EXAM REVIEW: Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe Flashcards
“Iron Curtain” (CW)
The Iron Curtain was a barrier that divided capitalist and communist nations.
Truman doctrine (CW)
US attempt to give money to aid nations fighting off communism
Warsaw Pact 1955 (CW)
a collective defence treaty established by the Soviet Union and seven other Soviet satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland and Romania
Marshall plan 1947-1951 (CW)
US provided 9.4 billion dollars in economic assistance to western Europe to rebuild after wwII
When did Kruzchev rule and what were his policies in the Soviet Union? (CW)
1953 to 1964
desalinization
removes restrictions of private ownership of wheat
Suez Crisis (CW)
Conflict between Britain, France, Israel and Egypt over who would control the Suez Canal. Also called “suez Crisis.” Was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by Britain and France. The aims were to regain Western control of the Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian president Nasser from power.
Berlin wall (CW)
1961: prevented the West from having further influence on the East, stop the flow of migrants out of the communist sector, and ultimately become the most iconic image of the Cold War in Europe
Cuban missile crisis (CW)
a major confrontation in 1962 that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed ballistic missiles in Cuba.
detente (CW)
period of the easing of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1979
Willy Brandt and Ostpolotic (CW)
was the normalization of relations between the west germany and Eastern Europe, particularly the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) beginning in 1969.
British Labor Party (CW)
a major political party in the United Kingdom that was founded in 1900. It has traditionally been associated with advocating for workers’ rights, social justice, and democratic socialism
Margaret Thatcher (CW)
Conservative British prime minister from 1970 to 1991; held that office longer than any other person; worked to cut welfare and housing expenses, promote free enterprise
Lech Walesa and Polish independence (CW)
Used Solidarity to fight off communism in Poland and is first country to peacefully leave communism in 1989
How did Gorbachev’s policies influence revolutions in communist countries? (CW)
His policies made revolutions easier, occurred in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, East Germany, Romania
These countries were able to separate from communism
Fall of the Berlin Wall (CW)
1989: marks the end of communist regime, 1990 Germany is reunified
