Impact of war and revolutions Flashcards
When was the Warsaw Pact?
1955
What did the Warsaw Pact do?
Created an alliance of soviet countries such as Poland and the GDR
When was the Berlin wall built?
1961
Why was the construction of the Berlin wall humiliating for Khrushchev?
Showed a failure of his co-existence policy
When was the Cuban missile crisis?
1962
What caused the Cuban missile crisis?
Fidel Castro declaring himself a communist
What was the main event of the Cuban missile crisis?
Russian boats that were transporting ICBM to Cuba were intercepted by American ships causing a 13 day standoff
How did Khrushchev lose the Cuban missile crisis?
after 13 days Russia backed down to the Americans
What did China claim to be following Khrushchev’s major foreign failures?
the true nation of Marxism-Leninism
What were Khrushchev’s proclaimed options regarding the cold war?
“co-existence or nuclear war, there is no third way”
How did Khrushchev fail with China?
Created competition with communist leader Mao instead of working together
How did Russia favour relation with the USA over relation with China?
during the 1958 Chinese invasion of Taiwan, Russia refused military aid to China against the US backed Taiwan
