IGCSE History - Cold War Flashcards

Decks in this Class (25):

• Historic Us Ussr Tensions

  Historic US / USSR Tensions

  Sample Cards:

  when did russia turn communist,

  what is another name for the 1917 commun,

  who led the bolshevik revolution
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• Yalta Conference

  Yalta Conference

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  what did the usa and ussr emerge from ww,

  what is a superpower,

  what foreign policy did the usa follow i
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• Potsdam And The Bomb

  Potsdam and the bomb

  Sample Cards:

  who died between yalta and potsdam,

  who succeeded fdr as president,

  before becoming president what had truma
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• Iron Curtain Speech

  Iron Curtain Speech

  Sample Cards:

  who gave the iron curtain speech,

  was churchill still pm at this point,

  where did churchill give his iron curtai
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• Soviet Takeover Of Eastern Europe

  Soviet takeover of eastern Europe

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  how had stalin maintained power in the u,

  by 1940 how many soviet citizens had sta,

  how did the red army behave in germany
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• Greece 1947

  Greece, 1947

  Sample Cards:

  who had controlled greece until 1944,

  which two main factions groups were left,

  what did the monarchists want
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• Truman Doctrine And Marshall Plan

  Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan

  Sample Cards:

  when did truman announce the truman doct,

  what was the truman doctrine announced i,

  what was trumans initial request
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• Berlin Blockade And Airlift

  Berlin Blockade and Airlift

  Sample Cards:

  where was berlin located,

  by 1948 what were relations like between,

  what had both sides started to do by 194
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• Consequences Of Berlin Blockade

  Consequences of Berlin Blockade

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  what happened to germany following the b,

  when was west germany formed,

  when was east germany formed
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• Background To The Korean War

  Background to the Korean War

  Sample Cards:

  after wwii who occupied north korea,

  after wwii who occupied south korea,

  in 1948 what happened to korea
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• Events Of The Korean War

  Events of the Korean War

  Sample Cards:

  when was the korean war,

  when did the korean war begin,

  how did the korean war begin
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• Methods Of Containment

  Methods of Containment

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  why could america not just send troops t,

  what did the korean war reveal about con,

  what two alliances did the usa create ap
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• The Arms Race

  The Arms Race

  Sample Cards:

  who was khrushchev,

  what happened,

  why neither would use the missiles
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• Background To Cuban Missile Crisis

  Background to Cuban Missile Crisis

  Sample Cards:

  which country became communist in 1949,

  which area was mostly under communist in,

  what did the ussr acquire in 1949
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• How Did The Usa React To The Cuban Revol

  How did the USA react to the Cuban Revolution?

  Sample Cards:

  who was in power in cuba before castro,

  why did the usa support batista,

  before castro took power what was the re
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• The Missile Crisis 1962

  The Missile Crisis (1962)

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  what flooded into cuba after the bay of,

  when did the ussr publicly announce it w,

  by september what sort of weapons and eq
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• Outcomes Of The Cuban Missile Crisis

  Outcomes of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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  what was agreed to end the missile crisi,

  who lost personal prestige as a result o,

  when was khrushchev forced to resign
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• Origins Of Vietnam War And Reasons For U

  Origins of Vietnam War and Reasons for US Involvement

  Sample Cards:

  who ruled vietnam between 1945 and 1954,

  which country came communist in 1949,

  which communist country began financiall
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• Vietcong Tactics In The Vietnam War

  Vietcong tactics in the Vietnam War

  Sample Cards:

  what did the us believe about their tech,

  how many soldiers did the vietcong have,

  who would have won in open warfare betwe
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• Us Tactics In Vietnam

  US tactics in Vietnam

  Sample Cards:

  what was the main us tactics during the,

  what did operation rolling thunder targe,

  in what ways did operation rolling thund
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• The My Lai Massacre

  The My Lai massacre

  Sample Cards:

  when did it happen,

  what happened
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• The Tet Offensive

  The Tet Offensive

  Sample Cards:

  when did it happen,

  what happened,

  the result
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• Protests Against The Vietnam War

  Protests against the Vietnam war

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  living standards issues,

  civil rights campaigners,

  students
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• Ending The War In Vietnam

  Ending the war in Vietnam

  Sample Cards:

  how did the usa pull out of vietnam,

  how many died,

  how much did it cost the usa
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• Why Did The Usa Lose The Vietnam War

  Why did the USA lose the Vietnam War?

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  tactics,

  experience of soldiers and moralevc,

  experience of soldiers and moraleus troo
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