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The policy by which the U.S. attempted to resist the extension of Soviet expansion and influence in the expectation that eventually the Soviet Union would collapse from internal pressures and the burden of its foreign opposition
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Containment
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Advocated a policy of support for free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures by implication, anywhere in the world
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The Truman Doctrine
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Provided broad economic aid to European states on the sole condition that they work together for their mutual benefit
- Restored prosperity to Western Europe and set the stage for Europe's unprecedented postwar economic growth |
The Marshall Plan
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Dedicated to spreading revolutionary communism throughout the world
- The establishment of this officially ended the era of the popular front during which communists had cooperated with noncommunist parties |
Communist Information Bureau
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A treaty committing its members to mutual assistance if any of them was attacked
- Included Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Britain, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Iceland, West Germany, Greece, and Turkey |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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A treaty in which the Soviets directly dominated the Eastern alliance system through local communist parties controlled from Moscow and the presence of the Red Army
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Council of Mutual Assistance
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This treaty gave formal recognition to Comecon, and divided Europe into two unfriendly blocs
- It included Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union |
Warsaw Pact
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During WWI, Arthur Balfour declared that Britain favored establishing a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, which was then under Ottoman rule
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Balfour Declaration
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The British turned the problem of the relationship between Arabs and Jews in Palestine to the U.N.
- The U.N. passed a resolution dividing the territory into 2 states, one Jewish and one Arab |
U.N. (United Nations) Resolution of 1947
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The era that witnessed a retreat from Stalinism, though not from authoritarianism
- Maintained dominance of Communist Party - More freedom to express opinion - Modest effort to meet demand for consumer goods - Removed some agricultural restrictions |
The Khrushchev Era
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This proved that without the support of the U.S., the nations of Western Europe could no longer impose their will on the rest of the world
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The Suez Intervention
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The head of the new ministry installed by the Hungarian communists
- A communist who sought a more independent position for Hungary - Called for the removal of Soviet troops and the neutralization of Hungary - Soviet troops invaded Hungary, deposed him, and executed him |
Imre Nagy
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He replaced Khrushchev, after many in the Soviet Communist Party had concluded that Khrushchev had tried to do too much too soon and had done it poorly
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Brezhnev
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The government in Czechoslovakia, under Dubcek, began to experiment with a more liberal communism
- Expanded freedom of discussion - The Soviet Union sent troops and replaced Dubcek w/communist leaders more to its own liking - Showed that any attempt at greater liberalization could trigger Soviet military repression |
Prague Spring
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Declared the right of the Soviet Union to interfere in the domestic politics of other communist countries
- Sought to sustain the communist governments of Eastern Europe and prevent any liberalization in the region |
Brezhnev Doctrine
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A relaxing or easing of tension between rivals
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Detente
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These recognized the Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, but they also recognized the human rights of the signers' citizens, which every gov., including the Soviet Union, agreed to protect
- Under U.S. president Gerald Ford |
Helsinki Accords
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He was a strong advocate of human rights and sought to induce the Soviet Union to comply with this commitment, a policy that cooled relations between the two countries
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President Jimmy Carter
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What are the areas in which the Soviet Union pursued an activist foreign policy?
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- They Financed Cuban military intervention in Angola, Mozambique, and Ethiopia
- Their funds flowed to the Sandinista forced in Nicaragua and to Vietnam - They provided funds and weapons to various Arab gov. for use against Israel |