Vocab and Terms
This policy is the most fundamental idea of the Truman Doctrine - minimizing communism and controlling its spread around the world
Containment
Initiated the Korean War, US President who is known for being a founder of NATO
Harry Truman
Which line divided north and south Korea after World War II?
38th Parallel
The first satellite in space as well as the build up of new technology and weapons are part of this
Arms race
How did Khrushchev reverse some of the dictatorship policies that had existed during the Stalin era?
De-Stalinization contributed to looser political rules and the break down of some of the economic policies of the Stalin era.
USSR became more consumerist. There was some freedom of expression in arts and literature.
What was Gorbachev's policy of "glasnost"?
"Openness" - letting ideas and solutions for government change flow freely within the USSR to help improve it after Brezhnev. Helped to form new elected parliament and presidency.
Used diplomacy with Khrushchev to avoid World War 3 during an important missile crisis
John F Kennedy
DAILY DOUBLE
Which is NOT a proxy war:
- Vietnam War
- World War I
- Korean War
- Afghanistan War
World War I
Germany was divided into 4 zones after WW2.
Who controlled the western zone and eastern zone?
West = US, UK, France
East = USSR (except Berlin)
How did Brezhnev contribute most to the fall of the USSR?
He opened up culture to western influence the allowed for a highly consumerist society. These steps pushed the USSR ideologically away from communism and increased individual expression and regional independence.
His economic policies made the USSR unstable and increased resentment of workers.
Winston Churchill is known for the following quote - "an iron curtain has descended upon Europe"
What was the iron curtain?
A figurative and sometimes literal divide between communist Eastern Europe and free market democratic western Europe
Known Soviet for de-Stalinization in the 1960s
Khrushchev
During the Vietnam war, the US feared this - if communism succeeded in Vietnam, then it might succeed as well in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand
Domino theory/effect
How did the USSR treat the satellite states after WW2? How did they respond?
Exploited them economically and set up Stalinist style communist systems.
Rebellions were attempted in Hungary, Poland, and Czechoslovakia during the 1950s-60s and all were suppressed by the Soviets
Describe the outcomes of Gorbachev's important decision to end occupation of the satellite states within the Warsaw Pact
Unification of Germany, fall of the Wall
Revolution in Poland followed by revolutions in the other states like Czech., Romania, and Germany.
Economic plan rationalized by the idea that weakened post World War II countries would be more susceptible to communist regimes
The Marshall Plan
Communist group within North Vietnam who were supported by the Soviets
Viet Cong
DAILY DOUBLE
Idea that if one superpower uses atomic weapons then it will lead to mutual destruction for all
Deterrence
How did the views between Truman and Stalin differ most? Give at least 2 reasons
Truman wants to stop communism by helping weak countries politically and financially. Truman believes in ideologies democracy and free market capitalism. Joined with allies in NATO.
Stalin believed WW2 is caused by uncontrolled capitalism and wants to spread communism around the world. He planned to set up Soviet regimes in as many places as possible. Socialism, specifically totalitarian communist dictatorships, was his main ideology. Built up the Warsaw Pact as alliances
Which treaty ended the Cold War between the US and USSR? Who signed it?
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) signed by Reagan and Gorbachev
DAILY DOUBLE!
There was a general "thawing out" of Cold War tensions when Leonid Brezhnev engaged in this kind of diplomacy
Detente - gradual easing of tension/relaxing of nuclear weapons
Name ALL of the leaders of the Soviet Union in order PLUS the presidents of the current Russian federation
Lenin
Stalin
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Gorbachev
Yeltsin
Putin
Which European superpower colonized Vietnam first? Why did they remove control?
France
After WW2 they needed to minimize colonial control to rebuild at home
What was the Prague Spring? How did it end?
Czech leader Dubcek wanted to create "socialism with a human face" and reduce many of the strict communist rules in place. The period of progress in 1968 is the "spring" the name refers to.
This period was stopped by Soviet leader Khrushchev who deployed Warsaw Pact military into Prague. They feared a toppling of the satellite states if too much change occurred.
What type of economic/political system does Russia have today? Who is the Russian president?
Vladimir Putin
Economy = free market, high crime, corruption, poverty
Political = There are no term limits on the presidency. Government exhibits authoritarianism, limits media freedom and concentrates power in the hands of a small group closely associated with Putin