Final Pt. 3 Flashcards
cold war
a state of existing tension between the Soviet Union & US
a rivalry between communist & free world nations
touches almost every corner of the globe
Khruschev
former Communist party secretary
openly denounced stalin
Warsaw Pact
a treaty of mutual defense & military aid
signed by communist states of Eastern Europe under Soviet leadership
USSR’s formalized military alliance in response to NATO
Detente
a relaxation of tensions or strained relations
Third World nations
underdeveloped countries
Brezhnev and his detente
replaced Khruschev
after his massive Soviet arms buildup, Brezhnev presided over a limited détente with the US
Korean War
in a surprise attack, communist North Korea attacked non-communist South Korea & pushed far south
the United Nations authorized support for South Korea
Chinese troops entered the war on the NK side & recaptured the SK capital of Seoul
fighting stabilized near the 38th Parallel
South Korea would remain independent & non-communist
Berlin Wall
designed to stop defections to West Berlin
Afghanistan
Soviets seek to stabilize their client/border state
Afghan guerrillas (Mujahidin) with US arms waged jihad against troops armed/supported by the USSR
Ronald Reagan
to achieve favorable weapons agreements, the US had to be in a position of negotiating from strength
the Zero Option
deal offered to the Soviets
the US would not proceed with the deployment of missiles in Europe (a direct threat to USSR)
Boris Yeltsin
refused to cave in to military pressure
Thatcher
fought inflation/encouraged private enterprise
known for determination
United Kingdom post WW2
impoverished
slow to recover
France post WW2
de Gaulle pursued greatness for FR
Germany’s division
carved into four occupation zones
West Germany post WW2
recovered through what was termed economic “miracles”
economic recovery was rapid
resulted in Europe’s strongest post-war economy
Douglas MacArthur
supervised Allied occupation/formation of post-war Japanese society
Republic of Ireland
Independent S. section of island
mainly Roman Catholic
Good Friday Peace Accords
Republic of Ireland agreed to abstain from its goal of unification
President Nixon’s foreign travels
goes on a surprise visit to China to lay the groundwork for the US establishing official diplomatic relationships
Great Leap forward
communal production experiments
attempt was made to make homemade steel
Japan post WW2
embarked on rapid industrial development
became an economic superpower
Indo-China
France dominated until WW2
