the cold war Flashcards
what year was stalins death and who replaced him?
1953 and was taken over by kruschev
what was the truman doctrine?
a speech stating: the US wanting to constrict the rise of the soviet union and any country who stood up to the oppression would be aided
What did the long telegram state?
which nation wrote it?
The USSR was armed, and determined to spread communism. However, they were fearful
The united states
What did the Novikov telegram state?
who wrote it?
in response to what?
The USSR needed to secure its buffer zone in eastern europe in order to protect itself.
The ambassadorof the Soveit union- Novikov
the long telegram
What was the Marshall plan?
what was Stalins reaction?
The US would help european countries recover after WW2 as long as they had democracy and free trade - opposing communism
he denied any country in his sphere of infulence to use the aid and set
What was cominform?
an organisation with aims to :
tighten soviet control in eastern europe
create a trade network between communist countries
what was comecon?
a plan for financial aid by the USSR to keep eastern countries on its side.
Who was batista?
what was life like under him?
the head of Cubans corrupt government that dealt with the US
bad mistreatment and common revolutions
Who was Fidel Castro?
when did Castro come into power?
The leader of the Cuban revolution and the new leader of Cuba
1959
How did Castros leadership better cubas relations with the USSR?
How did the US react to this?
The USSR offered loans and oil to help Cuba recover.
This made Cuba become a pro communist state.
by setting an embargo to cripple cuba
what did the bay of pigs consist of?
why was it defeated?
1500 CIA trained Cubans who protested Castro attempted to invade Cuba
as Kennedy withdrew air support, leaving the exiles exposed
What were 3 consequences of the Bay of pigs invasion?
The USSR got even closer with Cuba
Kennedy looked weak
Cuba wanted nuclear weapons placed there to deter the US
Name 3 reasons the USSR placed nuclear weapons on Cuba
to protect Cuba
To close the missile gap
Khruschev wanted to impress his government
missile gap is the fact the US could reach the USSR but not vice vera
How did the US react to Nuclear bases being built on Cuba?
Kennedy ordered a blockade of ships so no Nuclear weapons could get onto Cuba
How did Kruschev respond to the blockade?
how did Cuba react?
he ordered his ships to stop
Castro prepared his troops for invasion by the US
what was the prague spring?
how long did it last?
Czech people rose up in an attempt to gain control over their lives- trying to reform socialism
4 months
What were 3 causes of the Prague spring?
weak economy
lack of personal freedom
idea that the US would support them
who was Dubcek?
what were his intentions?
the Czech communist leader
loosen communist restrictions and allow more freedom
what was the Brezhnev doctrine?
Breznev stated any eastern european who rejected communism would be forced even if it caused WW3
who was Brezhnev?
Soviet leader who replaved Kruschev
when was the Czech invasion?
august 1968
How many troops were sent in the Czech invasion?
500,000
What happed to Ducbek in the Czech invasion?
how replaced him?
he was arrested and sent to moscow
Husak
what was operation Vittles?
how many supplies were landed per day?
in response to the berlin blockade, the allies flew in food, coal and neccesities
4600 tons
What was the Warsaw pact?
when was it?
A military alliance between the soviet union and 7 satellite states.
1955
What was NATO?
when was it made?
what was created in response?
a military alliance in the west
1949
The Warsaw Pact
What was trizonia?
when?
the joining of France, Britain and America in Germany
1948
What was the Berlin blockade?
Why?
Stalin blocked all routes between the allies and their sectors of Berlin.
in attempt to starve the allies out of Berlin
how did trizonia threaten stalin?
as the standards of living improved so much in trizonia, it made stalin look weak.
what are 3 consequences of the hungarian uprising?
the reputation of the us was damaged
the ussr was stronger than ever
the relationship between the east and west got worse
why did the soviet union reinvade hungary?
when?
as Nagy (PM) tried to leave the Warsaw pact
1956
What happened to Nagy after the Hungarian uprising?
he was arrested and hanged
Why did Rakosi (Hungarian Pm before Nagy) fall from power?
as protests against communist rule resparked
give 4 events which led to the collapse of the USA-USSR wartime alliance
Division of Germany unagreed (potsdam conference)
atomic bomb
novikov/ long telegrams
the creation of satellite states
How did the cuban missile crisis end?
a deal was made, removing weapons from cuba (ussr) and weapons from turkey (usa)
why was salt I important?
it was the first agreement limiting nuclear weapons between the ussr and usa
why did the soviet union invade afghanistan?
the ussr did not want muslim fundimentalism spreading across its borders
what did the carter doctrine state?
If any outside force invades the Persian Gulf, the US will use any force neccessary to protect its interests
what are 2 consequences of the invasion of afghanistan?
carter doctrine
marked the end of detente
