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After WW2 what problem was there?

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USA and USSR’s common enemy gone
So they grew suspicious of each other causing many problems

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What reasons were there for tensions between USA and USSR?

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Fear of communism
Soviet expansion
Mistrust of Stalin
Disagreements in peace conferences

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Why did western governments fear communism?

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It promised working classes more power and take over production
Didn’t protect their wealth

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Why did the west fear Soviet expansion?

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After freeing east Europe from Nazis, the Soviet Union took them over
Made western countries scared it would have ripple effect and more would fall

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Why did the west mistrust Stalin?

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Because it was believed he wanted to expand to all of Europe

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How did peace conferences cause tensions?

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Disagreements on how to deal with Germany
USSR = punish them
West = not repeat Versailles
Agree to divide Germany

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Yalta conference

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Agree to divide Germany into 4 sections

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Postdam conference

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Each section would be controlled by one of the allies
USSR receive most reparations for having most casualties

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Eventually agreement of Yalta and Postdam conference

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Divide
Democratise
Demilitarise
De Nazify
Germany

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The Truman doctrine

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Giving money to other countries so they wouldn’t fall to communism as they had less incentive with a stringer economy

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What did Truman say in his speeches before the doctrine?

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Communism was dangerous and had to be contained
US would give money to European countries to stop fall to communism
Communism same as having slaves

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Consequences of Truman doctrine for USA

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Ended period of isolationism = involved with stopping communism spread in other countries
Provided money to Europe in Marshall plan

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Consequences of Truman doctrine for USSR

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Greek government could defeat them and didn’t fall to communism
Cominform set up to coordinate information across soviet union

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Containment policy

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Idea of containing communism to the Soviet Union and not letting it spread to other countries
Domino theory = if other countries fall the ones around it will

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Marshall plan

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After Truman doctrine
Designed to give weaker European countries financial aid so they would invest in US companies and not join USSR

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Why adopt the Marshall plan?

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Because many economies were weaker after the war
And Truman’s belief of domino effect that this will increase spread of communism
And he supported containing this

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Division of all of Germany

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North west = Britain
South west = France
North east = USSR
South east = USA

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Division of just Berlin

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East = occupied by USSR
West = occupied by USA, France and Britain

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Why did West Berlin receive a lot of financial aid?

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Because it was surrounded by USSR occupied north east Germany
Increased chance of falling to communism

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What did allies decide to make the west of Germany into?

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United all parts occupied by allies
Into German federal republic
With its own currency

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How did USSR respond to the new unified west Germany?

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Because Berlin was in ussr occupied east Berlin
Create a blockade so supplies couldn’t enter West Berlin by railway, canal or road

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Why did USSR see allies creating a unified west Germany as a threat?

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Because they were attempting to stop communist influence together
And more people in Berlin preferred the capitalist life in West Berlin

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Why did Stalin create the blockade?

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More people migrating to west over boarder
So made life worse there to stop that happening

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How did the allies respond to Stalin’s blockade?

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Airlifted supplies into Berlin instead
Which he began shooting down

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What stopped the blockade?

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It could result in war which USSR was too weak for
So called off

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Consequences of the Berlin blockade?

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Creation of NATO and Warsaw Pact
Increased rivalries between them
More refugees from east to west berlin

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NATO

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Between Western Europe and USA
So if one country attacked they would all help
To protect all against USSR

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Warsaw Pact

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8 USSR countries to rival NATO because Stalin said it was in self defence as NATO was set up against them

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What did Kruschev do?

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Build a wall between west and east Berlin
To prevent those in the east fleeing away from soviet oppression

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Consequences of the Berlin Wall construction

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18 hour stand off beteeen USA and USSR
USA eventually backed down

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Cuba revolution

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Fidel Castro overthrew Batista (whom USA supported)
They removed all US businesses
So USA stopped buying sugar
Which USSR then bought instead

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Bay of Pigs invasion

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Cuban exiles backed by USA attempted to oppose Fidel Castro but failed

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Consequences of Bay of pigs invasion and Cuba revolution

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Cuba and USSR pushed closer together
So USSR installed ballistic missiles on Cuba near USA

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What did US spy planes see in Cuba military bases?

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Ballistic missiles launch sites which had enough range to hit USA
Major security risk

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Solution to Cuban missile crisis: Hawks

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Aggressive solution

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Solution to Cuban missiles crisis: Doves

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Peaceful solution

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How did JFK respond to discovery of Cuban missiles?

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Made a naval blockade to prevent missiles reaching Cuba on ships
Had ships searched for weapons
Broadcasted info to public

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How did Kruschev respond to the naval blockade?

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Said they would find a way through the blockade
And use nuclear weapons if necessary

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Eventual deal with Cuba, USA and USSR to stop the crisis

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USSR would remove missiles from Cuba if USA didn’t invade it and withdrew missiles in Turkey
JFK’s brother and Kruschev agreed but was secret in Turkey

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Consequences of Cuban missile crisis

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Perception USSR backed down
Oneupmanship = pushing each other to brink of war
USA retreat as realised aggressive approach = dangerous
‘Partial test ban’ stop testing nuclear weapons
Hotline between USSR + USA for better communication

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How important was the Cuban missile crisis?

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It caused a lot of fear so people wanted peaceful solution
As Marshall plan to stop communism was too dangerous

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Events in Vietnam that caused the war

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North Vietnam was communist lead by Ho Chi Minh
South wasn’t and lead by unpopular leader that USA supported
Takeover so USA employed to prevent south falling to communism

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Reasons for USA involving itself with Vietnam

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Contain communism
Defend democracy
Extend US influence/ imperialism

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USA aim with Vietnam: contain communism

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Domino theory = if all of Vietnam joins USSR South East Asia will too
See it as necessary because increase of Vietcong increases chance of all of Vietnam falling

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USA aim with Vietnam: defend democracy

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Ho Chi Minh = dictator who caused terror campaigns
But were hypocritical as they corrupted elections in Vietnam and trapped civilians in villages

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USA aim with Vietnam: extend influence

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Saw it important to keep capitalist countries with same values to trade

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USA tactics

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Operation rolling thunder
Chemical warfare
Search and destroy

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Operation rolling thunder

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US bombing campaign to destroy Vietcong supply routes
Ineffective: north Vietnam got more support from China and didn’t stop supply routes

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Chemical warfare

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Agent orange weed killer destroyed jungle to find hiding Vietcong
Napalm used on villagers that caused burns

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Search and destroy

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‘Zippo raids’ = burn down thatched villages to search for hiding Vietcong

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Strategic hamlet policy

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Moving villagers in the south and forgiving them to relocate to defended strategic hamlets
To stop them helping Vietcong

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Reasons for USA defeat in vietnam

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Troops young + inexperienced
Opposition at home
Ineffective strategies for jungle fighting (more conventional and high tech)
Guerrilla methods by Vietcong and opposition better suited
North had USSR support

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American troops cause for defeat in Vietnam

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Too young + inexperienced
Didn’t understand why or care to fight = low morale
Fear of guerrilla traps
Caused high brutality = masacres
Many young men dying caused opposition at home

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Opposition at home cause for defeat in Vietnam

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Many young men dying
People saw televised atrocities of chemical warfare + massacres
President Johnson became unpopular, voted in Nixon who stopped it

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Ineffective war strategies cause for defeat in vietnam

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USA used high tech conventional tactics
Not effective in jungle, unlike guerrilla methods used by Vietcong and the north
USA with no effective response = stronger Vietcong

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Effects of Vietnam war

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Economic = inflation, using taxpayers money
Popularity = new president
Propaganda = ruined reputation
Communism = more in SE Asia
Detente
Doctrine = less willing for future wars

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Effects of Vietnam war: economy and treasury

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War was expensive and a main contributor to rising inflation
Taxpayer resentment who was funding it
Treasury said it could not carry on

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Effect of Vietnam war: popularity with presidents

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Johnson = very unpopular
Didn’t try re election
Nixon = voted in who said would stop it

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Effects of Vietnam war: USA’s propaganda

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Lessened their influence in world’s affairs
Damaged reputation due to war crimes
Damaged their defence of capitalism

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Effects of Vietnam war: Communism

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The USA’s military couldn’t stop communism spread
Had advanced the domino effect in south east Asia

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Effects of Vietnam war: detente

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Realisation that Cold War needed different diplomatic strategies
Nixon visited China for closer relations

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Effects of Vietnam war: doctrine

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USA wanted allies to take care of their own defence
Became less willing to involve itself with war

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