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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.
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.
Causes and effects of the Marshall Plan?
Cause: Post-WWII need to rebuild Europe. Effect: Economic recovery and increased US influence.
Causes and effects of the formation of NATO?
Cause: Perceived threat of Soviet expansion. Effect: Military alliance for mutual defense.
Causes and effects of the formation of the Warsaw Pact?
Cause: Formation of NATO. Effect: Military alliance of Soviet bloc countries.
Causes and effects of the Prague Spring?
Cause: Discontent with Soviet control. Effect: Suppression by Warsaw Pact, reassertion of Soviet power.
Causes and effects of the Hungarian Revolution?
Cause: Discontent with Soviet policies. Effect: Crushed by Warsaw Pact, reassertion of Soviet control.
Causes and effects of the Berlin Wall?
Cause: Desire to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West. Effect: Symbol of Cold War division.
Causes and effects of the Truman Doctrine?
Cause: Fear of communism spreading. Effect: US intervention in various conflicts.
Causes and effects of Soviet economic policies?
Cause: To prevent countries under its influence from associating with capitalism or democracy. Effect: Slower economic growth in Eastern Europe compared to the West.
Causes and effects of Soviet suppression of democracy?
Cause: Maintain communist control. Effect: Overthrow of democratic governments, e.g., Czechoslovakia.
Causes and effects of the Domino Theory?
Cause: Fear of communism spreading. Effect: Justification for US intervention in Vietnam and Korea.