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What year did the USSR collapse?
1991
What was the INF Treaty 1987?
Treaty between Regan and Gorbachev to limit missiles.
Give two examples of poor living standards in USSR in the 1980s.
Alcoholism, government corruption, lack of technology
What were Gorbachev's policies of Economic Reform and Openness?
Perestroika and Glastnost
Which organisation helped to undermine USSR control in Poland?
Catholic Church
How did the USSR stop Solidarity? (two methods)
Use the army, banned trade union, arrested leaders
What did Solidarity want in Poland 1980s?
to end Soviet control
What year was the Berlin Wall built and what year was it taken down?
Built 1961, taken down 1989
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
Khrushchev's ultimatum 1958 said the West had 6th months to leave Berlin. True or False
True
What was the Brain Drain?
Skilled workers leaving West Germany to live in East.
What did the Brezhnev Doctrine say?
USSR had the right to intervene if any communist rule was threatened.
What year was the Prague Spring?
1968
Give two of Nagy's reforms for Hungary.
free elections, leave Warsaw Pact, Withdrawal of Soviet Army
What did Khrushchev say in his 1956 'Secret speech'?
Criticized Stalin and his terror regime, announced de-stalinisation, peaceful co-existence
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
The Vietnam War ended in 1973 after the Paris Peace Accords were signed. True or False.
False.
Give two consequences of the 1968 Tet Offensive.
USA forced to reduce funding for war, many civillians killed, increased public protests in USA
What happened during the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident?
US ship torpedoed off North Vietnam. Led to president ordering direct attacks on North Vietnam
What was Diem's 1962 'Strategic Hamlets' policy?
Create safe villages to stop the VC from getting supplies and soldiers.
Who were the two leaders of North and South Vietnam after end of French rule?
Ho Chi Minh (N), Ngo Dinh Diem (S)
In 1964 Khrushchev was forced to resign and replaced by who?
Brezhnev
The Cuban Missile Crisis led to the Bay of Pigs. True or False
False
What happened when the USA banned all trade to Cuba?
The USSR agreed to buy the sugar and provide loans.
Eisenhower threatened to use the Atomic Bomb in Korea if China did not stop the fighting. True or False.
True
Stalin did not think America would get involved in Korea. True or False
True
What was the policy to turn countries back to capitalism?
Roll Back
Name two consequences of the Berlin Crisis 1948-49
Cold war more tense, Arms race, East and West Germany, NATO created
What did Stalin set up in 1949 in retaliation to Marshall Aid?
Comecon
What was the aim of the Marshall Plan?
Help countries recover after WW2, to help boost US trade
What is a satellite state?
A country being controlled by another
Name two events during the 'War of Words' 1946-47
Iron Curtain Speech, Novikov Telegram, Long Telegram
Which leaders were at the Postdam conference of 1945?
Truman, Attlee, Stalin
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