the cold war Flashcards

1
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what was the Marshall Plan?

A

America would lend over $12.7B to 16 countries for rebuilding in the postwar period

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when and why was NATO established?

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1949 as a joint defensive alliance against aggression against any member state

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who were the original members of NATO?

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Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the UK, the US

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4
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when and why was the Warsaw Pact established?

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1955 as a joint alliance against aggression against any member state

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5
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who were the original members of the Warsaw Pact?

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Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Soviet union

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6
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Suez Crisis

in 1956 a crisis broke out in Egypt when President Nasser decided to ______________

A

nationalize the canal

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Suez Crisis

which 3 countries threatened action and eventually attacked?

A

France, Britain, and Israel

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Suez Crisis

what was Canada’s role in the crisis?

A

offered soldiers for the mission and convinced both sides to discuss the matter

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9
Q

Suez Crisis

after the dispute was later solved, what prize did Pearson win?

A

Nobel Peace

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10
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Berlin Wall

what happened to Berlin at the end of ww2?

A

like Germany, it was split into four sections

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Berlin Wall

what did the Soviets do to stem the tide of east Germans (communists) defecting through west Germany (democratic)?

A

the Soviets built a wall around the democratic east Berlin

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