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Russia abolished its monarchy in favour of socialism.
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Declining since late C19, but dissolved after Balkan Wars and WW1.
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KMT was the recognized government of China
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This is what forced the Japanese to surrender, not the A-bombs.
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Where US and SU disagreed over the future of Poland. SU opted to create a full communist state in Poland
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CCP (communist) is recognized government of china
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get FR outa here!
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In British "control" until they were kicked out around 1956
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Roosevelt had been US president since 1933
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Discussing the new order of Europe, and specifically Germany
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US dropped atomic bomb on Japan
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US dropped atomic bomb on Japan
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George Orwell first uses the term "cold war" to refer to the threat of nuclear war
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The UN was Churchill's idea for the maintenance of peace after WW2. The US agreed to the collaboration, and the SU wanted to control it.
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Kennan advises the US to block SU expansion
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Bernard Baruch first uses the term "cold war" to refer to an ideological conflict.
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Reaction to Marshall Plan currency reform
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Reaction to Berlin Blockade
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Treaty of mutual defence against SU.
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The PRC is established as a result of CCP victory in Chinese Civil War
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Formulated by Paul Nitze to replace Kennan's ideas
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Political leaders increase labour demands but decreased pay, so people revolted against strict communist regime but were met with violent SU oppression.
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Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
1 of 3 ways Pakistan is allied with US (NATO and Baghdad Pact too)
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Arms embargo to keep weapons (and Cold War) out of ME To counter SU influence in ME, and form military and economic coalition among signatories. Sprearheaded by BR; signed by Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan US was not member, but supported
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Asian-African conference to promote economic and cultural cooperation after decolonization. The conference was potentially a precursor to the Non-Alignment movement, as nations did not want to be on one side or the other of the Cold War. Pakistan used this conference to suggest pan-Arabism again, but that idea was rejected as irrelevant to the conference. US saw this as a threat to the UN
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End of 4-power occupation of Austria ended as part of de-Stalinization. Austrians always feared a "Berlin Blockade" in Vienna.
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Redundant alliance in Eastern Bloc signed in response to West Germany joining NATO.
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Revealed Stalin's crimes against party/population
Beginning of De-Stalinization -
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Western powers had 6 months to withdraw from West Berlin
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Castro (far-left) overthrew Batista (far right). Start economic independence from US (nationalizing companies, etc).
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leads to US escalating Vietnam war
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Egypt restarts war with Israel (Israel throughs the first punch after Egypt removed UNEF). US sides with Israel, and SU sides with Arabs (Syria)
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communists in South Vietnam attacked non-communists. US responded violently and won that battle
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Palestinian fight with Jordan that gets them kicked out
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Israel-Egypt