Cold War

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This Pact was set up in 1955 to counter the military threat of NATO.
WARSAWPACT
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At this conference, Stalin wanted the allies to attack Germany in Europe to take pressure of the USSR.
TEHRANCONFERENCE
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At this conference, it was decided that all allies would work for democracy in Europe and the UN would be set up to promote peace.
YALTACONFERENCE
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This outlined how the US would get involved in containing communism by providing money and troops to help free governments to combat communist takeovers.
TRUMANDOCTRINE
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$13billion was given to 16 Western European countries to help them be rebuilt. The USSR criticised this as an attack on them.
MARSHALLPLAN
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Set up in 1947 to organise all communist parties in Europe and arrange their leadership so they would do what Moscow told them to. It got rid of opposition to the USSR's control in satellite states, and encouraged Western communists to block M. Aid
COMINFORM
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Set up in 1949 as the USSR's alternative to the Marshall Plan.
COMECON
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In 1948, millions of tonnes of supplies were airlifted into Berlin in response to the...
BERLINBLOCKADE
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In November 1956, Khrushchev sent 200,000 troops to crush what?
HUNGARIANREVOLUTION
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This was built because of a refugee problem (2.7million highly skilled workers left) and failed negotiations e.g. Paris 1960
BERLINWALL
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Which president gave a speech which made West Berlin a symbol of freedom against communism?
KENNEDY
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What was the name of the CIA-backed invasion which failed due to Castro knowing beforehand and meeting 1,400 US troops with 20,000 Cuban troops?
BAYOFPIGS
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What did Kennedy decide to do to Cuba to stop futher missiles and equipment coming from the USSR?
BLOCKADE
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What agreement came as a result after the Cuban Missile Crisis in order to prevent future misunderstandings and conflict?
HOTLINEAGREEMENT
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This treaty banned the further production of short-range missiles and limited both sides to 2 ABM deployment areas
SALT1
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Which conference in 1975 agreed that countries had to respect human rights, disputes had to be settled peacefully, borders had to be agreed, scientific knowledge had to be shared, countries can't interfere with other countries' internal affairs etc.
HELSINKICONFERENCE
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Which country was invaded by the Soviets in 1979?
AFGHANISTAN
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What was one US response to the soviet invasion of 1979, in January 1980
CARTERDOCTRINE
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Which man became president in 1981? (he described the USSR as an 'evil empire')
RONALDREAGAN
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What was the name for the USA's plan to put satellites in space that would destroy Soviet Intercontinental nuclear missiles before they reached the USA?
SDI
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Signed in December 1987, this treaty got rid of all 500-5500km nuclear missiles each superpower had.
INFTREATY
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This was brought in by Gorbachev. It meant 'restructuring' - new ways of doing things.
PERESTROIKA
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This was brought in by Gorbachev. It meant more freedom for people to say what they really thought.
GLASNOST
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What did Gorbachev scrap due to him thinking that openness would make all Eastern Bloc countries better?
BREZHNEVDOCTRINE
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This country revolted in June, 1989.
POLAND
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This country revolted in October, 1989.
HUNGARY
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Propaganda, the Afghan War, Soviet economy, arms race, freedom and 1970s-80s are all reasons why the USSR ____ the Cold War
LOST
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At this conference, Stalin wanted the allies to attack Germany in Europe to take pressure of the USSR.

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TEHRANCONFERENCE

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At this conference, it was decided that all allies would work for democracy in Europe and the UN would be set up to promote peace.

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This outlined how the US would get involved in containing communism by providing money and troops to help free governments to combat communist takeovers.

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$13billion was given to 16 Western European countries to help them be rebuilt. The USSR criticised this as an attack on them.

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