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The Tehran Conference (November 1943)
Churchill wanted the Italian assault to go up through the Balkans, FDR went along with Stalin’s request that there be a direct assaults on France, this meant that only Soviet troops would liberate Eastern Europe.
The Yalta Conference (February 1945)
At Yalta, Roosevelt and Churchill discussed with Stalin the conditions under which the Soviet Union would enter the war against Japan
What US president dropped the atomic bomb?
Truman
The Truman Doctrine
Stop communism from spreading
The Marshall Plan
Us offered aid to European countries devastated by war (soviets not allowed to accept). totaled $15 mil, exactly $200 bill.
Why did French President Charles De Gaulle make france leave Nato?
Felt it was dominated by Americans, threatening French independence.
West Germanys allowed to build an ___ , to fight back from the USSR (communism)
Army
Korean War (1950-1953)
Demonstrated that US and USSR would avoid open conflict in Europe, but would open conflict in non-nucleard conflict elsewhere in the world.
George Patton
Extremely controversial general, known for his temper. “Glory Hound”
Berlin Blockade
Russians cut off the roads to US forces sending supplies
In response to the Berlin Blockade, US flies imports in, known as
Berlin Airlift
Hungarian Revolters known as
Freedom Fighters
What did Winston Churchill say?
Men in europe behind an “iron curtain”
At the time, peace sign created a v-shape, known as
victory
De-Stalinization
Removing Stalin’s policies, and along with this slowly reconnect with the West
“Eyebrow Guy”
Leonid Brezhnev
Decolonization
Colonized fighting back against imperialist forces
Symbol of the Soviets
Either tanks or AK-47’s
What did Stalin say about Socialism?
“Putting Socialism in Poland is like a putting a saddle on a mule .”
Brezhnev Doctrine
We reserve the right to interfere with any socialist country that’s not doing it right
In Soviet Eastern Europe, there was peaceful co-existence with
capitalism
Green Revolution
Advancements in Agriculture
Sputnik
Satellite launched into space by Russians, anxiety and fears grow in American citizens.
Russians better at
science and math
What nation did the "cradle in the grave” policy?
Britain
pied-noirs
black feets
Algerian War
Europeans going to Algeria, decolonization issue and asked French gov to help.
French’s most successful colony was at first Haiti, now
Algeria
“double burden”
Trying to live up to society’s seemingly contradictory ideals was one reason many women accepted part-time employment
Vietnam supported by
China
non-alignment or neutralism
during the cold-war, 3rd or 2nd world countries would stay neutral during the cold war, playing both sides for what they could get.
Berlin Wall
Wall set between West and East Germany. (WEST = US) (EAST= Soviets)
In 1959, Fidel Castro takes over Cuba, makes
communist
Cuban Missile Crisis
US and Soviet forces, tensions increased as missiles pointed towards US by soviets.
Secret Speech
Khrushchev, in 1956 went against Stalin’s teachings and there he slandered him.
Warsaw Pact
Made between soviet ruled European states, made to enforce communisims rule.
Bay of Pigs Invention
Escape Cubans trained by US and given guns, failed miserably after landing at the wrong spot and getting beat by communist army.
US questioned about it, said
they didn’t know what they were talking about
What is the symbol of the cold war?
Berlin Wall
Economy in West Germany was
booming
U2’s are considered the
best pilots
Yalta
occupy a seperate part of Germany, pay reparations to soviet.
In order to drive Russian ships away from Cuba, the United States did a
naval blockade
Monroe Doctrine
Opposed European Colonialism in Western Hemisphere
(will be on the test) On The Beach
Australian book about end of the world, sterilized men and end of the world basically
Kennedy announced that he was going to pull troops out of Vietnam, then he soon
died
Castro ships off convicts and mental patients to America in the
Mariel Boatlift
McDonaldization
Impact of America’s culture over Europe
New president, Johnson deepended
involvement (hmm)
Tet Offensive
(Vietcon Attack)
Richard Nixon’s nickname?
Tricky Dick
Mexico City Revolts
Several hundred kill by police in revolts
Willy Brent SD Chancellor of West Germany
“two german nations within one german state”
Comecon
Didn’t want west’s money, soviet fund for repair.
Nowa Huta
successful socialist steel town
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