Social Revolutions East and West Mid-1900s Flashcards
1
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NATO
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- Military alliance
- Collective defense
2
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Warsaw Pact
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- Mutual defense treaty between communist states during the cold war
- Military organization formed in response to West Germany joining Nato
3
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Khrushchev
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- Responsible for De-Stalinization of the USSR
- More liberal domestic policies
- Ineffective domestic policies especially agriculture
4
Q
Berlin Wall
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Fall in 1989
5
Q
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Moment in which Cold War came closest to nuclear conflict (MAD)
6
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Stalinization
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Process of adopting a communist society
- Rapid industrialization
- Centralized state
- Collectivization of agriculture
- Dominance of the Soviet party
- Use of violence to purge society of the bourgeoisie
7
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McCarthyism
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- Making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason
- Heightened fears of communist influence on American institutions and espionage by Soviet agents
- Criticize anti-communist pursuits of Sen. Joseph McCarthy
8
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Marshall Plan
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American economic program to aid Europe in rebuilding after World War II
-Intended to prevent communism
