the cold war random Flashcards

1
Q

truman doctrine announced

A

1947

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2
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in what year was the marshall plan approved by congress

A

1948

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3
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How did Stalin gain control the countries of Eastern Europe at the end of WW2?

A

he allowed the red army to continue to occupy them

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4
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2 countries part of the ussr

A

ukraine
georgia

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5
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Were the countries of Eastern Europe part of the USSR?

A

no

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6
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How did Stalin bring Eastern European countries under the political control of the USSR?

A

he installed puppet governments which he controlled from moscow

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7
Q

when was berlin airlift

A

1948-1949

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8
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when was construction of berlin wall

A

1961

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9
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Who was the leader of the USSR during the Berlin Airlift

A

stalin

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10
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when was berlin wall built

A

1961

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11
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Who was the leader of the USSR when the Berlin Wall was constructed?

A

khruschev

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12
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How did West Berliners get to other western European countries?

A

planes

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13
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where was the berlin wall

A

around west berlin

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14
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When was the Hungarian Uprising?

A

1956

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15
Q

When was the Prague Spring?

A

1968

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16
Q

In which country did the Prague Spring unfold?

A

czechoslovakia

17
Q

when did stalin die

A

1953

18
Q

who led after stalin

A

kruschev

19
Q

When was Stalin the leader of the USSR?

A

1824-53

20
Q

Who launched a policy of ‘destalinisation’ in 1956?

A

khruschev

21
Q

When did Fidel Castro come to power in Cuba?

A

1959

22
Q

Which prime minister of Cuba brought socialism to the country

A

castro

23
Q

What was the Bay of Pigs

A

an attempted invasion by american trained cuban exiles

24
Q

When was the Bay of Pigs?

A

1961

25
Q

When was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A

1962

26
Q

According to most historians, when was the end of the Cold War?

A

when the su disintegrated in 1991

27
Q

In what year did the Soviet Union disintegrate?

A

1991

28
Q

When did the Berlin Wall fall?

A

november 9 1989

29
Q

when did soviets lose control of eastern states

A

1989

30
Q

when did cold war end

A

1991