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four countries meet and set up zones of occupation (soviet union british french and U.s)which eventually set up an east germany and a west germany.
after the war, soviets take control of what becomes east germany. West Germany(3xbigger than east germany) is british french and american zones(including west berlin). |
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| (1956) 14,000 miles of new roads |
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| ongoing peace talks. talks breakdown when us troops pull out. renewed offensive is launched. |
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| who wrote about quiet eugenics in north carolina institutions for retarded? |
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| who wrote about women vietnamese refugees, maintaining balance between two cultures? |
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| who wrote about the film JFK |
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| articulated by george kenneth, what doctrine was used on soviet/commuinists and eventually softened to eased relations in the 70s |
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| what word means realeasing of tension? |
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| SALT (strategic arms limitations treaty) |
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| politically speaking, what is the outcome of detente? |
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| what is affirmative action? |
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| what was the reasoning behind conservative opposition to SALT II? |
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| "some observers claimed that the soviet invasion was a russian attempt to secure the status quo".....what does that mean? |
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| what was the reagan doctrine? |
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| new containment(trumandoctrine) in a way. skips over vietnamization more us engagement in the world to support anyone oppsing communism |
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| why did the soviet union fail in the late 80s? |
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| did serious damage to reagan presidency. money was illegallyfunneled into aid for the contras in Nicaragua. Oliver North appeared to be the principal figure in the scandal at first |
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| the most dramatic example of the US role in the world as the worlds lone superpower |
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| iranian revolution of 1979 |
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| muslims ousted a despotic government whose leaders hadembraced many aspects of western culture |
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