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... western democratic nations (mainly the United States) and the communist nation of the Soviet Union (and later China) for the political supremacy of the world. Following World War II, the United States and the other Allies divided Germany into four occupation zones. Rivalries for influence over the G ...
... western democratic nations (mainly the United States) and the communist nation of the Soviet Union (and later China) for the political supremacy of the world. Following World War II, the United States and the other Allies divided Germany into four occupation zones. Rivalries for influence over the G ...
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... Adolf Hitler was the Dictator of Germany. After WWI, Germany had to pay huge reparations to the allied powers. Inflation occurred and Germany went into a deep depression. Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933 under President Paul Von Hindenburg. After Hindenburgs death in 1934, Hitler abol ...
... Adolf Hitler was the Dictator of Germany. After WWI, Germany had to pay huge reparations to the allied powers. Inflation occurred and Germany went into a deep depression. Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933 under President Paul Von Hindenburg. After Hindenburgs death in 1934, Hitler abol ...
Is the World Really Safer Without the Soviet Union?
... market economics. But we acted too late to reform the Communist Party and to transform the Soviet Union into a new, decentralized union of sovereign republics. Contrary to what is sometimes asserted, the Soviet Union was not destroyed by any foreign power but as a result of internal developments. Fi ...
... market economics. But we acted too late to reform the Communist Party and to transform the Soviet Union into a new, decentralized union of sovereign republics. Contrary to what is sometimes asserted, the Soviet Union was not destroyed by any foreign power but as a result of internal developments. Fi ...
the Cold War
... 2. The Reagan administration scandal involving the sale of arms to Iran and using the money to fund anti-Communist forces in Nicaragua was known as the __________ affair. 3. The Persian Gulf War involved a U.S.-led effort to liberate ____________ from Iraq. 4. As the Soviet Union collapsed, the coun ...
... 2. The Reagan administration scandal involving the sale of arms to Iran and using the money to fund anti-Communist forces in Nicaragua was known as the __________ affair. 3. The Persian Gulf War involved a U.S.-led effort to liberate ____________ from Iraq. 4. As the Soviet Union collapsed, the coun ...
Main Causes of the Cold War
... development of an atomic bomb in a program called the Manhattan Project. Roosevelt decided to share some information about the project with Britain and Canada but not to tell the Soviet Union about it. This decision hardly showed a high level of trust in one of Americas allies. ...
... development of an atomic bomb in a program called the Manhattan Project. Roosevelt decided to share some information about the project with Britain and Canada but not to tell the Soviet Union about it. This decision hardly showed a high level of trust in one of Americas allies. ...
UNIT 15 and 16 Themes – Post WWII, Cold War, and Post Cold War
... a. Despite efforts to maintain international cooperation through the newly created United Nations (UN), deep seeded tensions between the USSR and the West led to the division of Europe, which was referred to in the West as the IRON CURTAIN b. The Cold War played out on a global stage and involved pr ...
... a. Despite efforts to maintain international cooperation through the newly created United Nations (UN), deep seeded tensions between the USSR and the West led to the division of Europe, which was referred to in the West as the IRON CURTAIN b. The Cold War played out on a global stage and involved pr ...
The Cold War begins 1945 -1948
... Could Communists be planning to destroy our way of life? People were afraid. 1950's the "Red" Scare destroyed thousands of peoples lives that were accused of being Communists. Those accused in both witch hunts were put on trial, and while many were killed in Salem, the Red Scare had blacklisted thos ...
... Could Communists be planning to destroy our way of life? People were afraid. 1950's the "Red" Scare destroyed thousands of peoples lives that were accused of being Communists. Those accused in both witch hunts were put on trial, and while many were killed in Salem, the Red Scare had blacklisted thos ...
The Cold War in Europe
... betrayed by the actions of their former ally, Stalin: his stall tactics at the Potsdam Peace Conference (July, 1945), his support of Chinese Communists in their civil war, and his takeover of Eastern Europe. Thus a growing sense of global responsibility and fear of the spread of Communism led the Un ...
... betrayed by the actions of their former ally, Stalin: his stall tactics at the Potsdam Peace Conference (July, 1945), his support of Chinese Communists in their civil war, and his takeover of Eastern Europe. Thus a growing sense of global responsibility and fear of the spread of Communism led the Un ...
The Origins of the Cold War
... • Communism - A system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people. • Significance - Government of the former Soviet Uni ...
... • Communism - A system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people. • Significance - Government of the former Soviet Uni ...
Containing Communism
... Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations. Historians have often cited Truman’s address, which came to be known as the Truman Doctrine, as the official declaration of the Cold War. In February 1947, the British government informed the ...
... Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations. Historians have often cited Truman’s address, which came to be known as the Truman Doctrine, as the official declaration of the Cold War. In February 1947, the British government informed the ...
Germany Divided into East and West, 1949
... other zones, to compensate them for damage suffered at the hands of the Germans. European countries that had been occupied by the Nazis also received compensation, though less than the Soviet Union. Some 40 percent of German land was now in the Soviet zone, which was the largest of all the occupatio ...
... other zones, to compensate them for damage suffered at the hands of the Germans. European countries that had been occupied by the Nazis also received compensation, though less than the Soviet Union. Some 40 percent of German land was now in the Soviet zone, which was the largest of all the occupatio ...
Grade 9
... Which term means that all countries are pledged to come to the aid of the other countries in their alliance if they are threatened or attacked ? ...
... Which term means that all countries are pledged to come to the aid of the other countries in their alliance if they are threatened or attacked ? ...
Practice Multiple-Choice Questions
... United States, and the Soviet Union-before 1944 was (A) the opening of a second front in Europe (B) whether or not to demand the unconditional surrender of the Axis (C) the fate of democracy in Eastern Europe after the war (D) promised U.S. military aid to Communist Russia (E) British occupation of ...
... United States, and the Soviet Union-before 1944 was (A) the opening of a second front in Europe (B) whether or not to demand the unconditional surrender of the Axis (C) the fate of democracy in Eastern Europe after the war (D) promised U.S. military aid to Communist Russia (E) British occupation of ...
US History 2 Unit 2 Test B for Posting
... ______ 2. African Americans who worked in noncombat positions during the war were called WACs. ______ 3. George Patton led the U.S. Third Army to free Paris from German occupation. ______ 4. The Battle of Stalingrad marked a turning point in the war. ______ 5. On May 8, 1945, or V-E Day, Americans c ...
... ______ 2. African Americans who worked in noncombat positions during the war were called WACs. ______ 3. George Patton led the U.S. Third Army to free Paris from German occupation. ______ 4. The Battle of Stalingrad marked a turning point in the war. ______ 5. On May 8, 1945, or V-E Day, Americans c ...
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... 4. LABEL countries not previously noted & COLOR the countries involved in NATO in the 1950s BLUE OR PURPLE 5. LABEL countries not previously noted & COLOR the Warsaw Pact countries RED or ORANGE: [Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, E. Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania] 6. Color the cou ...
... 4. LABEL countries not previously noted & COLOR the countries involved in NATO in the 1950s BLUE OR PURPLE 5. LABEL countries not previously noted & COLOR the Warsaw Pact countries RED or ORANGE: [Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, E. Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania] 6. Color the cou ...
The Cold War - SJS AP World History
... These two nations used diplomacy and military strength to vie for influence in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America Eastern Europe After World War II: A Soviet Empire Several major changes in eastern Europe paralleled that of the West, including the impact of industrialization and Co ...
... These two nations used diplomacy and military strength to vie for influence in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America Eastern Europe After World War II: A Soviet Empire Several major changes in eastern Europe paralleled that of the West, including the impact of industrialization and Co ...
Unit 12: The Cold War
... The Cold War lasted from the end of World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989. The United States and the Soviet Union represented starkly different fundamental values. The United States represented democratic political institutions and a generally free market economic system. T ...
... The Cold War lasted from the end of World War II until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989. The United States and the Soviet Union represented starkly different fundamental values. The United States represented democratic political institutions and a generally free market economic system. T ...
Ch. 36
... (C) A massive migration of Americans from the cities to the suburbs (D) Substantial growth in the population and prosperity of the Sunbelt region of the United States (E) Urban-suburban integration of blacks and whites in major metropolitan areas 3. Which of the following was NOT among the ke ...
... (C) A massive migration of Americans from the cities to the suburbs (D) Substantial growth in the population and prosperity of the Sunbelt region of the United States (E) Urban-suburban integration of blacks and whites in major metropolitan areas 3. Which of the following was NOT among the ke ...
Unit 8 powerpoint and notes
... When did the Soviet Union test their first atomic bomb? In what year did the most amount of Nuclear weapons exist? How many existed? ...
... When did the Soviet Union test their first atomic bomb? In what year did the most amount of Nuclear weapons exist? How many existed? ...
spring final review_2017_pdf
... 4. When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany? ...
... 4. When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany? ...
Patrick Wright. Iron Curtain: From Stage to Cold War. New York
... and the United States Created Cold War Europe. (Harvard Historical Studies, number 153.) Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 2006. Pp. xvi, 238. $49.95. In the crucial year 1950, Western powers were on the defensive in the global context of the Cold War. A communist government had gained control of ...
... and the United States Created Cold War Europe. (Harvard Historical Studies, number 153.) Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 2006. Pp. xvi, 238. $49.95. In the crucial year 1950, Western powers were on the defensive in the global context of the Cold War. A communist government had gained control of ...
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... US also warns Soviets that an attack on Western Europe would be treated like an attack on the US itself. ...
... US also warns Soviets that an attack on Western Europe would be treated like an attack on the US itself. ...
Fall of the USSR: Three Perspectives
... TWO: Domestic Movements Brought about the Collapse3 The first thing to remember about American policy towards the Soviet Union is that we never directly invaded any nation under Soviet control…. Instead, the foreign policy consensus coalesced around containment, an idea which had been in the air sin ...
... TWO: Domestic Movements Brought about the Collapse3 The first thing to remember about American policy towards the Soviet Union is that we never directly invaded any nation under Soviet control…. Instead, the foreign policy consensus coalesced around containment, an idea which had been in the air sin ...
Cold War
The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its allies in the Warsaw Pact).Historians have not fully agreed on the dates, but 1947–1991 is common. It was termed as ""cold"" because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two sides, although there were major regional wars, known as proxy wars, in Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan that the two sides supported. The Cold War split the temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany, leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences: the former being a single-party Marxist–Leninist state operating planned economy and controlled press while professing state atheism and owning exclusively the right to establish and govern communities, and the latter being a capitalist state with generally free elections and press, which also granted freedom of religion and freedom of association to its citizens. A self-proclaimed neutral bloc arose with the Non-Aligned Movement founded by Egypt, India, Indonesia and Yugoslavia; this faction rejected association with either the US-led West or the Soviet-led East. The two superpowers never engaged directly in full-scale armed combat but they each armed heavily in preparation for a possible all-out nuclear world war. Each side had a nuclear deterrent that deterred an attack by the other side, on the basis that such an attack would lead to total destruction of the attacker: the doctrine of mutually assured destruction (MAD). Aside from the development of the two sides' nuclear arsenals, and deployment of conventional military forces, the struggle for dominance was expressed via proxy wars around the globe, psychological warfare, massive propaganda campaigns and espionage, rivalry at sports events, and technological competitions such as the Space Race.The first phase of the Cold War began in the first two years after the end of the Second World War in 1945. The USSR consolidated its control over the states of the Eastern Bloc while the United States began a strategy of global containment to challenge Soviet power, extending military and financial aid to the countries of Western Europe (for example, supporting the anti-Communist side in the Greek Civil War) and creating the NATO alliance. The Berlin Blockade (1948–49) was the first major crisis of the Cold War.With victory of the Communist side in the Chinese Civil War and the outbreak of the Korean War (1950–53), the conflict expanded. The USSR and USA competed for influence in Latin America and decolonizing states of Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 was stopped by the Soviets. The expansion and escalation sparked more crises, such as the Suez Crisis (1956), the Berlin Crisis of 1961, and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Following this last crisis a new phase began that saw the Sino-Soviet split complicate relations within the Communist sphere while US allies, particularly France, demonstrated greater independence of action. The USSR crushed the 1968 Prague Spring liberalization program in Czechoslovakia, and the Vietnam War (1955–1975) ended with a defeat of the US-backed Republic of South Vietnam, prompting further adjustments.By the 1970s, both sides had become interested in accommodations to create a more stable and predictable international system, inaugurating a period of détente that saw Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and the US opening relations with the People's Republic of China as a strategic counterweight to the Soviet Union. Détente collapsed at the end of the decade with the Soviet war in Afghanistan beginning in 1979.The early 1980s were another period of elevated tension, with the Soviet downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (1983), and the ""Able Archer"" NATO military exercises (1983). The United States increased diplomatic, military, and economic pressures on the Soviet Union, at a time when the communist state was already suffering from economic stagnation. In the mid-1980s, the new Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduced the liberalizing reforms of perestroika (""reorganization"", 1987) and glasnost (""openness"", c. 1985) and ended Soviet involvement in Afghanistan. Pressures for national independence grew stronger in Eastern Europe, especially Poland. Gorbachev meanwhile refused to use Soviet troops to bolster the faltering Warsaw Pact regimes as had occurred in the past. The result in 1989 was a wave of revolutions that peacefully (with the exception of the Romanian Revolution) overthrew all of the Communist regimes of Central and Eastern Europe. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union itself lost control and was banned following an abortive coup attempt in August 1991. This in turn led to the formal dissolution of the USSR in December 1991 and the collapse of Communist regimes in other countries such as Mongolia, Cambodia and South Yemen. The United States remained as the world's only superpower.The Cold War and its events have left a significant legacy, and it is often referred to in popular culture, especially in media featuring themes of espionage (such as the internationally successful James Bond film series) and the threat of nuclear warfare.