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The Vietnam War ended in 1973 after the Paris Peace Accords were signed. True or False.
False.
Give two causes that are the same for the Hungarian Uprising and Prague Spring.
Poor living standards, censorship of press/freedom of speech, secret police, resources sent to USSR
What did Khrushchev say in his 1956 'Secret speech'?
Criticized Stalin and his terror regime, announced de-stalinisation, peaceful co-existence
Give two of Nagy's reforms for Hungary.
free elections, leave Warsaw Pact, Withdrawal of Soviet Army
What year was the Prague Spring?
1968
What did the Brezhnev Doctrine say?
USSR had the right to intervene if any communist rule was threatened.
What was the Brain Drain?
Skilled workers leaving West Germany to live in East.
Khrushchev's ultimatum 1958 said the West had 6th months to leave Berlin. True or False
True
Why did relations between USA and USSR break down at Paris Summit 1960?
Soviets shot down American U2 plane which had been spying on the USSR
What year was the Berlin Wall built and what year was it taken down?
Built 1961, taken down 1989
What did Solidarity want in Poland 1980s?
to end Soviet control
How did the USSR stop Solidarity? (two methods)
Use the army, banned trade union, arrested leaders
Which organisation helped to undermine USSR control in Poland?
Catholic Church
What were Gorbachev's policies of Economic Reform and Openness?
Perestroika and Glastnost
Give two examples of poor living standards in USSR in the 1980s.
Alcoholism, government corruption, lack of technology
What was the INF Treaty 1987?
Treaty between Regan and Gorbachev to limit missiles.
