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Cold War dates Flashcards

1
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Tehran Conference

A

Nov 1943

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Yalta Conference

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Feb 1945

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Potsdam Conference

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July-Aug 1945

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Germany’s defeat

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May 1945

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5
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US atomic bomb developed

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1945

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6
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war against Japan ended

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Aug 1945

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7
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Soviet atomic bomb developed

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Aug 1949

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8
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Long Telegram & Novikov Telegram

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1946

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9
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Iron Curtain speech

A

Mar 1946

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10
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Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia not granted own gov.s & treated as part of Soviet Union

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1940

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Poles staged Warsaw Uprising (against German army) but crushed & given pro-Communist gov. by USSR

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1944

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12
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Bulgaria, Romania & eastern zone of Germany given ‘free elections; but intimidated to vote communist

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1944-45

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13
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communist party supported by Moscow won elections in Hungary (rigged)

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1947

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14
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Hungary one party state

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by 1949

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15
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communist coup supported by Stalin in Czechoslovakia

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1948

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16
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Truman Doctrine

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Mar 1947

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17
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Marshall Plan

A

June 1947

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18
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Communist Information Bureau (Cominform)

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Sep 1947

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19
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Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon)

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Jan 1949

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20
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Comecon tried to organise industrial planning across satellite states

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after 1953

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21
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(Berlin blockade) Soviets stormed out of talks

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Dec 1947

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22
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France joined zone of Germany with Britain & USA to create Trizonia

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Mar 1948

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23
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Western allies created Deutschmark

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June 1948

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24
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Stalin shut off land routes across Soviet controlled E. G.

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June 1948

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25
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170,000 tonnes of supplies received by W. Berlin

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Jan 1949

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26
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(Berlin Blockade) Stalin lifted the blockade

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9th May 1949

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27
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Federal Republic of Germany (W)

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May 1949

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28
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German Democratic Republic (E)

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Oct 1949

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29
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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

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Apr 1949

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30
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FRG joined NATO

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May 1955

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31
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Warsaw Pact

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May 1955

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32
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USA developed hydrogen bomb

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1952

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33
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USSR developed hydrogen bomb

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1953

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34
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USA developed inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)

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1957

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35
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USSR ensured friendly communist gov. in Poland by removing political opponents

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1947

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36
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Khrushchev became leader of USSR

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1956

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37
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Khrushchev’s ‘secret speech’

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1956

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38
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(Hungarian Uprising) Rakosi (unpop) replaced by Nagy (pop)

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Oct 1956

39
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(Hungarian Uprising) Nagy announced plans to withdraw from Warsaw Pact

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1st Nov 1956

40
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(Hungarian Uprising) Khrushchev ordered invasion of H.

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4th Nov 1956

41
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3 million Germans had fled E. G. & over 20,000 were fleeing every month

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by 1958

42
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(Khrushchev) Geneva & Camp David Summits

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1959

43
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(Khrushchev & Eisenhower) Paris Summit (Gary Powers)

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1960

44
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(Khrushchev & JFK) Vienna Summit

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1961

45
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E. German troops built barbed wire fence around Berlin & between E. & W. Berlin

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night of 12th Aug 1961

46
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group of revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro toppled pro-American gov. of Cuba led by General Batista

A

1959

47
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(CMC) Castro nationalised all industry

A

May 1959

48
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USSR began to buy Cuban sugar

A

Feb 1960

49
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US reduced amount of Cuban sugar they bought

A

July 1960

50
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US & Cuba broke off diplomatic relations

A

Jan 1961

51
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JFK authorised CIA plan to use Cuban exiles to invade Cuba & remove Castro

A

1961

52
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Bay of Pigs invasion

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Apr 1961

53
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U2 spy plane took photos showing Soviet IRBM bases being constructed on Cuba

A

14th Oct 1962

54
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(CMC) Soviet ships reached blockade & turned around

A

24th Oct 1962

55
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(CMC) Khrushchev sent his agreement & crisis ended

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28th Oct 1962

56
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direct communications line (hotline)

A

June 1963

57
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Test Ban Treaty

A

Aug 1963

58
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Outer Space Treaty

A

1967

59
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Czechoslovakia essentially controlled by USSR

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since 1948

60
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(Czechoslovakia) protests against low standard of living & lack of freedom grew

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by 1966

61
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(Czechoslovakia) Novotny replaced by Dubcek

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Jan 1968

62
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Dubcek introduced the Prague Spring reforms

A

April 1968

63
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500,000 Warsaw Pact troops entered Czechoslovakia

A

20th Aug 1968

64
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USA occupied with Vietnam War since

A

1965

65
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SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitations Talks)

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May 1972

66
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Helsinki Accords

A

Aug 1975

67
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Apollo-Soyuz space link up

A

1975 (after Helsinki Accords)

68
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talks working towards second SALT continued until

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18th June 1979

69
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Iranian hostage crisis

A

1979 (before SALT II)

70
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Hafizullah Amin staged popular coup in Afghanistan

A

Sep 1979

71
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(Afghanistan) pro-Soviet gov. had been in power since

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1978

72
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Brezhnev ordered 50,000 Soviet troops to invade Afghanistan

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24th Dec 1979 - 1st Jan 1980

73
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(Afghanistan) Amin assassinated by USSR

A

27th Dec 1979

74
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Carter Doctrine issued in State of the Union speech

A

Jan 1980

75
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Moscow Olympic Games

A

1980

76
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Olympics in Los Angeles

A

1984

77
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Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter in US presidential election

A

1980

78
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Reagan persuaded Congress to increase US spending on arms & defence by 13% in … & further 8% in …

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1982
1983

79
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(Reagan) Soviet economy in desperate state

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by 1985

80
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Reagan gave speech to Christian group describing Soviet Union as ‘evil empire’

A

1983

81
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Reagan announced Strategic Defence Initiative

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1983

82
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Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of USSR & introduced range of reforms know as ‘new thinking’

A

1985

83
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(Gorbachev & Reagan) Geneva Summit

A

1985

84
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(Gorbachev & Reagan) Reykjavik Summit

A

1986

85
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(Gorbachev & Reagan) Washington Summit (signed INF Treaty)

A

1987

86
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panicked border guards opened gates in Berlin Wall

A

9th Nov 1989

87
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Germany reunified as one country

A

Oct 1990

88
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Gorbachev announced he would permanently disband Warsaw Pact

A

July 1991

89
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Baltic Sates (Latvia, Lithuania & Estonia) declared independence

A

throughout 1990 / by end of 1990

90
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communist gov.s began to be replaced across E. Europe

A

throughout 1989&1990

91
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(Gorbachev & Bush) Malta Summit (promised co-operation)

A

1989

92
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Gang of Eight staged military coup in Soviet Union

A

Aug 1991

93
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Gorbachev resigned

A

25th Dec 1991

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