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Question | Answer |
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Pearl Harbor: | |
Attempt to destroy US navy before they enter war, becomes catalyst for US entering war. | Operation Overlord: |
June 6, 1944 - Invasion of Normandy, sets up Western Front against Germany, USSR pleased, known D-Day | strategic bombing: |
June 6, 1944 - Invasion of Normandy, sets up Western Front against Germany, USSR pleased, known D-Day | Final Solution: |
Nazi decision to exterminate Jews, last years of World War II, shipped to extermination camps | Wannsee Conference: |
January 20, 1942 - high level Nazis meet secretly to discuss, agree upon | Auschwitz-Birkenau: |
most famous extermination camp | superpowers: |
Following WWII - two nations emerge as military, economic world leaders - USSR and USA | Cold War: |
Ideological, economic and military conflict between superpowers - 1945-1989 - world takes sides - bipolar world | partition of Germany: |
Divided among Allies - England, France, US, USSR - USSR section becomes E. Germany, others unite - W. Germany | Berlin Blockade: |
Stalin shuts off trains, planes, roads into East Berlin - attempt to cut off western influence - Berlin Airlift foils plans | Nikita Khrushchev: |
Controversial USSR premier Follows Stalins (1953-1964), criticizes Stalin's policies, foreign policy brings USSR-USA to brink of war | nuclear arms race: |
Both USSR_USA push for weapons w/ larger payload, longer/more accurate trajectory, larger quantity | mutually assured destruction: |
Deterrent policy in which neither USA-USSR would use nukes, because they would likewise be annihilated | Third World: |
Initially countries neither in US or Soviet bloc, now it is those developing countries in Africa, Asia, L. America | domino theory: |
Ideology that dominated 1950s/1960s, if one nations goes communist, neighboring countries would likewise turn Communist | Soviet invasion of Hungary: |
October 1956 hundreds of thousands Hungarian protesters put down by Soviet govt - leads to drop in support for Marxist ideas | Fidel Castro and Cuban Revolution: |
Overthrows Cuban gov't, believed too much of Cuban nation controlled by foreign interests, adopts Communist-state-controlled/nationalized economy | Bay of Pigs: |
Failed attempt by US supported/trained Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro, failure embarasses US - increases Cuban-US tension | Brezhnev Doctrine: |
1968 policy - no Soviet Bloc country can try to break free from Warsaw Pact - control of Soviets | Sino-Soviet Split: |
China breaks from USSR, Mao wants more control/become Superpower also, mutual preservation from other's aggression | détente: |
Term for reduction in tension between USA - USSR between 1960 and 1980s | Afghan War: |
Failed attempt by USSR to take over Afghanistan - expense/negative public reaction hurt USSR communists - US supported Afghan guerillas | European Coal and Steel Community: |
1958 - first attempt to unite W. European countries economically | Charles de Gaulle: |
First president of France's 5th Republic - Gaullism - independence from international world - withdraws from NATO - pushed for social welfare | Francois Mitterand: |
More pro-West w/ policies, president France 1981-1995 | Helmut Kohl: |
German Chancellor 1982-1998 - worked w/ Mitterand on European Union - like Thatcher/Reagan - wanted to lower taxes, encourage initiative - conservative | decolonization: |
following WWII - nations pushed to be free of European control - Europe focused on own issues, allowed decolonization at varying degrees - based on settler population | |
Attempt to destroy US navy before they enter war, becomes catalyst for US entering war | .Pearl Harbor: |
June 6, 1944 - Invasion of Normandy, sets up Western Front against Germany, USSR pleased, known D-Day | .Operation Overlord: |
systematic targetting of civilians - both residential and industrial capability - destroy will to fight | .strategic bombing: |
Nazi decision to exterminate Jews, last years of World War II, shipped to extermination camps. | Final Solution: |
January 20, 1942 - high level Nazis meet secretly to discuss, agree upon "Final Solution" | .Wannsee Conference: |
most famous extermination camp. | Auschwitz-Birkenau: |
Following WWII - two nations emerge as military, economic world leaders - USSR and USA | .superpowers: |
Ideological, economic and military conflict between superpowers - 1945-1989 - world takes sides - bipolar world | .Cold War: |
Divided among Allies - England, France, US, USSR - USSR section becomes E. Germany, others unite - W. Germany | .partition of Germany: |
Stalin shuts off trains, planes, roads into East Berlin - attempt to cut off western influence - Berlin Airlift foils plans | .Berlin Blockade: |
Controversial USSR premier Follows Stalins (1953-1964), criticizes Stalin's policies, foreign policy brings USSR-USA to brink of war | .Nikita Khrushchev: |
Both USSR_USA push for weapons w/ larger payload, longer/more accurate trajectory, larger quantity | .nuclear arms race: |
Deterrent policy in which neither USA-USSR would use nukes, because they would likewise be annihilated | .mutually assured destruction: |
Initially countries neither in US or Soviet bloc, now it is those developing countries in Africa, Asia, L. America | .Third World: |
Ideology that dominated 1950s/1960s, if one nations goes communist, neighboring countries would likewise turn Communist | .domino theory: |
October 1956 hundreds of thousands Hungarian protesters put down by Soviet govt - leads to drop in support for Marxist ideas | .Soviet invasion of Hungary: |
Overthrows Cuban gov't, believed too much of Cuban nation controlled by foreign interests, adopts Communist-state-controlled/nationalized economy | ."Fidel Castro and Cuban Revolution": |
Failed attempt by US supported/trained Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro, failure embarasses US - increases Cuban-US tension | .Bay of Pigs: |
1968 policy - no Soviet Bloc country can try to break free from Warsaw Pact - control of Soviets | .Brezhnev Doctrine: |
China breaks from USSR, Mao wants more control/become Superpower also, mutual preservation from other's aggression | .Sino-Soviet Split: |
Term for reduction in tension between USA - USSR between 1960 and 1980s | .détente: |
Failed attempt by USSR to take over Afghanistan - expense/negative public reaction hurt USSR communists - US supported Afghan guerillas | ."Afghan War": |
1958 - first attempt to unite W. European countries economically | .European Coal and Steel Community: |
"First president of France's 5th Republic - Gaullism - independence from international world - withdraws from NATO - pushed for social welfare" | .Charles de Gaulle: |
"More pro-West w/ policies, president France 1981-1995" | ."Francois Mitterand": |
"German Chancellor 1982-1998 - worked w/ Mitterand on European Union - like Thatcher/Reagan - wanted to lower taxes, encourage initiative - conservative" | .Helmut Kohl: |
"following WWII - nations pushed to be free of European control - Europe focused on own issues, allowed decolonization at varying degrees - based on settler population" | .decolonization: |
Attempt to destroy US navy before they enter war, becomes catalyst for US entering war | .Pearl Harbor: |
June 6, 1944 - Invasion of Normandy, sets up Western Front against Germany, USSR pleased, known D-Day | .Operation Overlord: |
systematic targetting of civilians - both residential and industrial capability - destroy will to fight | .strategic bombing: |
Nazi decision to exterminate Jews, last years of World War II, shipped to extermination camps. | Final Solution: |
January 20, 1942 - high level Nazis meet secretly to discuss, agree upon "Final Solution" | .Wannsee Conference: |
most famous extermination camp. | Auschwitz-Birkenau: |
Following WWII - two nations emerge as military, economic world leaders - USSR and USA | .superpowers: |
Ideological, economic and military conflict between superpowers - 1945-1989 - world takes sides - bipolar world | .Cold War: |
Divided among Allies - England, France, US, USSR - USSR section becomes E. Germany, others unite - W. Germany | .partition of Germany: |
Stalin shuts off trains, planes, roads into East Berlin - attempt to cut off western influence - Berlin Airlift foils plans | .Berlin Blockade: |
Controversial USSR premier Follows Stalins (1953-1964), criticizes Stalin's policies, foreign policy brings USSR-USA to brink of war | .Nikita Khrushchev: |
Both USSR_USA push for weapons w/ larger payload, longer/more accurate trajectory, larger quantity | .nuclear arms race: |
Deterrent policy in which neither USA-USSR would use nukes, because they would likewise be annihilated | .mutually assured destruction: |
Initially countries neither in US or Soviet bloc, now it is those developing countries in Africa, Asia, L. America | .Third World: |
Ideology that dominated 1950s/1960s, if one nations goes communist, neighboring countries would likewise turn Communist | .domino theory: |
October 1956 hundreds of thousands Hungarian protesters put down by Soviet govt - leads to drop in support for Marxist ideas | .Soviet invasion of Hungary: |
Overthrows Cuban gov't, believed too much of Cuban nation controlled by foreign interests, adopts Communist-state-controlled/nationalized economy | ."Fidel Castro and Cuban Revolution": |
Failed attempt by US supported/trained Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro, failure embarasses US - increases Cuban-US tension | .Bay of Pigs: |
1968 policy - no Soviet Bloc country can try to break free from Warsaw Pact - control of Soviets | .Brezhnev Doctrine: |
China breaks from USSR, Mao wants more control/become Superpower also, mutual preservation from other's aggression | .Sino-Soviet Split: |
Term for reduction in tension between USA - USSR between 1960 and 1980s | .détente: |
Failed attempt by USSR to take over Afghanistan - expense/negative public reaction hurt USSR communists - US supported Afghan guerillas | ."Afghan War": |
1958 - first attempt to unite W. European countries economically | .European Coal and Steel Community: |
"First president of France's 5th Republic - Gaullism - independence from international world - withdraws from NATO - pushed for social welfare" | .Charles de Gaulle: |
"More pro-West w/ policies, president France 1981-1995" | ."Francois Mitterand": |
"German Chancellor 1982-1998 - worked w/ Mitterand on European Union - like Thatcher/Reagan - wanted to lower taxes, encourage initiative - conservative" | .Helmut Kohl: |
"following WWII - nations pushed to be free of European control - Europe focused on own issues, allowed decolonization at varying degrees - based on settler population" | .decolonization: |