Cold War Kurshchev Flashcards
What was the subject of the secret speech?
Krushchev denounced Stalins crimes being purges, gulags, adn secret police.
Name two works of literature published in the USSR.
Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak and One day in my life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr.
Who was the leader of the Hungarian Uprising?
Imre Nagy
How did the Soviets respond to the Hungarian Uprising?
sent tanks to put down the democratic revolutionaries
Why didn’t the US help the Hungarians in there fight against communism?
Hungary wasn’t worth WW3 and US didn’t want to be hyprocrites.
What was the policy that said the US and USSR could live with different ideals peacefully without fighting?
Policy of Peaceful Coexistance
What was the importance of Soviet launch of Sputnik?
It was the first time ever to send a satellite into orbit and bring it back safely.
How did the US respond to the launch of Sputnik?
led to the “space race” with the US
What happened in the U-2 Incident?
American U-2 spy plane was shot down over USSR and when Krushchev demanded an apology Eisenhower refused.
Why did the East Germans and Soviets build the Berlin Wall?
2,000,000 East Germans escaped to West Berlin.
Who was the leader of Cuba in the 1960s?
Fidel Castro
What happened at the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
US trained Cuban exiles unsuccessfully tries to invade Cuba.
How did the Us respond to the Soviets’ putting nuclear missiles in Cuba?
Us demanded the USSR remove the missiles and placed a blockade on Cuba.
What is the overall importance of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?
The Crisis weakened Krushchev and lead to his fall in power in USSR and the closest to nuclear war with two sides during Cold War.
What was the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?
It banned the atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons
