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What was the significance of the Vietnam War?
A major conflict where the US intervened to contain communism in Southeast Asia.
What was the significance of the Korean Conflict?
A war where the US intervened to prevent the spread of communism on the Korean peninsula.
What was the significance of the Prague Spring (1968)?
A period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia that was crushed by the Warsaw Pact.
What was the significance of the Hungarian Revolution (1956)?
A revolt against Soviet-imposed policies in Hungary, suppressed by the Warsaw Pact.
What was the purpose of building the Berlin Wall in 1961?
To prevent East Berliners from escaping to West Berlin, symbolizing the division of Europe.
What was the impact of the Marshall Plan?
It helped rebuild Western Europe, fostering economic recovery and stability.
What was the result of the Soviet Union's economic policies?
Slower economic growth in Eastern Europe compared to the West.
What was the effect of the USSR establishing puppet governments?
Suppression of democracy and establishment of communist regimes in Eastern Europe.
What was the effect of the Warsaw pact crushing the Prague Spring?
Reasserted Soviet Control and replaced reformist leaders with more oppressive ones.
What was the effect of the Warsaw pact crushing the Hungarian Revolution?
Reasserted Soviet Control and replaced reformist leaders with more oppressive ones.
Compare the Marshall Plan and the Molotov Plan.
Marshall Plan: US aid to Western Europe, successful. Molotov Plan: Soviet aid to Eastern Europe, less successful.
Compare NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
NATO: Western military alliance against Soviet aggression. Warsaw Pact: Soviet bloc alliance against NATO.
Compare US and Soviet approaches to global influence.
US: Economic aid, military alliances, containment. Soviet: Economic control, military force, suppression of dissent.
Compare the Prague Spring and the Hungarian Revolution.
Both were resistance movements against Soviet control, both were brutally suppressed by the Warsaw Pact.
Compare the goals of the US and USSR in post-war Europe.
US: Rebuild Europe, contain communism. USSR: Control Eastern Europe, spread communism.
Compare the economic systems of the US and USSR during the Cold War.
US: Market-based economy, capitalism. USSR: Centrally planned economy, communism.
Compare the political systems of the US and USSR during the Cold War.
US: Democracy, individual rights. USSR: Authoritarian, suppression of dissent.
Compare the impacts of the US and Soviet interventions in other countries.
US: Varied, sometimes supporting democracies, sometimes authoritarian regimes. USSR: Support for communist regimes, suppression of dissent.
Compare the success of the US and Soviet economic initiatives.
US initiatives (Marshall Plan, etc.) generally more successful in promoting economic growth. Soviet initiatives (COMECON) less effective.
Compare the long-term effects of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
NATO: Still exists, promoting security in Europe. Warsaw Pact: Dissolved after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
US policy of containment, pledging aid to countries resisting communism.
What is the Domino Effect?
The fear that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow.
What was the Marshall Plan?
A US economic aid program to rebuild Western Europe after WWII.
What is NATO?
Military alliance of Western countries against potential attacks.
What was the Molotov Plan?
Soviet response to the Marshall Plan, providing aid to Eastern Europe.
What was COMECON?
Economic organization of communist states.
What was the Warsaw Pact?
Military alliance of Soviet Union and its satellite states.
What was Cominform?
Soviet organization ensuring communist parties followed Moscow's directives.
What is Containment?
US foreign policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism.
What was the Iron Curtain?
The ideological and physical boundary dividing Europe into communist and capitalist blocs.