Weak Points Flashcards
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What was the deceleration of liberated Europe
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Agreement to allow free elections in e Europe
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What was the name of the government for Poland proposed at yalta
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Government of national unity
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When and what was VE Day
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Victory in Europe day, 8th may 1945
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How had staling broken a promise from yalta by the time of Potsdam
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Arrested many non communist leaders
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How many soviets died in ww2
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20 million
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What did churchy concede by the percentages agreement
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Soviet ‘sphere of influence’
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How did communists take power in Bulgaria
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By executing non communists
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How did communists take power in Poland
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Non communists were invited to Moscow and arrested
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Leader of communists in Hungary
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Rakosi
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Who arrested all Rakosis opponents
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AVO
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Who led communists in Czech
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GOTTWALD
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When was the German-democratic republic set up in East Germany
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1949
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Why did Truman get involved in Greece
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Britain could no longer afford it
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When did Truman make his speech to congress on containment
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Mar47
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How much did Marshall ask for
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$17b
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ERP
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European recovery programme
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What caused congress to vote in favour of Marshall plan
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Czech turning communist
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What amount of Marshall aid was spent on us supplied goods
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70%
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NATO
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North Atlantic treaty organisation
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Berlins main airport
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Templehof
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Who said that if West Berlin fell Germany would be next
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General clay
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How many flights entered berlin during blockade
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275,000
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How long did berlin blockade last
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318 days
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What caused the berlin blockade
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Western zones were united and new currency introduced
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What created tension at 1948 London conference
Russia wasn't invited
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When and what was the united us and uk zone
Jan47 bizonia
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North Korean communist leader
Kim il sung
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Democratic South Korean leader
Syngman Rhee
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Name of theory that if Korea fell to communism rest if east would
Domino theory
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Which report recommended further opposition to communism in Far East
NSC68
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NKPA
North Korean people's army
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How did Korean War go from June to sep 1950
NKPA pushed south to Pusan pocket (south east corner)
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Why didn't Russians Vito us motion in UN to defend South Korea
They were boycotting UN because of USA not recognising china
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When did people's volunteers drive MacArthur back
Nov1950
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What percentage of un forces were US (in Korea)
50% of land, 93% air, 86% naval
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How did Eisenhower force peace in Korea
Threatened use of A bomb
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Spelling of leader to follow Stalin
K h r u s h c h e v
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How did Khrushchev say to avoid 'most destructive war in history'
Peaceful co-existence
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What was destalinisation
Open criticism of joe
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Where did us deploy more NATO troops after staling death
Germany
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How did senator McCarthy attack communism in America
Public trials
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Causes if Hungarian revolution
Communist oppression if Catholic Church
| Destalinisation
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First sign of Hungarian revolution
Students toppled statue of Stalin
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Who took over from Rakosi and when
Imre Nagy 24oct56
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How long did freedom last in Hungary
5 days
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Which Hungarian catholic leader was released from prison to join the new government
Cardinal mindszenty
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What stopped freedom in Hungary and why
Nagy announced in 3nov56 that they were going to leave Warsaw Pact
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How many tanks did Joe send into Hungary
1000
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How many Hungarians were killed in revolution
4000
49
Results of Hungarian revolution
Many western communists resigned from their parties
| Russia stayed in control behind iron curtain
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Why did Krushchev walk out of the Paris peace summit
Eisenhower refused to apologise for the U2 incident
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Where was the summit of 61 held
Vienna
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When did Russia begin building the Berlin Wall
13aug61
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When did Kennedy visit West Berlin and what happened
63 'ich bin ein Berliner'
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What did Khrushchev demand at 61 summit
USA leave West Berlin within 6 months
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What did the soviets accuse USA of using West Berlin for,
Espionage
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What action of April 62 caused raised tensions
American missiles in Turkey
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How many miles away is Cuba from Florida
90
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Who was the us backed dictator of Cuba before Castro
Colonel Batista
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What did Krushchev agree to do for Cuba
Buy 1 million tonnes if sugar a year from them
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Bay of pigs, when,where,who,why
CIA funded trained 1300 Cuban exiles to invade Cuba in April 61 at th bay of pigs
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22oct62 Cold War milestone
Kennedy announced missile crisis on tv
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What happened 22 oct 62
Kennedy announced Naval blockade of Cuba
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What happened 23 oct 62
Khrushchev announced that missiles were solely for defence
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What happened 24oct62
Khrushchev announced a 'fitting reply to the aggressor' of USA maintained blockade
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What happened 25oct62
Russian ships turned back
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What happened 26oct62
Khrushchev offered to dismantle missiles if Kennedy stopped blockade
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What happened27oct62morn
Khrushchev changed his mind and said he'd only dismantle Cuban missile bases if Kennedy dismantled Turkish
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What happened 27oct62evening
Kennedy offered to dismantle Turkish missiles in secret, If Khrushchev dismantled Cuban ones
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What happened 28oct62
Khrushchev agreed to kennedys offer
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What happened 20nov 62
Russian bombers left Cuba
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A new model of socialism
Czech announcement of action plan in April 68
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Brezhnev doctrine, when where and what
Bratislava 3aug68 , not allow Eastern European countries to reject war even if it meant world war
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When did Warsaw Pact troops invade Czech
20aug68
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How many Warsaw Pact soldiers invaded Czech
500000
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How many Czech anti communists were arrested in late 68
47
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Notable protest to invasion of Czech
Jan palach burnt himself to death
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When and why did china join the UN
1971 USA dropped their Vito
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Salt1
Strategic arms limitation talks 1 1972, agreed to limit number of anti ballistic weapons
79
Weakness of non proliferation treaty
Didn't stop other countries developing nukes by themselves
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USA supported in the Arab Israel war of 73
Israel
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How did Russia benefit from Helsinki agreement
Recognised as having control over Eastern Europe
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When was dissolution of Soviet Union
26dec91
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CND
Campaign for nuclear disarmament
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Detente landmark of 75
USA and Russian space craft work together ASTP
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Russian invasion of afghan
1979
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What won the arms race and why
STARWARS gorby realised he couldn't afford the arms race anymore
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START
Strategic arms reduction treaty, limited nukes and ICBMs, largest arms control in history
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Salt 2
Talks began, but USA refused to ratify the treaty due to the soviet invasion of Afghanistan of 79
89
Peristroika
Restructuring
90
Glastnost
Freedom
91
Solidarity
Polish trade union
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Significance of solidarity
First trade union in Warsaw Pact country free of communist party control, 1/3 of working age population of Poland were members at height
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Measures against solidarity
Martial law imposed for under 2 years
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Successes of solidarity
Won free elections in June 89 and first non communist polish president walesa
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How was solidarity allowed to grow in Poland
Communism losing power and public favour, funded upto $50m by USA
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What event shook the ussr in 1986
Chernobyl
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When did the Berlin Wall come down
Nov89
