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How was the Truman Doctrine perceived by the east |
Passive aggressive and full of self interest |
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Why did Churchill give his Iron Curtain speech ? |
To persuade USA to stay involved in European affairs |
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What Conference in 1959 did Eisenhower attend? |
Geneva conference which talked about the reunification of Germany |
🇩🇪☯️ |
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What was Kennedy trying to say in his 1961 speech? |
That he won’t back out of Berlin. |
🇩🇪😉 |
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Where did Nixon visit? |
China |
🇨🇳 |
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What did Nixon sign in the Soviet Union ? |
SALT 1 |
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What was Carter’s foreign policy like? |
Less aggressive. Focused on human rights. |
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What did Reagan call the USSR? |
An evil empire |
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What was the Reagan doctrine? |
Gave military and financial support to Africa, Asia and Latin America |
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Who met on Nov 1985? Why? |
Reagan and Gorbachev in Gevena to discuss reducing nuclear weapons |
❌🤯 |
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What treaty was signed on Dec 1987 and by who? What did it do? |
INF treaty by Reagan and Gorbachev. Actually reduced nuclear weapons (2,619 missiles) |
🤝✍️🤯❌ |
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What did Reagan do on June 1987 ? |
Visited Berlin and gave his year down that walk speech. |
🇩🇪🚪 |
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What did Reagan do in 1988? |
Visited Russia |
🚶🏻♂️🇷🇺 |
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What 2 events was Khrushchev involved in? |
2. Cuban missiles crises 3. Berlin Wall construction |
👷🏻♂️🤯 |
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When did Khrushchev give his secret speech? |
Feb 1956 |
🌸5️⃣6️⃣ |
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What 3 good things did Khrushchev try to do? |
1. Raise living conditions 2. Relaxed artistic censorship 3. Opened up the country more to foreign visitors |
1. ♻️ 2. 👩🏼🎨 3. 🚪 |
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How many were wounded at the Hungarian Revolt? |
13,000 |
1️⃣3️⃣ |
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Who was in charge of the USSR during Prague springs ? |
Brezhnev |
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What did the Brezhnev doctrine state? |
USSR could intervene in any eastern country if communism was under threat. |
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What did Brezhnev favour? |
Closer relations with the west. Helped with Detente. |
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What was Brezhnev criticised for? |
Corruption and failed economic policies |
💰❗️❗️❗️ |
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What were Gorbachev’s 2 policies called? |
1. Glasnot - policy of openness 2. Perestroika - allowed limited market incentives for citizens |
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What did Adenauer create with the French? |
ECC European coal and steel community |
👨🏻🏭👩🏻🏭 |
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How did Adenauer try to make FRG look better? |
Emphasised culture and commerce of Rhine |
🌊⭐️💰 |
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What was Ulbricht’s views like in the period of Detente |
Remained anti-west |
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What was Brandt’s policy called? |
Ostopolitik Normalising relations |
🅾️🤗 |
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What treaty did Brandt sign on Dec 1972? |
Basic treaty recognising GDR as a state |
🇩🇪 💁♀️ |
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What did Brezhnev sign in 1975? |
Helsinki Pact |
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Who was Kissinger? |
Secretary of State in America throughout Nixon’s and Ford’s presidency |
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Who was Kissinger? |
Secretary of State in America throughout Nixon’s and Ford’s presidency |
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What 3 things did Kissinger achieve? |
1. Developed Detente 2. Reapproachment with China 3. Securing end to Vietnam war |
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