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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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Joseph Stalin

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Leader of communist USSR

During world war 2 and Cold War

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2
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Yalta conference

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USA, French, Great Britian talked about dividing up Berlin and Germany

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3
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Buffer zone

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Have to get through other countries before country was attacked

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4
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Spheres of influence

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Different influences and divisions of Berlin

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5
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Division of Germany

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Germany divided amongst different nations to help repair it so it doesn’t recreate another world war

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6
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Leader of USA during world war 2

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7
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Winston Churchill

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Leader of Great Britain during world war 2

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8
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Demilitarization

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Take away military

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9
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Denazification

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Getting rid of nazi government

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Harry s truman

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Leader of USA after FDR … started containment policy

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Eastern Mediterranean

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Group of countries that suffered majorly during the Second World War by nazis

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12
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Bolshoi theater speech

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Stalin speaks to fellow countrymen about being nationalistic

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13
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George kennon

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Expert on the USSR and was obsessed with it. Saw that Stalin was a threat to itself and came up with long telegram

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14
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Long Telegram

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Talked about the the deranged and aggressive behavior.

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15
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Containment

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Keeping communism in Russia

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16
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Greek civil

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Happened at the end of the Second World War. U.K. Got out of Greece. Started off the need for aid

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17
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The Truman doctrine

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Aid package to Greece that was unprecedented

18
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George Marshall

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Secretary of State; toured Europe in 1947 ; and worried about the fallen state and USSR influence

19
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Marshall Plan

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Provided economic aid to Europe in the forms of loans

20
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National Security Act of 1947

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Defense ; now the security council, CIA. The aim was to build up the USA and build diplomacy

21
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National Security Council

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Council that talks about the National Security of the state

22
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West Germany

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European side of Germany

23
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Current unification of 1948

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USA and EU unified their parts of Germany which made Stalin feel uncomfortable

24
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Berlin Airlift

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USA dropping aid to those that were isolated in Berlin by the USSR

25
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NATO

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Signed with the beginning of division of western and Eastern EU

26
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Warsaw Pact

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USSR bribed countries to sign a pact to counter NATO

27
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Indonesia

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Country in Asia that got caught in containment in the Cold War

28
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Korea

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Divided by USA and USSR ideals. North is communist and south is capitalist

29
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French Indochina

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Group of French speaking countries in Southeast Asia

30
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Jiang jieshi

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Chinese political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China between 1928-1975. Part of Chinese nationalist party

31
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Chinese communist Party

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Founding and ruling political party of the people’s republic of china

32
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Mao Zedong

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Communist leader of china

33
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Sino-Soviet Alliance

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Treaty between china and USSR

34
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38th Parallel

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Border with Korea. Separated North from South

35
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Syhngman Rhee

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South Korean leader statesman, first president of South Korea

36
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Kim II Sung

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Leader of communist northern Korea

37
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Pusan

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Large scale battle between United Nations and North Korea . First engagements during the Korean War

38
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General Douglas mcarthur

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American 5 star general and field Marshal of Philippine army. Chief of staff of the US army during the 1930’s

39
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Rollback

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Strategy of forcing change in the major policies of a state, usually by replacing its ruling regime. It contrasts with containment

40
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NSC-68

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58 page secret policy paper by the United Nations security council presented to president harry S Truman

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