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Flashcards by Bethany Fieldhouse, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Bethany Fieldhouse
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| Question | Answer |
| "NEW LOOK" | - EISENHOWER (1953-61) AND DULLES - Eisenhower's tougher policy stance towards communism - ROLL BACK rather than containment - Massive retaliation - Brinkmanship - Nuclear superiority |
| EAST GERMAN UPRISING | JUNE 1953 - Walter Ulbricht introduced Soviet-style industrialisation in response to Beria's proposal to reunify Germany = longer working hours, increased prices - 250,000 arrested, 400 executed - Seriously undermined Beria's leadership attempt |
| KOREAN WAR | 1951-1953 - Caused a stalemate in relation - Peace talks protracted - Changes in leadership of US and USSR provided impetus needed to conclude peace talks - New Soviet leader pressurised Kim Il Sung to agree to ceasefire |
| PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE | 1953 Onwards - Developed by Khrushchev - Theory of peaceful relations between super powers - De-Stalinisation - Fear of nuclear war - Marxist ideology |
| GENEVA CONFERENCE | 1954 - Involved USA, USSR, UK, France - First indication of successful diplomacy - Discussed Korea and Indo-China - Settlement negotiated about Indochina War - US REFUSED TO SIGN - BUT PLEDGED NOT TO UNDERMINE |
| GENEVA SUMMIT | 1955 - Meeting between USA, USSR, UK and France - Discussed: disarmament, unification of Germany - NO AGREEMENT MADE - But: first step in easing tension |
| WARSAW PACT | 1955 - Political and military alliance between USSR and other Eastern European countries - Created in response to NATO - Pledged to protect each other in case of attack - End of thaw? |
| AUSTRIAN STATE TREATY | 1955 - Between USSR, USA, UK and France - Granted Austria independence of all occupying forces - Neutral buffer zone between East and West - ONLY TREATY SIGNED BY BOTH USSR AND USA - ONLY WITHDRAWAL BY USSR |
| SECRET SPEECH | 1956 - Khrushchev's denunciation of Stalin in front of 20th Congress of Communist Party of Soviet Union - Part of de-Stalinisation campaign - Caused shock and disillusionment in USSR - Gave rise to period liberalisation |
| WITHDRAWAL FROM FINLAND | 1956 - Finland = part of Soviet sphere of influence - USSR made demands which Finland refused - USSR attacked - Finland successfully defended themselves - Base of Porkala returned after 12 years |
| POLISH UPRISING | 1956 - Revolt against Soviet influence that was quickly quashed - Poles gained some concessions from Moscow - Workers had been demanding better conditions - SIGNIFICANCE: installation of fewer Soviet govs |
| HUNGARIAN UPRISING | 1956 - Growing unrest that neither Rakosi or Gero could control - Nagy replaced Gero - New Course failed to satisfy demands of workers - Nagy demands withdrawal from Warsaw Pact - Radio Free encouraged protests, led to mass demonstrations |
| SPUTNIK SATELLITE | 1957 - Launch of world's first artificial satellite - Initiated the 'space race' - Flew over USA multiple times a day - feared by USA |
| KHRUSHCHEV'S VISIT TO USA - CAMP DAVID SUMMIT | 1959 - Generally successful, but tense - Khrushchev accused US gov of hiding rocket launchers in Disney Land - "We will bury you" - caused diplomatic outrage |
| U-2 INCIDENT | MAY 1960 - American U-2 Spy plane shot down over USSR - Eisenhower refused to apologise - Broke down Paris Summit - Made Khrushchev more determined to exert Soviet influence |
| PARIS SUMMIT | 1960 - Ruined by U-2 incident |
| FLEXIBLE RESPONSE | 1961 - KENNEDY - Defence strategy implemented by Kennedy - Marked a move away from emphasis on nuclear weaponry to focus on a wide range of strategies - eg. conventional armed forces, covert actions, foreign aid - Growth of conventional army to 2.7 million - Motived by fear of Communist expansion |
| VIENNA SUMMIT | 1961 - Between Kennedy and Khrushchev - Khrushchev insisted West formally recognised GDR and withdrew from Berlin by end of 1961 - Kennedy rejected demands - led to BUILDING OF BERLIN WALL |
| BUILDING OF BERLIN WALL | AUGUST 1961 - Built by Khrushchev to prevent East Berliners defecting to the West through Berlin - Most tangible symbol of Cold War |
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