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US, British and USSR relations in 1945
What were the two main corner sto...,
What were the driving obsessions ...,
How did communism economically vi...
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Tensions at Yalta
What was agreed at yalta 1,
What was declaration on liberated...,
Why was there deteriorating relat...
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Relations between Stalin, FDR & Churchill
What were stalin s two priorities...,
How was the ussr planning to ensu...,
How was roosevelt naive in intern...
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Breakdown of Grand Alliance at Potsdam
Why were there changes in leaders...,
What happened the day before pots...,
What was truman s aim in terms of...
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Relations between Truman, Stalin & Attlee
What was truman s main economic a...,
What were stalin s priorities fol...,
What was british foreign policy f...
4
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Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe
What did stalin achieve by 1948 f...,
What two methods did stalin use t...,
How did communists take control i...
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Key Cold War Documents
When was the long telegram sent 1,
What was outlined in the long tel...,
What was the iron curtain 3
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Greek Civil War
What did stalin and truman agree ...,
What caused the greek civil war 2,
Who were the two sides in the gre...
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Truman Doctrine & Containment
When was the truman doctrine anno...,
What were the us motives for the ...,
What was the truman doctrine in s...
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Cominform
When was cominform 1,
What was the zhdanov doctrine out...,
What was the purpose of cominform 3
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USA's policy towards Britain and Europe
What was usa s initial approach t...,
What did acheson argue in july 19...,
What did clayton conclude in may ...
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Marshall Plan
What were the reasons for the mar...,
What was george kennan s policy i...,
What conditions were attached to ...
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US attitudes to Germany and Berlin
When was bizonia 1,
When was a new currency introduce...,
Why did us policy makers in 1947 ...
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Development in the zones
How many people were in the briti...,
What problems arose from the brit...,
What important areas were in the ...
8
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Bizonia & Currency Reform
When was the moscow conference wi...,
Why was there a moscow conference 2,
What did the ussr demand at the m...
8
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Berlin Blockade & Airlift
What was the berlin blockade a di...,
When was the berlin blockade impl...,
When did the berlin blockade end 3
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Creation of East & West Germany
When was the decision established...,
When was the constitution for a w...,
When was the east german state of...
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Formation of NATO
What was the european defence org...,
Who was part of the weu 2,
What was the overt aim of the weu 3
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Reconstruction of post-war Japan
What was us policy towards japan ...,
What us policy was introduced in ...,
What was the super balanced budget 3
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US-Japanese relations
When did china form a military al...,
Who was communist china s leader ...,
Who negotiated agreements between...
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US support for Chiang Kai Shek and policy towards China and Taiwan
What were the two sides of the ch...,
What happened in the chinese civi...,
How did the us view the communist...
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Defensive Perimeter Strategy
What was the defensive perimeter ...,
When did acheson announce the def...,
Blank 3
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NSC-68
When did usa s nuclear monopoly e...,
What was the nsc 68 2,
What did nsc 68 encourage 3
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Korean War
What divided the north and the so...,
What was established in korea in ...,
What was established in korea in ...
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The Red Scare and McCarthyism
What was the red scare 1,
What was the fault with mccarthy ...,
What was the influence of mccarth...
5
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US dominance in the UN
Where was the un headquarters 1,
What did the limited number of ne...,
How did the us insisting mainland...
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Isolation of China
How did the sino soviet alliance ...,
How was usa s policy in asia show...,
What measures did the us take to ...
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Expansion of alliance systems
When was seato implemented 1,
What does seato stand for 2,
What were the motives for seato 3
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Eisenhower, Dulles & 'brinkmanship'
How was policy affected when eise...,
What was different in eisenhower ...,
What did dulles argue about truma...
7
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Domino theory & US attitude to French Indochina
What did the usa support by 1950 ...,
Who was the nationalist and commu...,
Who was ho chi minh supported by 3
11
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The Geneva Conference
When was the geneva conference un...,
Why was the geneva conference cal...,
What was agreed at the geneva con...
4
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Collective Leadership
Who was in charge of soviet forei...,
How did beria lose power 2,
Who was in charge of soviet forei...
7
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Impact of risings in Poland & Hungary
When was polish uprising 1,
How did the polish uprising start 2,
What were three impacts of the po...
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The degree of 'peaceful coexistence'
When was the austrian state treaty 1,
What was the conclusion of the au...,
When was the first geneva summit 3
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Extension of the arms race
Gaither report 1,
Usa s key developments in arms ra...,
Ussr s key development in arms ra...
11
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Berlin Crisis and U2 affair
Berlin ultimatum 1,
When did western powers reject th...,
U2 affair 3
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Berlin Wall
When did work begin to seal off w...,
What were four outcomes of the be...
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Ho Chi Minh & North Vietnam
What was the result of the land r...,
What was ho chi minh s revolution...,
What was the nlf vietcong 3
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Formation of NLF
When was the nlf established 1,
What was the purpose of the nlf 2,
Who supported the nlf 3
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Diem & South Vietnam
What was eisenhower s administrat...,
Why was nation building seen as n...,
What was the outcome of nation bu...
3
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Kennedy's policies to Indochina
What did kennedy criticise about ...,
What did kennedy believe would ha...,
What modern day countries make up...
11
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Strategic Hamlet Program
When was the strategic hamlet pro...,
What did the strategic hamlet pro...,
By september 1962 how many people...
4
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The Buddhist Crisis
When was the buddhist crisis 1,
What led to buddhist protests 2,
How did the buddhist protests har...
3
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Assassination of Diem
When was a military coup activate...,
When was diem and his brother ass...,
What was the us influence on diem...
3
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Cuban Missile Crisis
What regime was overthrown by fid...,
When did fidel castro take contro...,
What did castro s programme of ag...
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Johnson's policy in Vietnam
When did johnson become us presid...,
What was the term known as a situ...,
What strategy did johnson agree t...
7
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
When was the gulf of tonkin resol...,
What was the gulf of tonkin incid...,
What was the gulf of tonkin resol...
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Escalation under Johnson
What was the escalation of bomb t...,
What was the escalation of ground...,
How was the situation in vietnam ...
6
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Tactics and relative strengths of both sides?
What was the first significant en...,
What were two of usa s strengths ...,
What two tactics did usa primaril...
9
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Tet Offensive
When was the tet offensive 1,
How did the tet offensive start 2,
What was the aim of vietcong atta...
8
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Nixon's policies in Vietnam
What were the three strategies ni...,
What was vietnamisation 2,
How was vietnamisation shown betw...
6
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Extension into Cambodia & Laos
What was initiated in cambodia in...,
What was the desired outcomes by ...,
What undermined nixon s vietnamis...
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Relations with China
What did kissinger recognised the...,
What was china s response to thei...,
What was the importance of china ...
7
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Beginning of Paris Peace Talks
How did the paris peace talks sta...,
How did the paris peace talks ori...,
Why did paris peace talks reach a...
5
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Attitudes of Khrushchev and Kennedy
What pressures did khrushchev hav...,
What pressures did kennedy have a...,
How did kennedy and khrushchev s ...
5
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Moscow-Washington hotline
What was the moscow washington ho...,
When was the agreement for the es...,
What was signed to establish the ...
3
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Moscow Test Ban Treaty
When was the moscow test ban trea...,
Who refused to sign the moscow te...,
Who signed the moscow test ban tr...
5
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
When was the nuclear non prolifer...,
What was the nuclear non prolifer...,
Who signed the nuclear non prolif...
3
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Cut back in materials for nuclear weapons
Why would the limitation of nucle...,
How did the resolution of the cub...
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Crisis in Czechoslovakia
What were an influential czechosl...,
When was the prague spring 2,
How did dubcek not follow soviet ...
9
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Relations with China
How did khrushchev influence the ...,
How did mao influence the sino so...,
What incident occurred 27th novem...
9
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Paris Peace Agreement
When was the paris peace agreemen...,
What was agreed upon at the paris...,
When did kissinger announce peace...
4
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Northern Victory
What did thieu believe the signin...,
When did us military forces leave...,
When and why was nixon forced to ...
7
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Continuing problems in Cambodia
Why was the overthrowing of princ...,
What occurred in the cambodian ci...,
When did the khmer rouge take pow...
4
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Costs of Vietnam War
How many americans died in the vi...,
How were vietnam war veterans tre...,
What was the estimated financial ...
10
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SALT I
When was the anti ballistic missi...,
What did the anti ballistic missi...,
What two agreements were signed o...
7
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Vladivostok Summit
When was the vladivostok summit 1,
What was agreed at the vladivosto...,
Why did it become increasingly cl...
4
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Vienna Summit
When was the vienna summit 1,
When was salt ii announced 2,
Where was salt ii signed and fina...
4
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Ostpolitik and Helsinki Accords
What does ostpolitik mean 1,
What triggered ostpolitik 2,
What did willy brandt choose to do 3
11
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Relations with China
How did mao s priorities shift by...,
What potential obstacle to the no...
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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
What regime was an ally of the so...,
What happened to the pdpa regime 2,
What were soviet interests in afg...
9
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Impact of new personalities
What did reagan believe that the ...,
What did reagan fear about commun...,
Why were start talks abandoned 3
7
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Crushing of the Solidarity Movement
Who was the leader of the solidar...,
What did solidarity s membership ...,
Why was the ussr concerned about ...
4
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Shooting down of KAL 007
When was kal 007 shot down 1,
How did the soviets initially rea...,
What was the kal 007 3
5
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Impact of Cuban Intervention in Ethiopia & Angola
How did angola descend into a civ...,
Why did cuba intervene in angola 2,
How did cuba intervene in angola 3
11
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Impact of US intervention in Latin America & Caribbean
What did kissinger and nixon fear...,
How did the us intervene in chile 2,
What were the impacts of us inter...
10
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Pressures on and significance of Gorbachev as Soviet leader
What problems were associated wit...,
What did gorbachev link mediocre ...,
What factors undermined soviet ec...
3
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'New thinking' & its practicalities
What did the first major reform u...,
What was the key to gorbachev s e...,
What happened to planning under g...
8
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Importance of Soviet economic problems
What was the social and political...,
What were some positive steps for...,
What were some negative consequen...
3
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Summits between USA and USSR
When was the geneva summit with g...,
What was the context of geneva su...,
What were the key achievements of...
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Star Wars
What was sdi 1,
What was gorbachev s reaction to ...,
How did sdi ruin the ussr economi...
4
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George Bush and US response
What did bush realise had to happ...,
How did bush manage decision betw...
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Collapse of communism in Eastern European Soviet satellite states
When did soviet control over pola...,
What was the collapse of soviet c...,
What was the new government in po...
13
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End of Brezhnev Doctrine
What did gorbachev take the decis...,
What did gorbachev s decision to ...
2
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End of Cold War tensions in Asia
What did the soviet politburo rec...,
What did gorbachev want to do wit...,
When did the last soviet troops l...
3
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End of Cold War tensions in the Americas
Why did the contras agree to a ce...,
Why did chamorro win the election...,
What was us reasoning for withdra...
8
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End of Cold War tensions in Africa
What did gorbachev announce in de...,
How did the ussr try to end the c...,
What was agreed through negotiati...
5
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Reunification of Germany
Who was the west german chancello...,
How was germany reunified 2,
What did kohl want in relation to...
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Collapse of the USSR and the resignation of Gorbachev
How did gorbachev s reforms influ...,
What four major reasons influence...,
Who declared independence from th...
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Geneva Conference and Summit
What was the main focus of the 19...
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