Conclusion
... interests between the two superpowers and their ability to consensually discipline their power antagonism. On several occasions during the most critical phases of détente, one had the impression that Soviet and U.S. leaders were on the same side, whether against internal opponents of détente— the ne ...
... interests between the two superpowers and their ability to consensually discipline their power antagonism. On several occasions during the most critical phases of détente, one had the impression that Soviet and U.S. leaders were on the same side, whether against internal opponents of détente— the ne ...
File - Allen High School Junior World Affairs Council
... Primary financial contribution made by member states is cost of deploying armed forces for NATO operations. ...
... Primary financial contribution made by member states is cost of deploying armed forces for NATO operations. ...
Terms Review Col 5 2012
... address we needed to do more to help those fighting against Hitler… it is better to send our “guns than our sons,” so we became the ******* of ********* (provided war materials to the Allies) ...
... address we needed to do more to help those fighting against Hitler… it is better to send our “guns than our sons,” so we became the ******* of ********* (provided war materials to the Allies) ...
Stalin and the USSR - Sample Essay [PDF Document]
... • Returned from exile after February Revolution, became editor of Pravda. • Commisar for Nationalities, then commander during Civil War, then General Secretary of the Communist Party. • Lenin died – struggle for power between Leon Trotsky, Lev Kamenev, Gregory Zinoviev, and Stalin. ◦ Stalin, Zinovie ...
... • Returned from exile after February Revolution, became editor of Pravda. • Commisar for Nationalities, then commander during Civil War, then General Secretary of the Communist Party. • Lenin died – struggle for power between Leon Trotsky, Lev Kamenev, Gregory Zinoviev, and Stalin. ◦ Stalin, Zinovie ...
EDEXCEL IGCSE History Revision Checklist
... ‘…Mr Churchill now adopts the position of the warmonger, and in this Mr Churchill is not alone. He has friends not only in Britain but in the USA as well. A point to be noted in this respect is that Mr. Churchill and his friends bear a striking resemblance to Hitler and his friends.’ This war of wor ...
... ‘…Mr Churchill now adopts the position of the warmonger, and in this Mr Churchill is not alone. He has friends not only in Britain but in the USA as well. A point to be noted in this respect is that Mr. Churchill and his friends bear a striking resemblance to Hitler and his friends.’ This war of wor ...
The Cold War, 1945–1960 Results of the quiz. 1. The "iron curtain
... CORRECT: the boundary line of Communist nations across Eastern Europe. 2. In the history of U.S.-Soviet relations, which of the following events occurred first? ...
... CORRECT: the boundary line of Communist nations across Eastern Europe. 2. In the history of U.S.-Soviet relations, which of the following events occurred first? ...
“NEW WORLD ORDER” was born in Yalta
... could get the Russians to do."[4] Moreover, Roosevelt had hoped for Stalin's commitment to participate in the United Nations. Premier Stalin, insisting that his doctors opposed any long trips, rejected Roosevelt's suggestion to meet on the Mediterranean.[5] He offered, instead, to meet at the Black ...
... could get the Russians to do."[4] Moreover, Roosevelt had hoped for Stalin's commitment to participate in the United Nations. Premier Stalin, insisting that his doctors opposed any long trips, rejected Roosevelt's suggestion to meet on the Mediterranean.[5] He offered, instead, to meet at the Black ...
Curriculum Map Enduring Understanding(s): Conflict and Change
... C. Explain the military and diplomatic negotiations between the leaders of Great Britain (Churchill), the Soviet Union (Stalin), and the United States (Roosevelt/Truman) from Tehran to Yalta and Potsdam and the impact on the nations of Europe. D. Explain allied Post-World War II policies; include fo ...
... C. Explain the military and diplomatic negotiations between the leaders of Great Britain (Churchill), the Soviet Union (Stalin), and the United States (Roosevelt/Truman) from Tehran to Yalta and Potsdam and the impact on the nations of Europe. D. Explain allied Post-World War II policies; include fo ...
1 Maritime Defence and Security Maritime Defence and Security
... navy and air force in any operation near home waters. (Youji 2002, p.4) Even when the Soviet did begin to make attempts to formulate a maritime strategy in the 1960’s, this was in response to maritime activities of the US Navy. Gorshkov initiated the establishment of a defence line in coastal waters ...
... navy and air force in any operation near home waters. (Youji 2002, p.4) Even when the Soviet did begin to make attempts to formulate a maritime strategy in the 1960’s, this was in response to maritime activities of the US Navy. Gorshkov initiated the establishment of a defence line in coastal waters ...
10. What characteristic of West Berlin made it a - TTranUsII
... 9. In Hollywood, blacklists were used to CORRECT: prevent suspected Communists from working on films. 10. What characteristic of West Berlin made it a focal point of East-West Cold War conflict? CORRECT: It was controlled by a Western nation, but surrounded by a Communist country. 11. After World Wa ...
... 9. In Hollywood, blacklists were used to CORRECT: prevent suspected Communists from working on films. 10. What characteristic of West Berlin made it a focal point of East-West Cold War conflict? CORRECT: It was controlled by a Western nation, but surrounded by a Communist country. 11. After World Wa ...
Practice Test US History Unit Seven
... This defensive military alliance was the first military alliance that the United States ever entered during peacetime. ...
... This defensive military alliance was the first military alliance that the United States ever entered during peacetime. ...
Behind the Closed Doors
... president Franklin D. Roosevelt had died on April 12, 1945, so the United States was represented by the new president, Harry S. Truman. Also, during this conference, elections in Great Britain made Clement Attlee the new British prime minister, so he replaced Churchill at the talks. The leaders disc ...
... president Franklin D. Roosevelt had died on April 12, 1945, so the United States was represented by the new president, Harry S. Truman. Also, during this conference, elections in Great Britain made Clement Attlee the new British prime minister, so he replaced Churchill at the talks. The leaders disc ...
PresentationExpress
... • In Japan, American occupation forces supervised the writing of a new constitution. • In China, the civil war between Nationalist and communist forces resumed. • In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, former European colonies gained independence. The Cold War Effects Begins of the War ...
... • In Japan, American occupation forces supervised the writing of a new constitution. • In China, the civil war between Nationalist and communist forces resumed. • In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, former European colonies gained independence. The Cold War Effects Begins of the War ...
Section 5 Notes
... • In Japan, American occupation forces supervised the writing of a new constitution. • In China, the civil war between Nationalist and communist forces resumed. • In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, former European colonies gained independence. The Cold War Effects Begins of the War ...
... • In Japan, American occupation forces supervised the writing of a new constitution. • In China, the civil war between Nationalist and communist forces resumed. • In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, former European colonies gained independence. The Cold War Effects Begins of the War ...
WH_ch30_s1_24583_1-1..
... The Soviet Union in the Cold War The government controlled most parts of public life. • Leaders wanted to spread the communist ideology around the world. • Some Soviets spoke out against the government but ...
... The Soviet Union in the Cold War The government controlled most parts of public life. • Leaders wanted to spread the communist ideology around the world. • Some Soviets spoke out against the government but ...
The Finnish Exploitation of Détente from the US Perspective in the
... History of Détente A possible end to a post-war adjustment to the division of Europe. The beginning of a new phase in the Cold War characterized by ongoing dialogue e. g. SALT and CSCE. It accelerated the process of exchanges between East and West. ...
... History of Détente A possible end to a post-war adjustment to the division of Europe. The beginning of a new phase in the Cold War characterized by ongoing dialogue e. g. SALT and CSCE. It accelerated the process of exchanges between East and West. ...
Unit 2-2 Exam Questions
... So far this term has only appeared as an incorrect answer choice in the multiple choice section of the exam. Iran Hostage Crisis: The Iran hostage crisis, referred to in Persian as تسخیر النه ( جاسوسی امریکاliterally "Conquest of the American Spy Den,"), was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and ...
... So far this term has only appeared as an incorrect answer choice in the multiple choice section of the exam. Iran Hostage Crisis: The Iran hostage crisis, referred to in Persian as تسخیر النه ( جاسوسی امریکاliterally "Conquest of the American Spy Den,"), was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and ...
Cold War Culture
... Atomic Diplomacy • The American policy of containing communism rested on the ability to stop its expansion by military means. • After the Soviets developed nuclear weapons, both sides amassed lethal stockpiles. The U.S. and Soviets could not come up with a plan to control them. Within a few years b ...
... Atomic Diplomacy • The American policy of containing communism rested on the ability to stop its expansion by military means. • After the Soviets developed nuclear weapons, both sides amassed lethal stockpiles. The U.S. and Soviets could not come up with a plan to control them. Within a few years b ...
The Cold War Begins - Auburn School District
... A year after their first successful test of an atomic bomb, they tested their first Hydrogen Bomb Americans began preparing for a Soviet attack Schools set aside special areas as bomb shelters Students learned to “duck under their desks, turn away from windows, and cover their heads For ev ...
... A year after their first successful test of an atomic bomb, they tested their first Hydrogen Bomb Americans began preparing for a Soviet attack Schools set aside special areas as bomb shelters Students learned to “duck under their desks, turn away from windows, and cover their heads For ev ...
The Muddled Legend of Yalta
... executive “policeman” and approved as a fourth occupation power in Germany. Roosevelt was elated with the success of his two priorities and wanted to secure them from risk. He softened the United States position on issues of importance to Stalin, including the war reparations to be imposed on German ...
... executive “policeman” and approved as a fourth occupation power in Germany. Roosevelt was elated with the success of his two priorities and wanted to secure them from risk. He softened the United States position on issues of importance to Stalin, including the war reparations to be imposed on German ...
chapter 29 affluence and anxiety: from the fair deal to the great society
... 1953, Eisenhower called for disarmament & presented his “Atoms for Peace” plan to the United Nations In 1955, Khrushchev rejected Eisenhower’s “open skies” plan for weapons disarmament ...
... 1953, Eisenhower called for disarmament & presented his “Atoms for Peace” plan to the United Nations In 1955, Khrushchev rejected Eisenhower’s “open skies” plan for weapons disarmament ...
Dealing with Russia
... subtle and was replaced by Paul Nitze. NSC document 68 proposed a rapid build-up of political, economic and military strength of the free world.4 In Kissinger’s analysis, US strategy on the Soviet Union began with containment, which already under Truman drew the country into peripheral actions. Eise ...
... subtle and was replaced by Paul Nitze. NSC document 68 proposed a rapid build-up of political, economic and military strength of the free world.4 In Kissinger’s analysis, US strategy on the Soviet Union began with containment, which already under Truman drew the country into peripheral actions. Eise ...
toward the question of estimating the activity of ronald reagan, a
... In December, 1987 Gorbachev visited to Washington. Here in American Capital at a summit meeting Gorbachev and Reagan signed the intermediate nuclear force treaty, which called for dismantling and destruction of all shortand medium-range missiles, with provisions for a system of independent, onsite v ...
... In December, 1987 Gorbachev visited to Washington. Here in American Capital at a summit meeting Gorbachev and Reagan signed the intermediate nuclear force treaty, which called for dismantling and destruction of all shortand medium-range missiles, with provisions for a system of independent, onsite v ...
The Cold War
... • The Spokes person gets to make up any question they want. – Tell them the subject and give each team time to make – a wager…$0-$ what they have so ...
... • The Spokes person gets to make up any question they want. – Tell them the subject and give each team time to make – a wager…$0-$ what they have so ...
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.