Cold War

Question 1

Creation of the UN(Ezra)

Answer 1

The United Nations was established in October 24, 1945. It started as the Atlantic Charter. Every Member represented a different Country and it had a general assembly as well as a security council of 5 permenant members.

Question 2

The Development of the Cold War(Ezra)

Answer 2

The development of the cold war began with the difference of Duplicity in Soviet union and Capitalism in US. It was also a race to become the worlds greatest Super Power, and Nuclear country. The cold war continued to get worse with the Zones in Germany.

Question 3

US Influence in the West and the Creation of NATO(Ezra)

Answer 3

The US influence in the west was mainly through the Zones of Berlin, Airlift, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, and the US containment policy which all led to the establishment of NATO in 1949. The NATO included all members besides the Soviet Union.

Question 4

Truman Doctrine(Ezra)

Answer 4

The Truman Doctrine also egged on the Soviets as it aided Democratic European countries by helping them politically, economically, and militarily against the Soviet Communism. Greece and Turkey were the main recipients to fight of Authoritarian Soviet Communism.

Question 5

Marshall Plan(Ezra)

Answer 5

The Marshall Plan or European Recovery Plan was a US lead plan that gave $13 Billion to European states for post war recovery it aided 16 European countries and stopped the spread of Soviet Communism.

Question 6

U.S. Containment Policy(Ezra)

Answer 6

The US containment Policy was against Russia and the spread of Communism. It was formulated by George Kennan and it was a key part of the cold war bringing the US out of Isolationism and into the role as helper of economic recovery for European states.

Question 7

Berlin Blockade and Airlift(Ezra)

Answer 7

The Berlin Blockade was built by the Russians when there was a disagreement on how Germany should be split leading to the airlift of supplies by the western states to eastern Germany to keep them alive and well.

Question 8

Soviet Influence on Eastern Europe(Felix)

Answer 8

Soviet Union closely watched over Easter Europe and installed communist states to create a buffer zone between them and the capitalist West Europe. They invested in their economies, influenced their politics, and gave Soviet weapons.

Question 9

Globalization of the Cold War in Korea & Vietnam(Felix)

Answer 9

The rivalry between capitalism and communism became more global in under-developed areas like Africa and Asia, with different regimes fighting civil wars. The U.S. intervened in the Korean and Vietnamese Wars to prevent a domino effect of the rest of Asia falling to Communism and under the influence of the Soviet Union.

Question 10

Berlin Wall(Felix)

Answer 10

The wall separated Communist East Berlin and Capitalist West Berlin. Built mostly to stop the migration of East Berliners to West Berlin, torn down in 1989.

Question 11

Cuban Missile Crisis(Felix)

Answer 11

A very close situation where the world almost got encompassed in nuclear war. Started by U.S. putting nuclear missiles in Turkey for defense, Soviet Union responded by putting nuclear missiles in Cuba. Negotiations eventually started up again between Khrushchev and Kennedy, getting rid of the tensions.

Question 12

Decolonization(Felix)

Answer 12

After the exhaustive efforts by European countries after WW2, many countries began this process to save money and their colonies gained their independence through peaceful resolutions or violent wars.

Question 13

The Eastern Bloc(Felix)

Answer 13

The section of Eastern Europe under control and influence of the Soviet Union. Usually communist countries, but Albania and Yugoslavia were mostly independent.

Question 14

Economics based on Social Welfare(Felix)

Answer 14

The re-growth after WW2 brought the idea of a country based on a welfare state, where citizens have social security, good transportation, and nationalized banks and industries. Supported by decolonization as it required lots of money.

Question 15

Krushchev’s de-Stalinization policies(Ryan)

Answer 15

decreased power of secret police, closed Serbian prisons, gave intellectual freedom

Question 16

Tito (Josip Broz)(Ryan)

Answer 16

leader of communist resistance in Yugoslavia he wanted a independent communist state like Marxist-lenin

Question 17

Imry Nagy and Hungary(Ryan)

Answer 17

didn’t like communism so to calm rebellion he declared Hungary a free state in 1956 soviets weren’t happy so Krushchev replaced him

Question 18

Western European Revival(Ryan)

Answer 18

moderate political parties came back with the rise of the Christian democrats they were interested in democracy and econ reforms ]

Question 19

Effects of the Marshall Plan(Ryan)

Answer 19

Euro countries recived billions of dollars industrial output & steel production increased plus full employment

Question 20

Charles de Gaulle(Ryan)

Answer 20

wanted to restore F’s greatness and when he came to power he drafted a new constitution were president has more power & can choose Prime Minister he helped the econ & traditional industries grow

Question 21

Konrad Adenaur’s West Germany(Ryan)

Answer 21

Leader of CDU south Korean war lead to rearmament which they joined NATO Ermad revived econ and the imported workers

Question 22

The creation of the welfare state (Hudson)

Answer 22

Welfare states were created after WWII to help people live good lives and give them good health care so they could have meaning full lives.

Question 23

ECSC(Hudson)

Answer 23

The ECSC was the European Coal and Steal Community which was a group of countries, including France, West Germany, and the Benelux countries, and Italy, where they would trade steal and coal with one another destroying tariffs.

Question 24

Treaty of Rome & the EEC(Hudson)

Answer 24

The Treaty of Rome was a treaty that the six nations in the ECSC signed making the EEC, European Economic Community, which made a free trading space for all of the six countries causing all of there economies to expand and do better.

Question 25

Increased Consumerism and Mass Leisure(Hudson)

Answer 25

After the war many people were able to buy consumer goods like televisions, radios, and other machines since they were cheaper and since food was cheaper, this also caused mass leisure because jobs became shorter from 60 hours a week to 40 hours a week made people have more free time to have fun with sports or games, or other activities.

Question 26

European Welfare State(Hudson)

Answer 26

The European Welfare States gave people money to help support there children and also gave health care to old people as well as everyone else since the Welfare States goal was to get rid of homelessness and get ride of poverty by supporting people.

Question 27

Women in the Postwar Western World(Hudson)

Answer 27

After WWII women left the work force and returned home to there "traditional" jobs since the men coming home from the war needed jobs, this caused a baby boom but didn't last long due to the use of more birth control items.

Question 28

Feminist Movement(Hudson)

Answer 28

Before WWII many women earned the right to vote but still after the war some countries, France and Italy, still didn't allow women to vote which cause many feminist movements lead by people like Simone de Beauvoir who was a major advocate to woman's rights.

Question 29

Postwar Art and Literature(Jackson)

Answer 29

Art: Charachterised by new feelings of abstractness and modernism as seen in Abstract Expressionism (jackson Pollock paintings) and pop art (any Warhol and tomato soup) Literature: Charachterised by the theatre of the absurd, reflected the times disillusionment

Question 30

Existentialism(Jackson)

Answer 30

The belief in post war disillusion that the tragic death of God, or the existence of no God at all, meant that only humans alone determined who they themselves are.

Question 31

Attempts to Revive Religion(Jackson)

Answer 31

Postwar attempts to revitalize the Catholic church thru new ideas and the insertion of older ideals into a modern societal norms and customs.

Question 32

Vatican II(Jackson)

Answer 32

A council held by Pope John XXIII, which liberated many old Catholic practices to make simpler and fit better into modern new-world system.

Question 33

Popular Culture and the Influence of the United States(Jackson)

Answer 33

The U.S dominated the influence over popular culture due to its technological advancements and the general control over the film, music, and entertainment industries, shaped by American consumerism.

Question 34

Americanization(Jackson)

Answer 34

The concept of the rest of the world focusing and integrating into American culture due to the mass diffusion of American ideals to other countries.