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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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brutal civil war = 1921 = Russia under control |
1945 |
USSR + US = both to conquer Germany & enter Berlin first = exert control |
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US = atomic bombs = defeat Japan = prevent Russia invading Japan = alliance not lasting much longer |
Conferences |
US + USSR disagreed on almost everything |
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key issues = what to do with Germany = how to rebuild Europe |
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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 |
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buffer zone = friendly nations = prevent future invasions |
Americans' |
Containment = Truman Doctrine = promised to help countries threatened by communism |
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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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