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Flashcard 1: What year did the Berlin Airlift occur?
Answer: 1948-1949. Massive supply operation to overcome Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
Flashcard 2: Which treaty established the European Economic Community in 1957?
Answer: Treaty of Rome. Founded the EEC among six Western European nations.
Flashcard 3: Identify the 1950-1953 conflict where UN forces opposed communist expansion.
Answer: Korean War. Proxy war demonstrating superpower rivalry in divided Korea.
Flashcard 4: What was the economic system of the Soviet Union?
Answer: Command economy. State-controlled production and distribution of all goods and services.
Flashcard 5: Name the policy of reducing Cold War tensions.
Answer: Détente. Period of reduced hostility and improved diplomatic relations.
Flashcard 6: What was the military strategy of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe?
Answer: Buffer zone creation. Established satellite states to protect Soviet borders from invasion.
Flashcard 7: Name the leader of the UK during the Falklands War.
Answer: Margaret Thatcher. Conservative Prime Minister who defended British territory against Argentina.
Flashcard 8: What doctrine was aimed at containing communism?
Answer: Truman Doctrine. Policy to support free peoples resisting communist subjugation.
Flashcard 9: Which 1955 treaty created a military alliance of Communist nations?
Answer: Warsaw Pact. Soviet response to NATO, uniting Eastern European communist states.
Flashcard 10: What was the main purpose of NATO during the Cold War?
Answer: Collective defense against the Soviet Union. Military alliance formed to counter Soviet expansion in Europe.
Flashcard 11: Which country experienced a 'Velvet Revolution' in 1989?
Answer: Czechoslovakia. Peaceful overthrow of communist government through mass protests.
Flashcard 12: What was the economic alliance of Eastern Bloc countries?
Answer: COMECON. Soviet-led economic organization coordinating communist bloc trade.
Flashcard 13: Which Soviet leader was in power during the Hungarian Uprising in 1956?
Answer: Nikita Khrushchev. Led de-Stalinization efforts and faced major Eastern European revolts.
Flashcard 14: What was the primary focus of the Helsinki Accords?
Answer: Human rights. 1975 agreement promoting cooperation and individual freedoms across Europe.
Flashcard 15: Who was the first President of post-Soviet Russia?
Answer: Boris Yeltsin. Democratic leader who oversaw transition from Soviet communist rule.
Flashcard 16: Who was the French president that promoted European integration in the 1960s?
Answer: Charles de Gaulle. Advocated for French leadership in European unity and independence.
Flashcard 17: Which organization did the Maastricht Treaty establish?
Answer: European Union. Created political and economic union with common currency.
Flashcard 18: Identify the major crisis in 1962 that brought the world close to nuclear war.
Answer: Cuban Missile Crisis. 13-day standoff over Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.
Flashcard 19: Identify the year the Maastricht Treaty was signed.
Answer:
- Treaty creating the European Union and establishing the Euro.
Flashcard 20: Name the treaty that reduced nuclear weapons in the 1980s.
Answer: INF Treaty. Eliminated intermediate-range nuclear forces from Europe.
Flashcard 21: Identify the policy aimed at openness in the Soviet Union.
Answer: Glasnost. Policy of transparency and openness in government and media.
Flashcard 22: What year did the Berlin Airlift occur?
Answer: 1948-1949. Massive supply operation to overcome Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
Flashcard 23: What was the economic system of the Soviet Union?
Answer: Command economy. State-controlled production and distribution of all goods and services.
Flashcard 24: What was the main purpose of NATO during the Cold War?
Answer: Collective defense against the Soviet Union. Military alliance formed to counter Soviet expansion in Europe.
Flashcard 25: What was the primary economic plan to rebuild Europe after WWII?
Answer: Marshall Plan. Economic aid program that strengthened Western European democracies.
Flashcard 26: Which country led the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968?
Answer: Soviet Union. Enforced the Brezhnev Doctrine against Czech liberalization attempts.
Flashcard 27: Identify the first Chancellor of reunified Germany.
Answer: Helmut Kohl. Led German reunification after the fall of communist East Germany.
Flashcard 28: What was the primary economic plan to rebuild Europe after WWII?
Answer: Marshall Plan. Economic aid program that strengthened Western European democracies.
Flashcard 29: Name the treaty that reduced nuclear weapons in the 1980s.
Answer: INF Treaty. Eliminated intermediate-range nuclear forces from Europe.
Flashcard 30: What was the name of the U.S. strategy to prevent Soviet expansion?
Answer: Containment. Doctrine to limit communist influence without direct military confrontation.