Competing Ideologies Flashcards
Outcomes of ww2
Yalta - Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt met to discuss Germany’s punishment and what to do with Poland but all disagreed
Potsdam- Germany is divided into four parts and given to France Russia USA and Britain and the war crimes tribunal was established to punish war criminals
Vietnam war
The north (Ho Chi Minh) and south divided into communist and non communist after breaking away from French rule.
The south was supported by the United States and the north by Russian forces
What’s the domino theory
The belief held by the us that once the south of Vietnam was overthrown by communist forces, its neighbouring countries would also soon fall.
First china, then Korea soon Vietnam and Laos and Cambodia would follow
The Cuban missile crisis and reasons for
Plane flying over Cuba spotted an area where Russia missiles were being built which sparked fear in the us.
The US basically controlled major areas of the industry in Cuba, which is why Castro seized power of the military which made the US think national reforms were being made
Cuban missile crisis x2
The United States refused to provide financial aid and actively fought against the new government by doing things like blocking oil from entering Cuba.
Which became a matter of survival for Cuba
The bay of pigs
The US invasion on Cuban government which was a complete failure
Operation mongoose
Economic blockade of Cuba
Ban on Cuban imports to America
Ban on US travel to Cuba
Sinking Cuban merchant ships coming with goods from Europe
Outcome of the cuban missile crisis
Kennedy removed missiles from turkey in secret and kruschev removed his from Cuba
Russia lost a lot of popularity
Role of Gorbachev
Key figure in ending the Cold War through nuclear disarmament, perestroika and glasnost and Cold War ending declaration
Explain nuclear disarmament
Limiting weapons and not building any more intermediate range nuclear weapons and dismantling those with a 500-5500 range
Explain perestroika and glasnost
P- reconstructing, adopt capitalist trade practices by liberating private enterprises after decades of state control
G- government becomes more open and constructive dialogue is encouraged
Monumental events of the Cold War
Tearing down the Berlin Wall
Reunification of Germany
Collapse of the Soviet Union
