Proxy wars (11)

Question 1

Who were the MPLA?

Answer 1

marxist communist group

Question 2

who did the MPLA recieve arms and aid from?

Answer 2

ussr and cuba

Question 3

Who was UNITA?

Answer 3

origionally moaist communist group and by 1980s/90s moved to a capitalist government

Question 4

who was the FNLA?

Answer 4

pro us anglican group

Question 5

who was the FNLA aided by?

Answer 5

usa and south africa

Question 6

when does civil war break out in angloa?

Answer 6

spring 1975

Question 7

how much does the USA send in arms and supplies to the FNLA in july 1975?

Answer 7

41 million

Question 8

why do south africa and zaire aid the FNLA?

Answer 8

fear of communism takeover

Question 9

when do the portuguese set up a interm coalistion government in angloa

Answer 9

1974

Question 10

when do the south african forces and FNLA advance on the anglolican capital?

Answer 10

october 1975

Question 11

how many troops do Cuba send to angola?

Answer 11

12,000

Question 12

who do cuba send the troops to?

Answer 12

MPLA

Question 13

when do the MPLA declare the creation of peoples republic of angola?

Answer 13

november 1975

Question 14

When was the FPLA defeated?

Answer 14

march 1976

Question 15

what was signed in 1976?

Answer 15

the treaty of friendship

Question 16

when does gorbochev announced the reduction in support for the MPLA?

Answer 16

1986

Question 17

when do cuba and south africa withdraw troops?

Answer 17

1988

Question 18

in jan 1975 how much did the usa send in financial aid to the FNLA?

Answer 18

300,000

Question 19

how did the USSR get involved in the angloian war?

Answer 19

sent equipment and arms tp the MPLA

Question 20

when was the Ogaden war?

Answer 20

1974-78

Question 21

what caused the Ethiopian war?

Answer 21

britian awarded the traditionally Somali territory of Ogaden to Ethipoia

Question 22

when did somalia invade Ogaden?

Answer 22

july 1977

Question 23

between 1969-77 who did Somalia receive support from?

Answer 23

USSR

Question 24

why did Somalia receive aid from the USSR?

Answer 24

their leader was a socialist dictator

Question 25

who did the USA back?

Answer 25

ethiopia

Question 26

when did the USSR send supplies to Somalia?

Answer 26

sept 1977

Question 27

when does Castro send troops to help eithiopia?

Answer 27

nov 1977

Question 28

by feb 1978 how many cuban troops are in ethiopia?

Answer 28

15,000

Question 29

when is a truce declared?

Answer 29

march 1978

Question 30

who won the Ogaden war?

Answer 30

Ethipoia and the USA

Question 31

What was its impact on detente?

Answer 31

seen as a test for detente and ends discussions for SALT 2

Question 32

what did Brzezinki say in terms of salt?

Answer 32

'SALT is buried in the sands of the ogaden'

Question 33

when was the war in chile?

Answer 33

1970-73

Question 34

who was the democratic socialist leader for chile?

Answer 34

allende

Question 35

what did allende do?

Answer 35

he introdced nationalisation and land reforms

Question 36

who did the US back?

Answer 36

pinochet

Question 37

what did ponochet do?

Answer 37

he reversed allendes reforms and killed him and implimented a brital dictaorship

Question 38

how did the usa intervene in chile?

Answer 38

CIA initially attemped a coup to stop allende but failed

Question 39

when was the niguagrua war?

Answer 39

1979-90

Question 40

who were the two sides?

Answer 40

FSLN and Contras

Question 41

which side did the USA support?

Answer 41

Contras

Question 42

how did regan support the contras?

Answer 42

provided support equipment and funding

Question 43

when did congress state that the usa should not support the contras?

Answer 43

1984

Question 44

when did regan secretly fund the contras until?

Answer 44

1987

Question 45

what happened in feb 1990?

Answer 45

there was a temporary ceasfire between sandinitrias and contras

Question 46

who did the usa support and how much did they provide in money?

Answer 46

chamorro $1 million

Question 47

what happened in 1990?

Answer 47

chamorro won the election and the usa withdrew aid in 1992

Question 48

when was the grenada war?

Answer 48

1983

Question 49

when was the coard faction of new jewl movement launched?

Answer 49

oct 14th 1983

Question 50

when did regan send troops to greneda?

Answer 50

oct 1983

Question 51

how many troops did regan send to greneda?

Answer 51

7000

Question 52

when did the troops withdraw frorm greneda?

Answer 52

dec 1983

Question 53

what did regan tell the citizens about greneda?

Answer 53

we got there jsut in time

Question 54

how did cuba get involved in grenada?

Answer 54

they sent a FEW advisors

Question 55

when was the war in el salvador?

Answer 55

1984-92

Question 56

in 1979 how was the new coup that cater supported?

Answer 56

JRD

Question 57

who was the other oposing group in el salvedor?

Answer 57

FMLN

Question 58

who supported the FMLN in el salvador?

Answer 58

ussr and cuba

Question 59

what happened in 1980?

Answer 59

there was a civil war in el salvador

Question 60

who was elected in 1984 in el salvador?

Answer 60

duarte who was a democrat

Question 61

how much aid was given by the us to duarte for his campaign?

Answer 61

$6 million

Question 62

how many dollars a day was regan and carter giving el salavador?

Answer 62

2 million

Question 63

what happpened in 1987 in el salvador?

Answer 63

amnesty law - very unpopular

Question 64

what was a concequence of the amnesty law?

Answer 64

very unpopular and meant duarte lost the 1988 election and was replaced by cristiani

Question 65

when were peace accords signed for el salvador?

Answer 65

1992

Question 66

when was the war in afganistan?

Answer 66

dec 1979- feb 1989

Question 67

why did the ussr intervene in afhanistan?

Answer 67

removal of the leader (amin) support for communist government fear of loosing influence during the cold war worried about the usa gaining an alliance

Question 68

when did the soviets send troops into afghanisrtan?

Answer 68

dec 1979

Question 69

what was the significance of the war in afghanistan?

Answer 69

triggered the failure of detente appears agressive to the usa triggered the failure of SALT 2 triggers the carter doctorine expands the cold war into the middle east triggers the second cold war

Question 70

who was the pdpa in terms of afghanistan?

Answer 70

the peoples democratic party of afghanistan