Cold War Timeline Explained Flashcards
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Displaced persons
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RELEVANCE TO COLD WAR:
- immediately followed end of WW2 - “aftermath of the war”
- refugees looking for a new start
- *one of the first problems that had to be dealt with during the beginning of the Cold War; **tensions between European powers to deal with DPs
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Death of Stalin
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RELEVANCE TO COLD WAR:
- sparked nationwide mourning in SU
- scramble for someone new to take over
- reforms started to be put in place
- ** people felt vulnerable; that SU society could collapse
- ** felt vulnerable bc no one in power; potential for another country to take power
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French Algerian War
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RELEVANCE TO COLD WAR:
- many countries gained independence during Cold War
- when one country gained, another fought for independence
- allowed people to want to end/leave communism states
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Student Protests
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RELEVANCE TO COLD WAR:
- allowed young generation to be heard/voice their opinions
- fight for rights and better conditions
- fight for education; unhappy with gov implemented policies
- **going against communism
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Red Army Faction
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RELEVANCE TO COLD WAR:
- anger from leftist youth at postwar denazification in W/E Germany bc seen as failure bc nazis still in power
- started based off of student protesting movements
- related to the maturing of baby boomers (born post WW2)
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SU war in Afghanistan
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RELEVANCE TO COLD WAR:
- created large debt for SU
- *left them vulnerable
- **unable to support homeland - loss in economy, living conditions, etc.
- leading towards weakening of communist states (people doubting communism)
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Dismantling of Hungary fence / Berlin Wall take down
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RELEVANCE TO COLD WAR:
- dismantling of fence lead to conclusion Berlin Wall should come down
- wall coming down signifies ending of Cold War and reunification of Germany
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End of Cold War - Gorbachev reforms
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RELEVANCE TO COLD WAR:
- Gorbachev’s reforms lead to ending communism
- lifting tensions between communist states and other European powers
