Cold War Crises 1958-70 ๐Ÿฅต๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ‘Š Flashcards

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What year did the cuban missile crisis take pace?๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ‘Š

A

1962

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How did the the USA find out about the missiles in Cuba?

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A spy plane photographed them from the air ๐Ÿ™ˆ

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What did the hawks believe? (Kennedyโ€™s advisors)

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They believed that Kennedy should take an aggressive aproach to Cuba and the USSR and respond with a nuclear strike.

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What did the doves believe๐Ÿ•Š (Kennedyโ€™s advisors)

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They believed that Kennedy should respond peacefully ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿฝ

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How did kennedy respond to the Cuban Missile Crisis?๐Ÿ’ฉ

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He quarantined Cuba, stopping any more weapons being delivered by the USSR โ˜ญ

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What year was the 1st Berlin Crisis?๐Ÿ˜ณ

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1948

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What caused the 1st Berlin Crisis?

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Stalin blockaded the city of Berlin, stopping all supplies entering into the western sectors, leading to shortages. He did this because the British, American and French sectors began using the same currency and therefore acted as one state violating the agreements made at Potsdam.๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ”ฅ

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How was the first Berlin Crisis resolved?๐Ÿ˜Ž

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The western powers airdropped supplies for the people of Berlin at a rate of 13000 tonnes of aid per day ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿค˜

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What was contained in krushchevโ€™s ultimatum?๐Ÿคช๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿ‘

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All western powers get out of Berlin in 6 months ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ’€๐ŸงŸโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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What were the 4 conferences after the 2nd Berlin Crisis?๐ŸฅฐโœŒ๐Ÿ™ˆ

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Geneva, Camp Davidโ›บ, Vienna, Paris๐Ÿ—ผ

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What was the checkpoint charlie standoff?๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿคฏ

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American and Soviet tanks faced each other at a border between east and west Berlin known as โ€˜checkpoint charlieโ€™. For several hours they dtood ready to fire until the USSR backed down.

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