AP WORLD HISTORY UNIT 8.1

what was the outcome of the yalta conference

accepted the unconditional surrender of germany and dicided to divide the nation into 4 military parts (britiain,france,soviet union, and US)

what did the truman doctrine say

US would provide economic and military support to nations under threat of communist takeover

who helped rebuild western europe and japan

the us and helped nations commit to nationalism and democracy

who was the first test subject of truman's plan

greece

how was the communist system different from the marxist theory

the communsit system was different as it contorlled the lands, had new elites, no freedom whereas marxist theory is government has land,no elites and freedom

which countries did soviet union annex after ww2

baltic republics such as latvia, lithuania and estonia,

how did world war 2 end

when us dropped hiroshima and nagasaki causing japan to surrender

what did president truman make

a policy on the idea of containment;truman doctrine

who did soviet union fail to invade

afghanistan

in which nations did soviet union had influence over

east germany, czechoslavakia, hungary, bulgaria,romania,yugoslavia,albania and parts of poland

what was the difference between germany after ww1 and ww2

after world war 1 germany still had control and it was a peace treaty with punishments but after ww2 it was complete takeover

what new military alliances were created by the cold war

NATO and the warsaw pact

which group rejected both capitalism and communism and preferred an alternative path

non aligned movement

the soviet government was a _ state

totalitarian

when did the soviet union invest heavily in its military and industry

1930's

what did indonesia do

create a meeting called the Bandung Conference

what is a totalitarian state

government had control over all parts of people's lives

what did nkrumah do

led ghana to become first african colony to win independence

what happened to the relationship between us and russia after the war

divided by government ideolgoies between communism and democracy

was the NAM on side with US and Soviet Union

no

what was the yalta conference

meeting held between the 3 leaders of the allied nation(roosovelt,stalin,churchill) to determine how to handle end of the war

what happened in bandung conference

representatves condemned colonialism and created the Non-Aligned movement

which was the plan that succeded the truman doctrine because it was successfull

marshall plan

what were nations that had influence from soviet union caleld

satellite states of the Soviet Union

what were the 3 western zones merged together caleld

federal republic of germany or west germany

when did cold war start and end

1945-1990

what did stalin later do with the blockade

admitted defeat and lifted the blockade

who was the leader of ghana

kwame nkrumah

what did soviets do in response to berlin airlift

ended airlift by shooting down allied planes and were reluctant to do so as they knew it would be a war

who emerged as powerhouses after world war 2

united states and soviet union

what did stalin create in germany

berlin blockade closing all western highway and railroad link to berlin

what happened as usa and soviet union emerged victorious

there was a power struggle between capitalism and communism around the world

what did western powers do in germany

merged their zones of occupation in germany

which angola tribe did su support

Mbundu tribe

what was the marshall plan

US sent 12 billion in economic aid to european nations destroyed by world war 2

what were proxy wars

neither country fought the other directly and both superpowers would provide soldiers and resources to side they favored would prevail in order to gain a supporter

who did su support in nicaragua

the sandinistas who were socialists

what did us pleged to nato

protect western countries with its nuclear weapons

how was life in the soviet satellite states

difficult because ww2 weakened their ecnonomies

what did western allies do in response to berlin blockade

began berlin airlift to feed and supply the city

what is martial law

Martial law is when the military takes control of normal government functions during an emergency.

what did soviet union do in response to nato

created warsaw pact which was an alliance that helped countries protect each other

what was the purpose of creating nato

protect western europe from communist aggresion

what did sukarno do

he accepted large amounts of financial aid from each superower despiting calling the Bandung conference

what did walesa lead

a strike of shipyard workers which spread throughout Poland

what did stalin do in response to formation of west germany

created german democratic republic or east germany

was the warsaw pact a defensive alliance

no it was a way for which soviet union could control its satellit states

what happened to satellite states who tried to accept us marshall plan funding

stalin prevented them from accepting

what was command economy

A command economy is a type of economic system where the government makes all the big decisions about what to produce, how much to produce, and who gets what.

why did soviet union fall

uprisings and radical political changes weakened it and its control over eastern europe

what alliance did us, canada and 10 western european countries make

NATO or North Atlantic Treaty Organizaton

what does boycott mean

refusing to buy a product from a certain country

what economy system was used in satellite states

command economy

what happened to angola

colonizers shaped borders with little regard for existing triebs

what happened at end of North and South korea conflict

signed a ceasefire and esstablishe boundary at 38th parallel dividing the 2 in the same way they were before the conflict

what did polish govenrment do to crush the solidarity movement

used martial law

who did nkrumah look for inspiration

ghandi and how gandhi boycotted british products

what did communist north korea do

invade south korea

which was the soviet-supported economic system

command economy

what ended the nicoraguan conflict

signing of the Tela Accord

what happened to african nations because of the proxy wars

it spread to african nations facing the problem of tribalism

what happened in Angola's struggle for independence

several tribes competed with angola to run the country's diamond mines

what is eastern bloc

countries in baltic area

who was the pope selected by polish cardinal of cracow

Pope John Paul ll

what did lech walesa do

organized an independent trade union called solidarity

cold war was a struggle between US and SU for

control of influence in europe

who organized an independent trade union called solidarity

Lech Walesa

whose selection was an inspiration to other popes

Pope John Paul ll

what was happening in greece before truman doctrine

communist and anti-communist forces were fighting a civil war

what was korea divided into

communist and non-communist state

who did us support in nicaragua

the contras who were conservative

what happened in Angola

multiple tribes were unified in their goal of independence

what was the focus of countries in asia and africa after ww2

no interest in getting pulled to cold war and wanted to be on no side of the superpowers

what was the clause in the warsaw pact

soviet union will have tighter control over other countries

who was the polish cardinal who elected pope john paul 2

Polish cardinal of cracow

what is tribalism

sticking with your group and will ignore everyone else

which angola tribe did us support

Bankongo tribe

who supported south korea

United nations led by the US

us and su would engage in a series of wars called

proxy wars

who led the way for demanding change in eastern europe

Poland

why was command economy ineffective for baltic states

it was not suited to rebuild or sustain war-torn nations

which korea part did soviet union support

north korea

what is the policy of perestrokia

remodling a country's political and economic systems and allowed many candidates to run for office instead of one

what happened between su and afghanistan

became engaged with long war with local nationalists and many su soldiers died

what was the result of walesa's strikes

walessa won the presidential election and was the first person in polish history to get the job by the votes

what was another globachev policy

glasnost

what did su citizens learn through glasnost

their standard of living was lower than many others in the world

what did su leaders to to ease the cold war tension

made policy of detente (peace or relaxation)

who is gorbachev

introduced policy of perestrokia

who introduced policy of perestrokia

Gorbachev

what did government do in response to perestrokia

loosened grip over the economy, limited government interference in business and private ownership of property and businesses

when did the policy of detente become invalid

when su sent troops to afghanistan to crush rebellions and maintain rule

what happened to government planners as su declined

failed to predict the people's need

what happened as a result of glasnost

soviet gave rights to express their view and people began critizing the government and empowered movement

what was the result of walesa being president

poland transitioned from communist to free-market nation

what happened to people's morale in su

they did not work hard since a person's salary did not dependend on how hard they work

what is glasnost

ensured governmental activities and actions are clear to public

who did communist leaders blame for su fall

Gorbachev

who was victorious in cold war

us

how did cold war end

gorbachev resigned his presidency