I was the one who made France independent of the superpowers and was the leader of the French resistance in WWII. Who am I?

Charles de Gaulle

I was the one who humiliated Khrushchev and won the Cuban Missile Crisis. Who am I?

John F. Kennedy

I was the one who unwittingly started the end of USSR. Who am I?

Mikhail Gorbachev

I was the one who crushed the Prague Spring. Who am I?

I was the one who issued in the thaw. Who am I?

Nikita Khrushchev

I was the one who replaced Churchill and my administration created the welfare state. Who am I?

Clement Attlee

I was the first President in the cold war feud. Who am I?

Harry S. Truman

Describe the breakup of Yugoslavia

No obvious replacement for Tito. Milosevic pursued ethnic cleansing to keep when Serbia intact when he couldn’t prevent the end of Yugoslavia. Civil war ensued. There were huge casualties. NATO intervention in’93-’94 helped end the war. Agreements, boundaries, and other stuff settled with Daton Accords.

Describe the 1989 revolutions

Define perestroika and glasnost.

Perestroika- restructuring the economy; Glasnot- openness, free expression

Name at least 2 things that people protested for.

Civil rights, Vietnam war, women’s rights, environment, university’s curriculum, decolonization, etc.

Why did Europeans allow decolonization occur?

Colonies wanted independence; Europeans didn’t have the means or didn’t want to bother with the hassle of keeping colonies; trading with them as independent nations may yield more gains

Describe the post-industrial society.

The West shifted from a manufacturing to offering services. Education not labor meant wealth and influence.  The new worker had more rights so union membership declined.

Name some technological, science, business and social changes during this era. Name at least 4.

Televisions, telecommunication satellites, multinational corporations, computers, rise of antibiotics, stronger birth pills, commercial airplanes, new Europeans, space shuttles, cloning, organ transplants, etc.

Describe how families changed.

Women worked more, less children, decrease in marriages, childhood was extended, kids went to school, university attendance skyrocketed

What was the importance of the Helsinki Accords of 1975?

US finally recognized Soviet territory gains since ’45 on the condition the Soviets would guarantee basic human rights to territories.

What was the significance of the Hungarian Revolt in 1956?

Showed the US wouldn’t risk the next world war to save a satellite. Gave the impression US was all bark and no bite.

Describe the Cuban Missile Crisis

The world knows the US is willing to use military might to contain communism. Castro’s scared and turns to Khrushchev. Khrushchev sends nuclear silos to plant on Cuba. US finds out. JFK decides to quarantine Soviet ships. Nikita backs down because no one wants WWIII. Cold war tensions cool down.

Describe the Bay of Pigs event.

US is freaking over having a communist country on their turf. They train Cuban nationalist against Castro and provide air cover for an invasion. Invasion was a failure. Most Cubans liked Castro. US was in bad position.

Define the term Iron Curtain.

A buffer zone of satellites created to protect the Soviets from another invasion similar to WWII. It was coined by Churchill. It’s was metaphorical dividing line between W. Europe and Soviet Bloc.

Summarize Vietnam War

Ho Chi Minh, a communist leader, leads revolt against French. Soviets decide to aide him. US help the French. French suffer casualties and back out. Not worth the trouble. US invades Vietnam when communist North Vietnam wants to unite with the South. Loose badly to guerilla warfare and civilian involvement because South Vietnamese wanted to join the communist north. The 2 Vietnams become one and communist.

Summarize Korean War

 N. Korea invades S. Korea with Soviets backing them. Soviets didn’t understand Security Council rules so UN police action occurs with US leading the charge. Coalition looses badly at first. McCarther turns it around. A long stalemate occurs between UN and Chinese/ N. Korean forces. Armistice signed and demilitarized formed. S. Korea remains non-communist.

Summarize the Berlin Blockade and its effect.

USSR prohibited transportation to and fro West Berlin to bring into submission. US saw Soviets’ plan and flew in supplies. Stalin backs down when Truman threatens to nuke him if he shoots planes. West realized USSR wouldn’t give up sector so went and formed Federal Republic of Germany.

Summarize the containment policy.

To use any means short of war to stop the influence of communism.

Describe the Marshall Plan

What is NATO and what was its initial purpose?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military defense alliance created in 1949 to counter Soviet aggression to spread communism.

What did the Truman Doctrine state?

It promised US aide to any “free” (obviously non-communist) country in danger (of Soviet domination)

Describe Cold War Society

Crime rates go up, age of spies and James Bond, young people getting it on a lot, more women working, etc.