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Yalta Conference
where- Livadiya, Yalta who- President Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchhill, Joseph Stalin. what happened- a meeting of the three world war 2 allies. how did it effect liberalism- liberalism was increased because they were promised more rights with free elections. -
Potsdam Conference
where- Potsdam Germany who- Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, U.S. President Harry, and Clement Attlee Truman what happened- these 4 met in Potsdam, to negotiate terms for the end of World War II and agreed on the reparations to be made to reconstruct Germany. how did it effect liberalism- Liberalism would decrease because Germany had to pay reparations and reconstruct Germany. -
Hiroshima Bombing
where- Hiroshima Japan. who- US and Japan. what happened- The US dropped 2 nuclear Bombs on Hiroshima. how did it effect liberalism- This decreased liberalism because if you are dead you have no rights and freedoms. -
Bombing of Nagaski
where- Nagaski, Japan. who- US and Japan what happened- US forced dropped 2 Nuclear bombs on Nagaski killing thousands of civilians. how did it effect liberalism- This would deacrese liberalism because people whould be scared to do something wrong in nuclear weapons are involved. -
Moltov Plan
where- The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. who- Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and East Germany. what happened- it provided aid to rebuild the countries in Eastern Europe that were politically and economically aligned with the Soviet Union. how did it effect liberalism- Liberalism decreased because Eastern Europe and The Soviet Union collectivized politically and economically. -
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Marshall Plan
where-17 European countries and US. who- US president Truman, the soviets, and 17 countries in Europe. what happened- 13 billion dollars was used to help the recovery of countries that were ravaged by war in Europe. The Soviets rejected This although 17 other European countries did. how did it effect liberalism- Liberalism in the 17 Countries that accepted The Marshal Plan was decreased because the 13 billion dollars went towards free-market policies that were imposed on Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
where- Turkey and Greece who- US President Truman, US citizens and Turkish and Greek governments what happened- The US fought ideological conflict by creating alliances and giving aid. The US also gave 400 million dollars in aid to the post-war Greek and Turkish Government. how did it effect liberalism- Liberalism increased in Turkey and Greece because they got 400 million dollars which went towards defeating communism in their countries. -
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Brussles Treaty
where- Brussels Belgium who-US and Western Europe. what happened- the treaty was to show that western European states could cooperate, which encouraged the United States to play a role in the security of western Europe. how did it effect liberalism- Deacrese Liberalism because it collectivized the people in western Europe and US. -
Berlin Blockade
where- West Berlin who- Stallin and what happened- 21 million West Berliners were cut off from all supplies. how did it effect liberalism- -
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Berlin Blockade
where- West Berlin who- Stalin, American forces, British forces, french forces and Berliners what happened- 21 million West Berliners were cut off from all supplies. American, British and French forces flew in supplies to West Berlin. how did it effect liberalism- Liberalism decreased because they were blocked off and couldn't leave West Berlin. -
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NATO
where- North America who- Canada what happened- Canada becomes a founding member of nato how did it effect liberalism- decreases because we join an alliance which decreases our freedoms. -
Sovet Creation of Nuclear Weapons
where- Semipalatinsk test site in Kazakhstan. who- The Soveits (Igor Kurchatov) what happened- Igor made the first Sovet nuclear bomb. how did it effect liberalism- Liberalism wouldn't change because it doesn't affect the citizens. -
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Korean War
where- Korea who- North Korea and South Korea what happened- The war started when North Korea invaded South Korea. The war lasted for three years and a peace treaty was never signed. how did it effect liberalism- This decreased liberalism because Korea went to war with itself and led to a dictatorship of North Korea. -
Stalin's death
where- Kuntsevo Dacha. who- Joseph Stalin. what happened- Stalin died from a stroke. how did it effect liberalism- Liberalism increased because the death of Stalin led to his dictatorship to fall. -
Warsaw Pact
where- Poland who- The Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republicans. what happened- A Defence Treaty signed between the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republicans. how did it effect liberalism- It decreased liberalism because it collectivised military defences in the east. -
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Vietnam War
where- Vietnam. who- Communist Government of North Vietnam, South Vietnam and, the United States. what happened- A war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and the US. how did it effect liberalism- Liberalism decreased because the Communists won which means no rights and freedoms. -
Hungarian Revolution
where-Hungary who- The Soviets and Hungarians. what happened- A revolution against the Stalinist government of the Hungarian People's Republic and the Hungarian domestic policies imposed by the USSR. how did it effect liberalism- Liberalism stayed the same because the Hungarians tried a revolution but failed so in the end, the Soviets stayed in power. -
NORAD
where- North America who- Canadian and U.S. governments. what happened- The agreement between Canadian and U.S. governments to collectivise continental air defences against soviets. how did it effect liberalism- NORAD decreased liberalism because it collectivised millitary defences. -
Fidel Castro Taking Over
where- Cuba. who- Fidel Castro what happened- Fidel Castro assumed military and political power to then convert Cuba into a one-party, socialist state. how did it effect liberalism- This decreased liberalism greatly because Castro adopted a Marxist model of development, which leads to fewer rights and freedoms. -
Bay of Pigs
where- Southwestern coast of Cuba. who- Cuban-exile invasion force what happened- The Cuban-exile invasion force attempts to destroy the communist government of Fidel Castro. The attack was a big failure. how did it effect liberalism- This would have increased liberalism if the plan worked but it didn't so the liberalism decreased because of Fidel Castro. He decreased the rights and freedoms of Cuban citizens to immobilize their voices to stay in power. -
Creation of the Berlin Wall
where- Berlin who- East German Government, German troops, Berliners, Soviets, Hungarian people, and the Stalinist Government. what happened- East German troops separated East and West Berlin building a wall which essentially was a wall around the city how did it effect liberalism- it Deacreased liberalism because West Berliners were trapped and could not leave West berlin. They were also cut off from their freedoms. -
End of the Cuban Missile Crisis
where- Cuba who- United States and the Soviet Union what happened- Khrushchev issued a public statement that Soviet missiles would be dismantled and removed from Cuba how did it effect liberalism- This increased liberalism because the people could be free from the fear of getting bombed and gave the people more freedoms -
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Nuclear Arms Treaty
where- Earth who- Warsaw Pact and NATO treatys. what happened- Hotline, Partial Test Ban Treaty, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, and Helsinki Accords. how did it effect liberalism- This increased liberalism because it made people feel safer, but also decreased liberalism because of trade limits. -
Czechoslovakia Revolution
where- Czechoslovakia who- Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia what happened- Granted additional rights and freedoms to its citizens losing restrictions on the media, speech, and travel. Also limited powers of the secret police how did it effect liberalism- It increased liberalism because the revolution gave people more rights and freedoms. -
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Afghanistan/ Soveit War
where- Afghanistan who- Afghanistan, Soviets, and US what happened- The Soviets invaded Afghanistan and one million civilians died, then US helped Afghanistan and the Soviets retreated. how did it effect liberalism- Liberalism increased because Afghanistan won the war and the soviet dictatorship retreated. This means that the people will not have their rights taken away. -
Solidarity in Poland
where- Gdańsk Shipyard, Poland who- Polish Government. what happened- The Communist government of Poland signed the agreement allowing for its creation. how did it effect liberalism- Liberalism increased because the signing of the agreement meant that the first independent labour union was created in a Soviet-bloc country. -
Berlin Wall Falling
where- Berlin, Germany. who- East and West Germany. what happened- The fall of the Berlin Wall dividing communist East Germany from West Germany. how did it effect liberalism- This increased liberalism because the wall falling meant collectivization of Germany. -
End of The Cold War
where- Germany, Afghanistan, and Europe who- everyone in the Cold War. what happened- when the Iron Curtain was lifted and the Cold War came to an end and The Soviet Union dissolved. how did it effect liberalism- It increased liberalism because it collectivized the world and made everyone feel safer when the war ended.