The Cold War in the 1950's (Section 3)
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| Who controlled North and South Korea after 1945? | Soviets controlled North Korea, USA controlled South Korea
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| When did North Korea invade South Korea? | June 25th, 1950
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| What decision did the UN make on how to deal with the North Korean invasion of South Korea? | To put together a force from 16 nations to help South Korea
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| Who was the American commander of the South Korean force? | General Douglas MacArthur
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| How far did South Korea push North Korea back and what happened next? | Near to the Chinese border, at which point China entered the war and pushed UN forces out of North Korea
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| How did the Korean War end? | With the border being at the 38th parallel
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| What was the name of the alliance formed to prevent spread of communism in Asia and when was it formed? | SEATO in September 1954
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| How did the USA respond to the Korean War? | They tripled their defence budget
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| What did the Soviet Union do in response to the USA strengthening its armed forces? | Increased the size of its own armed forces
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| When was the atomic bomb developed in USA vs Soviet Union? | USA: 1945
Soviet Union: 1949
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| When was the hydrogen bomb developed in USA vs Soviet Union? | USA: 1952
Soviet Union: 1953
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| When was the ICBM developed in USA vs Soviet Union? | USA: 1957
Soviet Union: 1957
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| Who replaced Truman and when? | Eisenhower in 1953
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| Who replaced Stalin and when? | Khrushchev in 1956
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| What idea did Khrushchev have about the USA and Soviet Union when he came to power? | Peaceful co-existence
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| What was the name of the military alliance formed by the Soviet Union? | The Warsaw Pact
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| What triggered the formation of the Warsaw Pact? | West Germany being allowed to join NATO
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| What were the countries that were members of the Warsaw Pact known as? | The Eastern Bloc
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| What was the effect on satellite states of Khrushchev's speech where he criticised Stalin's regime? | They had the opportunity to push for relaxation of Soviet control in their own countries
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| Who did Khrushchev replace Rakosi with in Hungary? | Imre Nagy
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| Nagy was a communist, but what crucial belief did he also have? | That people should be allowed some personal freedoms within communism
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| What did Nagy propose as one of his main reforms? | Hungary would leave the Warsaw Pact
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| Did the West support Hungary during the Soviet invasion? | No
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| Why did the USA not come to Hungary's aid? | The policy of containment meant USA were willing to offer military support to prevent the SPREAD of communism, but not the interfere with affairs in already communist countries
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| What did the USA fear would happen if they interfered with the Soviet invasion of Hungary? | A nuclear war could start
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