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Breakdown of the Grand Alliance 1945 - 47
When and where was the united nat...,
What were the two sections of the...,
What was the job of the security ...
32  cards
Consolidation of the Rival Blocs 1948 - 55
Why were the usa very keen on wes...,
Howdid the usa s interest in west...,
Why did the ussr try to avoid wes...
55  cards
The distracted superpowers 1963 - 72
What 2 reasons were there for the...,
Who wanted detente after the cuba...,
Because of the us s involvement i...
54  cards
Rise and Fall of 'Detente Era' 1963-84 - Know It!
Name the 4 main causes of detente 1,
Explain why distracted superpower...,
How did fear of nuclear war help ...
53  cards
The road to detente
How did bad sino soviet relations...,
What example of soviet arse licki...,
When the soviets queried about ho...
12  cards
Origins of the Cold War to 1945
What is the basis of communism 1,
Describe the step by step beliefs...,
Briefly define capitalism 3
67  cards
The End of the Cold War
When did the afghan communist par...,
What did the ussr fear would be t...,
When did soviet troops invade afg...
47  cards
Srebrenica
What was the srebrenica massacre 1,
Who was responsible for the massa...,
How did the un play a part in the...
6  cards
The Prague Spring
When was the pragua spring 1,
What allowed the prague spring to...,
What did other eastern bloc state...
25  cards
Srebrenica
When was the srebrenica massacre 1,
Who was the massacre directed at 2,
Where did the massacre take place 3
10  cards
Vukovar
When was the battle of vukovar 1,
Where is vukovar 2,
Who beseiged vukovar 3
12  cards
7. The Legacy of the Cold War
The ___ of __ had kept yugoslavia...,
After tito s death in ___ the lea...,
The communists in yugoslavia were...
28  cards
4. Second Cold War 1956-62
____ in the soviet union had rais...,
Kuhrushchev made a secret speech ...,
The ___ obtained a copy of the se...
37  cards
5. The Rise and Fall of the Detente Era 1963-84
The period after the cuban missil...,
Us aims for detente were to stabi...,
The ussr and china were both comm...
30  cards
1. Origins of the Cold War
___ is the basis of communism and...,
Capitalism is where ___ of goods ...,
The bolshevikes seized power in _...
37  cards
2. Breakdown of the Grand Alliance 1945-47
The united nations had been estab...,
It had an assembly of ___ nations...,
The ussr were concerned about the...
27  cards
Space Race
Date the development
15  cards
Arms Race
Date the development
20  cards
3. Consolidation of Rival Blocs 1948-55
The usa was very keen on western ...,
The us wanted western european in...,
After the failure of agreement ov...
31  cards
6. The End of the Cold War
In ___ __ the afghan communist pa...,
The ussr feared that the impact o...,
In ___ __ soviet troops __ afghan...
11  cards
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Link to study this pack free if y...
1  cards
Yeltsin's Russia
Who was yeltsin 1,
Why was yeltsin popular with the ...,
What symbolic action in august 19...
15  cards
Sarajevo
When was the siege of sarajevo 1,
How many died during the seige 2,
Who was beseiging them 3
3  cards
Mostar
When was the seige of mostar 1,
Who was the seige initially again...,
Who held the eastern side 3
4  cards
War-time conferences
When was the casablanca conference 1,
Who was and who wasn t at the cas...,
What was decided at casablanca 3
9  cards
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Hungary when was kader replaced b...,
How did the hungarian socialist p...,
In ___ 19 the hsp won less than _...
29  cards

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