US & Soviet leaders 1941-91 Flashcards
List the 9 US presidents in order.
1) Roosevelt
2) Truman
3) Eisenhower
4) Kennedy
5) Johnson
6) Nixon
7) Ford
8) Carter
9) Reagan
When was Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency?
1933-45.
When was Harry Truman’s presidency?
1945-53.
When was Eisenhower’s presidency?
1953-61.
When was Kennedy’s presidency?
1961-63.
When was Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency?
1963-69.
When was Nixon’s presidency?
1969-74.
When was Gerald Ford’s presidency?
1974-77.
When was Carter’s presidency?
1977-81.
When was Reagan’s presidency?
1981-89.
List the 7 Soviet leaders (general secretaries) in order.
1) Stalin
2) Malenkov
3) Khrushchev
4) Brezhnev
5) Andropov
6) Chernenko
7) Gorbachev
When was Stalin’s leadership?
1922-53.
When was Malenkov’s leadership?
1953-55.
When was Khrushchev’s leadership?
1955-64.
When was Brezhnev’s leadership?
1964-82
When was Andropov’s leadership?
1982-84.
When was Chernenko’s leadership?
1984-85.
When was Gorbachev’s leadership?
1985-91.
What was Roosevelt’s attitude?
Wanted cooperation with USSR.
What was Truman’s attitude?
Suspicious of communism- wanted to contain it. Ruined relationship between USA and USSR.
What was Eisenhower’s attitude?
To develop nuclear weapons in order to maintain a checkmate situation with the USSR.
What was Kennedy’s attitude?
Strengthening the USA militarily and trying to ease tensions with negotiation. His tactic was to threaten the USSR, but to not engage in war.
What was Nixon’s attitude?
Wanted to cool tensions with the USSR in the ’70s.
What was Carter’s attitude?
Wanted to return to containing communism.
What was Reagan’s attitude?
Wanted to “win” the cold war by weakening the USSR in the ’80s.
What was Stalin’s attitude?
Became increasingly suspicious of USA after WW2. Gained security for USSR by forming satellite states.
What was Khrushchev’s attitude?
Wanted peace with USA but not at the expense of weakening USSR. Made drastic decisions over Berlin and Cuba.
What was Brezhnev’s attitude?
Famous for his doctrine, announcing that any communist state must function identically to the USSR.
What was Gorbachev’s attitude?
More relaxed than previous leaders- made decisions in the interest of peace throughout the 1980s.
