Soviets And Communism Flashcards
Soviet leaders during the cold war
Stalin, Krushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbechev
Stalin
- Declined martial plan aid in eastern europe - Berlin blockade and airlift
- first successful nuclear bomb test for the ussr
- incouraged Invasion of south korea by the north supported kim il sung
Nakita Krushchev
- Took over after Stalin and died
- had letter from lenin promoting him
- denounced stalin b/c of his purges, ruthless governing and refered to him as “enemy of the ppl”
- destalinization
- hungarian uprising
-berlin wall - cuban missle crisis
Hungarian uprising
Hungary installed a new government with a
free election and reforms reforms
- wanted to withdraw from the warsaw pact this anger the Soviets so they sent military. Personnel to reinstall soviet deals
Cuban missile crisis
The USSR armed cuba with nuclear missiles and the soviet said it was necessary Because the u s had missiles in greece and turkey the u s failed to invade Cuba and the conflict ended with both sides removing their missiles
Lenoid brezhnev
More conservative than its predecessor
More focused on the economy
Detente
SALT and other nuclear reduction treaties
Prauge spring
Detente
Peaceful coexistance and easing tensions with the u.s
Prauge spring
Czechslavakia created Reforms with less government control and more rights for the people also called for more of a market economy rather than a government controlled economy
Soviet Union and other Warsaw pact military personnel moved in to control czechoslovakia and install a new Soviet friendly government they remained under the shadow until communism collapsed
- lasted eight months
War in afganastan
Soviet tried to install a Soviet Friendly government leader in Afghanistan but rebel groups sprung up especially in the countryside
Groups became known as mujahadien
War went on for nearly 10 years & soviet economy took a hit
U.s (and others) provided aid to mujahadien
Ended w/ ceasefire
Gorbechev
More open to western style reforms
country was on the brink of economic disaster
Glasnost
Perestroika
- neither were instuited fully
Glasnost
“Open-ness” called for a more open discussion of political, economic, and social issues and allowed for government critism
- hurt soviets in the long run b/c ppl were open about their issues with goverment which led to revolts
Perestroika
Very radical reform and least successful restructuring of the economy power given to some markets/private hands this is similar to a mixed economy
Why did communism collapse
Glasnost (open society)
New govs. Didnt fear the soviets (military/tanks)
Soviet economy was in disarray (due to arms race costs & afghan war)
Communist coup against g. Was put down by russian military
Communist leader in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Fidel castro
This group of people supported the communist North Vietnam even though they lived in South Vietnam
Who are the Viet Cong
