Unit 8 20th History

Cold War and Decolonization

Great Britain, U.S, and the Soviet Union

what is the Big three??

The allies agreed to split the military focus between Eastern/Western Europe and approved shifting Poland’s boards to benefit the Soviet Union

what happened during the Tehran Conference?

Leaders focused on plans for reconstructing Eastern Europe and for defeating Japan

What happened during the Yalta Conference?

Tensions grew between the U.S and the USSR as disagreements over Eastern Europe and Soviet control helped set the stage for the Cold War.

What happened during the Potsdam Conference?

Eastern/Central

Which part of Europe suffered the heaviest losses?

European

Which power declined and led to the U.S and the USSR to emerge as global powers?

strong economy, atomic weapons, and growing rivalry with the Soviet Union

why was the U.S a dominant global power?

no, it was non-direct

Was the Cold War a direct war?

propaganda, proxy wars, and arms race

How was the Cold War fought?

the nuclear arms race

What led to global fear and public protest?

countries were mostly owned privately so people had the freedom to act in their self-interest

What was capitalism?

countires that were owned by the gov. so the system emphasized equality and fairness

what was communism?

small states that are economically or politically dependent on a larger, more powerful state.

What are satellite states?

that organized workers would overthrow capitalism in all countries

what was the belief of World Revolution.

George Kennan’s policy of not letting communism spread farther

What was containment?

Truman Doctrine

a statement that the U.S would do what it had to do to stop the spread of communism

Mutual Assured Destruction

How did the U.S and the Soviet Union avoid nuclear war?

It brought together Asian and African countries to condemn colonization

What was the Bandung Conference?

NATO

what did Western nations form for mutual defense against Soviet Union

the Warsaw Pact

What did the Soviets create as a communist military alliance?

it was due to certain regions where proxy wars were fought

Why was the Cold War referred to as “hot”?

Douglas MacArthur

a U.S General who helped aid South Korea in the War

the idea if one country in the region became communist, then other countries would soon follow

What is the Domino Theory?

Détente

what was a period in the 1970’s where tensions easied

the USSr invaded Afghanistan

how did Détente end?

drained resources, weakened soviet power,

What was the effect of the Soviets from the Soviet-Afghan War?

Led to reforms that opened the Soviet economy and society and improved relations with the west

what was the impact of Gorbachev introducing Perstokia and Glasnot?

It was being mocked as a fantasy from to hit 70s movie

Why was SDI dubbed Star Wars

reduced nuclear weapons and eased Cold War tensions

What did INF do?

Gorbachev ended support in Eastern Europe which sparked revolutions, such as the Berlin Wall collapsing and Germany reunification

How did the Soviet Union end?