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Flashcard 1: Which leader is associated with the policy of De-Stalinization?
Answer: Nikita Khrushchev. Soviet leader who denounced Stalin's crimes and policies.
Flashcard 2: What event marked the beginning of the Cold War?
Answer: The Iron Curtain speech by Churchill in 1946. Churchill warned of Soviet control over Eastern Europe.
Flashcard 3: What was the name of the US's strategy to prevent the spread of communism?
Answer: Containment. George Kennan's strategy to limit communist expansion.
Flashcard 4: What crisis brought the world close to nuclear war in 1962?
Answer: The Cuban Missile Crisis. Soviet missiles in Cuba nearly triggered nuclear war.
Flashcard 5: Which leader is associated with the policy of De-Stalinization?
Answer: Nikita Khrushchev. Soviet leader who denounced Stalin's crimes and policies.
Flashcard 6: What term describes the indirect conflict between the US and USSR?
Answer: Cold War. Tension without direct military confrontation.
Flashcard 7: Which doctrine declared that the USSR could intervene in socialist countries?
Answer: The Brezhnev Doctrine. Limited sovereignty doctrine for socialist states.
Flashcard 8: Identify the policy aimed at reducing tensions between the US and USSR.
Answer: Détente. Easing of tensions through diplomacy and trade.
Flashcard 9: What was the primary focus of the United Nations Security Council?
Answer: Maintaining international peace and security. UN body responsible for global security decisions.
Flashcard 10: Who delivered the 'Iron Curtain' speech?
Answer: Winston Churchill. British PM warned about Soviet expansion in 1946.
Flashcard 11: Which doctrine stated US would support free peoples resisting subjugation?
Answer: Truman Doctrine. US commitment to defend free nations from communism.
Flashcard 12: Which US President is associated with the Strategic Defense Initiative?
Answer: Ronald Reagan. US missile defense system nicknamed 'Star Wars'.
Flashcard 13: Which treaty sought to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons in 1968?
Answer: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. International agreement to prevent nuclear weapons spread.
Flashcard 14: What was the Soviet response to NATO called?
Answer: The Warsaw Pact. Eastern Bloc military alliance formed in 1955.
Flashcard 15: What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Answer: To aid European economic recovery. US provided $12 billion to rebuild Western Europe.
Flashcard 16: What policy did Gorbachev introduce to increase transparency in the USSR?
Answer: Glasnost. Openness policy allowing greater freedom of expression.
Flashcard 17: What barrier symbolized the division between East and West in Europe?
Answer: The Berlin Wall. Physical barrier separating East and West Berlin.
Flashcard 18: What was the primary goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Answer: To contain the spread of communism. US policy to prevent communist expansion globally.
Flashcard 19: Which military alliance was formed in 1949 to counter Soviet expansion?
Answer: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Western alliance created collective defense against USSR.
Flashcard 20: What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan?
Answer: To aid European economic recovery. US provided $12 billion to rebuild Western Europe.
Flashcard 21: Which two superpowers emerged after World War II?
Answer: The United States and the Soviet Union. Both had nuclear weapons and global influence after WWII.
Flashcard 22: Identify the main ideological conflict in the Cold War.
Answer: Capitalism versus Communism. Two opposing economic and political systems clashed.
Flashcard 23: Who was the US President at the start of the Cold War?
Answer: Harry S. Truman. US leader who announced containment doctrine.
Flashcard 24: What event in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War?
Answer: The fall of the Berlin Wall. Symbol of division's end and German reunification.
Flashcard 25: What was the primary purpose of the Berlin Blockade by the USSR?
Answer: To force the Allies out of Berlin. USSR wanted to control all of Berlin completely.
Flashcard 26: Which leader is associated with the phrase 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall'?
Answer: Ronald Reagan. Famous 1987 speech challenging Gorbachev in Berlin.
Flashcard 27: What was the significance of the 1948 Marshall Plan?
Answer: It helped rebuild European economies post-WWII. Economic aid strengthened Western European democracy.
Flashcard 28: What was the purpose of the Non-Aligned Movement?
Answer: To remain independent from US and Soviet influence. Third World countries avoided Cold War alignment.
Flashcard 29: Which treaty sought to limit the proliferation of nuclear weapons in 1968?
Answer: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. International agreement to prevent nuclear weapons spread.
Flashcard 30: What was the primary issue addressed at the Potsdam Conference?
Answer: Post-war order and peace treaties. Final wartime conference addressing defeated Germany.