question 41

Iraq war invaded in…..

Answer 41

2003

Question 42

End of Dentente

Answer 42

Invasion of Afghanistan by Soviets

Question 43

Willy Brandt

Answer 43

West German chancellor- improved relations between E&W Germany through moderate practical changes. greatly reduces E&W tensions, Germany has a leadership role in Europe

Question 44

SALT 1

Answer 44

(Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)- Brezhnev and Nixon—no more nuclear ballistic missiles, reduce number of anti-ballistic missiles

Question 45

Second Vatican Council

Answer 45

Vernacular is accepted, no more high mass, one true church, accept other Christian denominations