Cold War - Development

Question 1

treaty of friendship

Answer 1

• communist revolution in China
• agreement between mao and stalin
• $300 million

Question 2

korean war

Answer 2

• communist north korea backed by china and ussr
• launched an attack across 38th paralel
• Un backed by MacArthur pushed them back
• violent war lasted for 3 years, ended in 1953

Question 3

korean war significance

Answer 3

• first proxy war
• showed us commitment to truman doctrine and containment
• extended cold war into new region

Question 4

vietnam war

Answer 4

• us backed south vietnam government to fight vietcong
• sent 100K troops in 1961 and 100K more in 1962
• 3 million tonnes of bombs dropped

Question 5

vietnam war

Answer 5

• the resources US put in shows how commited USA was to contain spread of communism
• increasing paranoia and suspicions
• made co-op less likely
• easy propaganda wins for USSR, changed power balance

Question 6

arms race

Answer 6

• USA hydrogen bomb in 1952
• USSR hydrogen bomb in 1955
• 1957 : Soviet’s ICBM
• USA increased stock of these in advance

Question 7

space race

Answer 7

• Sputnik 1957
• Laika : first animal in space ( 1957)
• first cosmonaut (1961)
• first man on moon, apollo 11. ( 1969 )

Question 8

how did arms and space race increase tension

Answer 8

• increased hostility as both sides tried to reduce the others’ influence and prestige
• both wanted to spread propaganda of communism vs capitalism
• both had power to destroy each other multiple times : increased suspicions

Question 9

Hungarian uprising causes

Answer 9

• horrible living conditions
• corruption
  -lack of freedom
• protest against ragosi’s government

Question 10

Imre nagy’s reforms

Answer 10

• ## annouced that he would withdraw from Warsaw Pact

Question 11

USSR reaction and significance

Answer 11

• invasion in nov 1956
• 100s killed or wounded
• Nagy arrested and hanged
• made ussr more defensive
• reduced potential of co-op

Question 12

U2 Crisis

Answer 12

• US plane piloted by gary powers in 1960
• shot down, it was a espionage activity

Question 13

U2 crisis significance

Answer 13

• undermined american claims of peaceful co-op
• embarassed USA, no longer had moral high ground
• increased suspicions
• happened just before paris peace summit, derailed prospects of peace
• mutual distrust, co-op less likely