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The Cold War
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Stalin
Leader of SU until he died. HS- expanded his power and was a really mean leader -
Vietnam
13th most populus country. HS- hosted the Vietnam war -
Iron Curtain
Separted the democratic West from communist East. HS- created the NATO and Warsaw Pact -
United Nations
World's largest, foremost, and most prominent international organization. HS- replaced the League of Nations -
Truman Doctrine
US would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid. HS- Start of the Cold War -
European Economic Cooperation
At Chateau de la Muette in Paris, France. Emerged from the Marshall Plan. HS- Economic alliance -
The Marshall Plan
rebuild a war-devastated region, remove trade barriers, modernize industry, and make Europe prosperous again HS-prevent communism -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Blockade is the reason of the airlift. Carried more than 2.3 million tons of cargo into West Berlin. HS- Showed SU the US could get around their plan, US is strong -
Peoples Republic of China
The most populus country. HS- It's still here today -
Korean War
Between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by UN, and Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), supported by SU. HS- war that separated the Korea's -
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of North Vietnam. Established the communist-ruled Democratic Republic of Vietnam. HS- Led the Vietnamese nationalist movement for more than three decades -
Khrushchev
Responsible for the de-Stalinization in the SU. Replaced Leonid Brezhnev. HS- de-Stalinized the SU -
Explosion of the first hydrogen bomb
"Thermonuclear weapons." Made of deuterium and tritium. It's super dangerous. HS- It revolutionized war -
KGB (Committee for State Security)
Acted as internal security, intelligence, and secret police. Considered a military serive like the Soviet Army. Consisted of many ministries, state committees and state commissions. HS- To protect the SU -
Geneva Accords
Find a way to unify Vietnam and discuss the possibility of restoring peace in Indochina. US, SU, France, UK, and people of China participated. HS- Started the Vietnam War -
Sputnik
First artificial Earth satellite. HS- made SU create a satellite too -
Warsaw Pact
Mutual defense treaty between eight communist states. HS- the commies defense system -
Suez Canal/ Nasser
Between Egypt on one side, and Britain, France, and Israel on the other. US, SU, and UN played roles in forcing Britain, France and Israel to withdraw. HS- Ended BR as a superpower -
Leonid Brezhnev
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was symbolic in SU. Held power for 18 years and made SU stable. Took over after Khrushchev. HS- Good leader for Russia -
Creation of Berlin Wall
Built by East Germany and East Berlin to cut it off from West Germany. Eastern Bloc says it was built to protect its population from fascitst elements. HS- To separate East from West, physical symbol of Cold War -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13 days, SU threatens to send an atomic missile to US's east coast. FDR talked SU out of it. HS- could have started the war but was avoided -
Tet Offensive
Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam, the US. HS- surprise attacks when there weren't supposed to be -
Russian Invasion of Afghanistan
Started under SU leader Leonid Brezhnev. Ended under SU leader, Mikhail Gorbach. HS-US aided billions of dollars and SU killed millions -
Helsinki Accords
Final act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe. 33 states signed it to improve relations between the Communist bloc and the West. HS- Reduced Col War tensions -
Iranian hostage crisis
52 Americans held hostage for 44 days by a group of Islamist students and militants supporting the Iranian Revolution took over the American Embassy in Tehran. HS- to show America Iran had more power than seemed -
Moscow Olympics
65 countries boycotted the games because of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Caused the 1984 boycott in Olypics. HS- a lot of people didn't show up -
Los Angeles Olympics
SU, Cuba, and East Germany (but not Romania) boycotted the Games. "Chauvinistic sentiments and an anti-Soviet hysteria being whipped up in the United States." HS- People did not come -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
System of collective defence. HS- US's defense system -
End of the USSR
First big communist nation to fall. HS- end of Cold War -
Perestroika and Glasnost
Gorbachev's watchwords for the renovation of the Soviet body politic and society that he pursued. HS- Used by many SU leaders -
Mikhail Gorbachev
First and last president of SU. HS- relaxed communism so people could protest and take over -
Chernobyl Disaster
Nuclear accident at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Radioactive particles went into atmosphere over Russia and much of Europe. HS- One of the worst nuclear accidents and people are still being affected by it today. -
Tiananmen Square
Started with Tiananmen Square Massacre. Student led demostrations. HS- exposed deep splits within China's political leadership -
Desctruction of Berlin Wall
Not all was torn down at once. Torn down so people in Berlin could go where they pleased. People who tore down wall called Mauerspechte- wall woodpeckers. HS- To unite Berlin and put it under democracy -
Lech Walesa and the Solidarity Movement in Poland
President of Poland. HS- He co-founded Solidarity, the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union. -
Boris Yeltsin
First President of the Russian Federation. HS- one of Russia's most powerful political leaders -
Putin
Has been President before this term. HS- Changed president's rules for SU
