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Explain brinkmanship…

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Using nuclear strength to force agreement a from communist opponents

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Massive retaliation explained…

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*containment has requires a decathlon to any global communist expansion
*nsc-162 report says to fight communists with force and nuclear weapons

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Explain nuclear deterrent…

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use of building up nuclear reserves to prevent aggression before it rises

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Explain rollback

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Direct response to Truman’s containment
Says Truman too weak politically
Criticised containment

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After Stalin’s death 1953…

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ended personality cult
reforming KGB
new course of economic policy
destalinisation

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Explain destalinisation…

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discrediting stalin
relaxing opression
called the “great thaw”

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Key points of Khrushchevs speech..

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destalinisation and discredited his agression’
criticised the purges of military
bettter relationship with yugoslavia
people shocked at criticism

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Nikita Khrushchev

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1958 soviet leader
greater emphasis on human comfort and consumer goods
believed in peaceful coexistence

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Why did NK reduce his military and by how much ?

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cut by 33%
to save military costs so more for nuclear

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What results seen at Austrian state treaty 1955?

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removed all foreign troops and guaranteed austrian independence
FIRST TIME USSR TROOPS WILLINGLY LEFT ANY PART OF EUROPE

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Why did USSR move troops out of Austria and where too ?

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to show wanted peaceful relations
moved them to finland

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key points of Krushchevs secret speech…

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destalinisation and discredited his agression’ criticised the purges of military better relationship with yugoslavia people shocked at criticism

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what were khruschevs foreign policy aims?

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consolidate and strengthen ussr power focus on consumerism

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explain summit diplomacy…

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meeting other world leaders to reduce tensions from before

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Austrian state treaty explain…

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1955 may
ussr usa uk france
agreed to split austria into 2
removed red army and became neutral

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the geneva summit explained…

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july 1955
aimed for peaceful coexistence and reunification of germany open skies proposal rejected by khruschev
SET INITIA DISCUSSIONS FOR PC AS FISRT SUMMIT DIPLOMACY IN 8YRS

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Camp david talks september 1959…

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eisenhower invited NK to camp david so trusted each other
first soviet leader to visit usa agreed no 3rd way no agreements on berlin

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paris summit…

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may 1960
france uk ussr usa
khruschev wanted to discuss berlin and germany and limit nuclear arms in china

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who ruined paris summit and why ?

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who ruined paris summit and why ?
usa
had a spy plane but denied it saying it was for weather purposes

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long term effects of paris summit…

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u2 spy plane caused larger seperation between them
led to berlin wall ,missile crisis, arms race

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U2 spy plane incident…

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used to get info on soviet weapons shot down by soviets
usa lied saying it was weather monitoring
but had cameras and cyanide pill if caught

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polish uprising june 1956…

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polish workers staged strike in POZNAN
30,000 peaceful march turned VIOLENT
secret police attacked
60 killed
Alarmed soviets for change-threatens soviet intervention if unresolved

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restoring gomulka..

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october 1956
believed he would reform poland
ended prosecution of catholics
abandoned collectivisation
didnt do as much as expected

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rakoski and hungary…

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used salami tactics and spread fear
2000 executed 100,000 prisoned
caused economic ruin and famine

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hungarian uprising…

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october 1956
students/workers had 16 points for reform
wanted freedom and removal of secret police
imre nagy elected (communist yet reformer)

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imre nagy…

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prime minister of hungary
communist but more liberal and heard peoples choice
allowed other parties to run
released political prisoners
REFORMED FAST

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nagy and warsaw pact…

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november 1956
speech to withdraw from warsaw pact and be NEUTRAL
kadar left government in disgust

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janos kadar

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believes nagys reforms too much so left to budapest
became prime minister in 1958

29
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soviets reaction to hungarian uprising…

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soviet tanks cause 3000 deaths (said 30,000 in west propoganda)
tanks dragged bodies as warning
200,000 fled hungary
nagy executed and kadar in charge with soviets

30
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why didnt west get involved in hungary?

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committed to PC
dont want USSR in any conflict
attention with suez canal

31
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suez canal crisis…

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OCTOBER 1956
*egypt nationalises canal with soviet money so israeli forces push into egypt
*britain and france had trade intrests so support israelis
*NK threatens nuclear invasion if they dont retreat
*usa warned ussr of agression and pressures britain france and israel to retreat so they do in 1957

32
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Konrad Adenauer

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first chancellor of FRG (west Germany)
socialist ideas of individualism
advocated containment
supported NATO
FRG recognised as sovereign state and joined NATO 1955

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Walter Ulbricht

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communist leader of GDR
crushed opposition and rejected destalinisation
became most industrialised

33
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crisis in GDR 1953…

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*GDR used comecon and USSR 5 year plan for economy
*production doubled in first year
*ulbricht demanded more=unrealistic targets
*prices surged
*non communists arrested=highest year immigration
*NK said to not be so harsh but too late as had 10% INCREASE ON PRODUCTION

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GDR uprising…

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june 1953
strikes broke out-10,000 workers crowd
government got USSR help with tanks
125 killed

35
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USA and GDR uprising…

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wanted adenauer reelected
broadcasted it as propaganda and mess of communism

36
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FRG enters NATO…

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May 1955
limit army to 4 divisions
integrated into democratic republic
meant united germany unlikely

37
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Adenauer visit to Moscow 1955…

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to negogiate return of german prisoners of war
didnt go well as ussr commited to GDR more and saw their independence
adenauer created Hallstein doctrine

38
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Hallstein doctrine…

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FRG doesnt recognise GDR as state
dont recognise anyone that sees GDR

39
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NKs proposal for germany 1958…

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minimize usa influnce in germany
prevent migration from east to west
GDR power

40
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immigration of east to west berlin by 1961…

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1/6th population left east to west

41
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berlin ultimatum nov 1958…

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NK DEMANDED:
*6 month ultimatum to remove western troops from west berlin
*berlin to be free city and no military

42
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USA response to Berlin ultimatum

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rejected it
didnt want to ruin relation more with ussr
FRG feared US betrayl on Halstein doctrine

43
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Vietnam by end of 1954

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Temporarily divided by the 17th parallel
Communist forces had to withdraw to north
Diem replaced dai and had to withdraw to south
Elections for reunification supposed to take place

44
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What is PAVN

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People’s army of Vietnam-gov army of north Vietnam

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ARVN

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Army republic of Vietnam - official government army if south Vietnam

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NLF

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National liberation front -ho’s southern supporters

47
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PLAF

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People’s liberation armed forces -ho’s southern supporters as well

48
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Vietcong…

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Nickname for ho’s southern supporters

49
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Diems rigged elections..

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Claimed 98.2% vote out of 605,025
BUT REALLY ONLY 450,00 VOTES

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USAs support with Diem..

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•Eisenhower’s administration increased financial aid (1bil)
•Transport 310,000 Vietnamese from north of south

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Law 10/59…

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diems law
The sentence of death for any communist or anyone associated with them

52
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ho chi minh intensifying the division…

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*liquidated land of thousands-effected peasants
*1956 uprising 6000 peasants killed and deported
*became more popular-collectivisation

53
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kennedy election…

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in 1960 elected and takes over 1961

54
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why did usa get involved in indochina?

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*to help fund (75-80French war effort % us funding)
*domino thoery fear of cambodia and laos falling
*gained an ally and trade partner with diem

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bay of pigs…

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*fidel castro nationalised american companies
*so eisenhower cut aid to cuba to damage their economy
*both eisenhower and castro signed a trade agreement in 1960
*kennedy sponsered an an anti communist invasion to overthrow castro
*used cia and 1300 cuban exiles
*EMBARISING FAILURE- no air or marine support

56
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why was Diem assasination…

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*nov 1963
*refused to reform and strong repression of buddhists-set himself on fire as protest

57
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us relations with cuba before…

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*previously ruled by batista-dictator
*american funding and weapons(mainly sugar exports)
*batista corupt

58
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emerging hostility between usa and cuba….

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*castro took power 1959
*castro had a lot of support in cuba as seemed more nationalist than communist
*castro wanted independence from america so he nationalized and seized $1bil american owned property in cuba

59
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the missile crisis start…

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*1963 u2 spyplane spotted missile bases in cuba

60
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pressures for kennedy with missile crisis…

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*bases in cuba gave ussr nuclear parity(90 miles from florida)
*monroe doctrine gave usa right to intervene in cuba
*domino theory

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pressures for khruschev…

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operation mongoose…

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*nov 1961- to overthrow castro
*secret sabotage
*cia operation with 1500 cuban exiles
*blew up railways and poisoned sugar crops
*attempts to destabilize castro

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why were usa planning an invasion of cuba 1961?

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*castro seized $1bil of us assets

64
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OPLAN 312 AND 314…

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*air strike on cuba 1962
*ussr saw as threat so made decision to deploy soviet missiles on cuba in 1962

65
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operation anadyr..

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*soviet willing to support castro
*meant to be secret but u2 spy plame spotted it

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