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Vietnam War Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Revision notes for Vietnam War Test

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Background

Tsarist Russia
Russia was ruled by Romanov Dynasty for 300+ years
 
WW1 = catast­rophe for Russia = Tsar Nicolas ii = ruled from 1896 =forced to abdicate = incomp­etent leader
Provis­ional Government
promised land reform, free elections + end to WW1 = failed
 
lead to rise of revolting Bolsheviks = communist group = lead by Vladimir Lenin
October Revolution
Bolsheviks = overthrow government 25-26 Oct = seized key cities of Petrograd + Moscow
 
brutal civil war = 1921 = Russia under control
1945
USSR + US = both to conquer Germany & enter Berlin first = exert control
 
US = atomic bombs = defeat Japan = prevent Russia invading Japan = alliance not lasting much longer
Confer­ences
US + USSR disagreed on almost everything
 
key issues = what to do with Germany = how to rebuild Europe
 
US = Capitalist Democracy -> USSR = Communist Revolution
Partition of Germany
Berlin = 2 sectors = West [US, UK + France] = South [USR]
Soviets'
installed communist govern­ments = countries they liberated from Nazi control = banned all other political parties
 
buffer zone = friendly nations = prevent future invasions
Americans'
Contai­nment = Truman Doctrine = promised to help countries threatened by communism
 
European Recovery Plan = Marshal Plan = US$13 billion = help rebuild countries = reject communism = capitalist democracy
Berlin Crisis
1948-49 split in Europe - USSR = blocked routes into US-con­trolled Berlin = food, electr­icity + other resources cut off = US flew everything over for nearly 1 year
Following Events
April 1949 NATO; May 1949 West Germany; August 1949 USSR atomic bomb; October 1949 East Germany = China to communism; 1950-53 Korean War; 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis; 1940's + 50's 'Red Scare'
Results
world divided = 2 'spheres of influence' -> West [US] = capitalism -> East [USSR] = communism

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