Cold War Flashcards by seram bastawi

The beginning of the Cold War

Britian=democracy
The USA =democracy
Soviet Union=communist one party
The grand alliance

The yalta confrence

Tehran conference

Potsdam conference

Outcome of the conferences

Describe Britain 
Describe USA 
Describe soviet union 
Describe grand alliance 
Describe yalta conference 
Describe Tehran conference 
Describe Potsdam conference

Describe outcomes of the conference

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The end of the Grand Alliance

Truman , Stalin , Churchill

The end of the grand Alliance

Describe Truman ,Stalin and Churchill
Who where they
Who did each leader represent country ??
Describe the end of the grand alliance

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The breakdown of trust

Ideology

The USA , Britain and other capitalist countries

The Soviet Union and other communist countries

The long telegram

Novikov’s telegram

What does ideology mean

Describe The USA , Britain and other capitalist countries

Describe the Soviet Union and other communist countries

Describe the long telegram

Describe novikov’s telegram

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Satellite states

Communism and free elections

The growing soviet influence in Eastern Europe

The impact of the soviet occupation of Eastern Europe on superpower relations

Describe communism and free elections

Describe the growing soviet influence in Eastern Europe

Describe the impact of the soviet occupation of Eastern Europe on superpower relations

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The Truman doctrine and the Marshall plan

Truman’s concern

The Truman doctrine

The Marshall plan

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Describe the Truman doctrine

Describe the Marshall plan

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Cominform, Comecon and NATO

comminform

Comecon

Consequences

The North Atlantic treaty organisation

The significance of NATO

Describe Cominform

Describe Comecon

Describe the Consequences

Describe The North Atlantic treaty organisation

Describe The significance of NATO

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Germany and the Cold War

Reunification

Bizonia and western Germany

Division

Eastern Germany and the Berlin blockade

The Berlin airlift

West Germany

East Germany

Describe Germany and the Cold War

Describe Reunification

Describe bizonia and western Germany

Describe Division

Describe Eastern Germany and the Berlin blockade

Describe the Berlin airlift

Describe West Germany

Describe East Germany

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The arms race and the Warsaw Pact

Timeline- the nuclear arms race

The significance of the nuclear arms race

Formation of the Warsaw Pact

Significance of the Warsaw Pact

Describe The arms race and the Warsaw Pact

Describe Timeline- the nuclear arms race

The significance of the nuclear arms race

Describe Formation of the Warsaw Pact

Describe Significance of the Warsaw Pact

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Soviet control in Hungary

Impact of soviet rule

Destalinistion

Nagy as prime minister

Describe Impact of soviet rule

Describe destalinisation

Describe Nagy as prime miniisyer

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The Soviet invasion of Hungary

The soviet invasion of Hungary

The consequences of the soviet invasion of Hungary

International reaction and consequences

The soviet invasion of Hungary

The consequences of the soviet invasion of Hungary

International reaction and consequences

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A divided Berlin

West Berlin

The refugee problem in Berlin

Khrushchev’ Berlin ultimatum

Summit meetings 1959-61 between the USA and the Soviet Union

A divided Berlin

Describe West Berlin

Describe The refugee problem in Berlin

Describe Khrushchev’ Berlin ultimatum

Describe Summit meetings 1959-61 between the USA and the Soviet Union

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The Cuban Missile Crisis:Orgins

The Cuban revolution, the USA and the Soviet Union

Get Castro

The Bay of Pigs incident-17 April 1961

The Cuban Missile Crisis:Orgins

Describe The Cuban revolution, the USA and the Soviet Union

Describe Get Castro

Describe The Bay of Pigs incident-17 April 1961

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Czechoslovakia and the Prague Spring

The impact of soviet rule on Czechoslovakia

Alexander Dubcek

Dubceks reforms

How Czechoslovaks responded

How the rest the communist world responded

Describe The impact of soviet rule on Czechoslovakia

Describe Alexander Dubcek

Describe reforms

Describe How Czechoslovaks responded

Describe How the rest the communist world responded

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The construction of the Berlin Wall

Building the Berlin Wall

Why the Berlin Wall was built

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Describe why the Berlin Wall was built

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The events of the Cuban missile Crisis

The Cuban missile sites

How should the USA respond

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Describe how Should the USA responded?

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The Brezhnev doctrine and soviet control in Czechoslovakia

Brezhnev’s response to Dubcek’s reforms

Consequences of the Brezhnev Doctrine

The importance of the soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

Describe Brezhnev’s response to Dubcek’s reforms

Describe Consequences of the Brezhnev Doctrine

Describe The importance of the soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

The Berlin Wall and US-a soviet relations

The impact of the wall

Kennedys visit to West Berlin

The iron curtain divides east and west

Describe The impact of the wall

Describe Kennedys visit to West Berlin

Describe The iron curtain divides east and west

The consequences of the Cuban missile Crisis

Short-term consequences of the crisis

Timeline

Long term consequences

Describe Short-term consequences of the crisis

Describe Timeline

describe Long term consequences

International reaction to soviet. Measures in Czechoslovakia

Impact on the west

Impact on the east

Impact on superpower relations

Describe Impact on the west

Describe Impact on the east

Describe Impact on superpower relations

Detente in the 1970s

SALT 1-strategic arms limitation treaty

How effective was SALT 1?

1975 Helsinki conference

The importance of Helsinki

Limits to Helsinki

Describe SALT 1-strategic arms limitation treaty

Describe How effective was SALT 1?

Describe 1975 Helsinki conference

Describe The importance of Helsinki

Describe Limits to Helsinki

Salt 2 and the failure of detente

SALT 2 -strategic arms limitation treaty

Why SALT 2 failed

How successful were SALT 1 and SALT 2?

Describe SALT 2 -strategic arms limitation treaty

Describe Why SALT 2 failed

Describe How successful were SALT 1 and SALT 2?

Reagan and the evil empire

Crisis in the Soviet Union

Geneva , November

Reagans change of heart

The significance of Gorbachev’s and Reagan s changing attitude

Describe Reagan and the evil empire

Describe Crisis in the Soviet Union

Describe Geneva , November

Describe Reagans change of heart

Describe The significance of Gorbachev’s and Reagan s changing attitude

New thinking and the INF treaty

Gorbachev as a leader

Reykjavik October 1986

INF treaty , December 1987

Describe Gorbachev as a leader

Describe Reykjavik October 1986

Describe INF treaty , December 1987

The significance of the soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Background

The soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Why was Carter worried

Describe Background

Describe The soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Why was Carter worried

The consequence of the soviet invasion of Afghanistan The carter doctrine , January 1980 The end of SALT 2 The Olympic boycotts Further consequences of the soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Describe The carter doctrine , January 1980 Describe The end of SALT 2 Describe The Olympic boycotts Describe Further consequences of the soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Reagan and the second Cold War The United States The Soviet Union US-soviet relations deteriorate Reagan'a strategic defence initiative (SDI)

Describe Reagan and the second Cold War Describe The United States Describe The Soviet Union Describe US-soviet relations deteriorate Describe Reagan'a strategic defence initiative (SDI)

The loosening Soviet grip on Eastern Europe Gorbachev scrapped the Brezhnev Doctrine because: Timeline: The break up or the eastern bloc:

Describe why Gorbachev scrapped the Brezhnev Doctrine Describe the Timeline: Describe The break up or the eastern bloc:

The fall of the Berlin Wall The fall of the Berlin Wall: The significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall for Germany The significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall for superpower relations

Describe the fall of the Berlin Wall: Describe The significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall for Germany Describe The significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall for superpower relations

The end of the Cold War The break-up of the Soviet Union Growing opposition to Gorbachev The end of communism in the Soviet Union Why did the Soviet lose the Cold War

Describe The break-up of the Soviet Union Describe Growing opposition to Gorbachev Describe The end of communism in the Soviet Union Describe Why did the Soviet lose the Cold War

The significance of the fa of the Soviet Union The Soviet Union before its college in 1991 After the collapse of the Soviet Union: -after 1991 the Soviet Union fragmented into a range of different states in Europe NFL Asia , including the Ukraine ,the Baltic states and Kazakhstan The significance of the fall of the Soviet Union: - the Soviet Union became the commonwealth of independent states in January 1992 - many soviet states seceded(broke away) from the Soviet Union and became independent states-included Ukraine , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , Asian republics such as Kazakhstan -the Cold War came to an end as the Soviet Union no longer existed and there was no ideological conflict between East and West The meeting of bush + Gorbachev in 1989 war - paved they way for the collapse of the Warsaw Pact , which was formally dissolved in July 1991

Describe the Soviet Union before it's collapse in 1991 Describe the Soviet Union after the collapse Describe the significance of the fall of the Soviet Union