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| What was the significance of the Soviets shooting down the American U-2 in 1960? | It forced the U.S. to admit they were involved in espionage (spying) on the USSR. |
| What was the Corona? | American spy satellite. Could capture images from more than 100 miles in space. |
| Which eastern European country was first to rebel against the Soviet Union? What was the result? | The East German Uprising of 1953 was crushed. |
| What surprising action did Khrushchev take in 1956? | Denounced Stalin and instituted "Khrushchev's Thaw", a moderate liberalization of the Soviet Union. |
| Which eastern European country next rebelled, trying to force Khrushchev to implement his promises for reform. | The Polish Uprising of 1956, also crushed. |
| What did the protestors demand in the Hungarian Revolt of 1956? | Withdrawal of the Soviet army, free elections and return of power of their deposed prime minister. |
| Why did Krushchev not give in to Hungarian demands for self-determinatin and democracy? | Rest of the Soviet satallite countries wold follow and the Soviets would lose their "buffer zone" and "sphere of influence". |
| What was the result? | The revolt was crushed by the Soviets, and the Americans refused to intervene. |
| What is the significance fo the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956? | The liberal democracies of Britain and France were trying to hold onto their "satellite" country of Egypt. Egyptian president Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal that had been built by Britain and France. Crisis ended with installatin of UN Peacekeepers (an idea brought forth by Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson) |
| What was the Non-Aligned Movement? | A coalition of Asian and African countries (making up 2/3 of the world's population) |
| What tactics did Americans take to have "regime change" in socialist countries suspected of being influenced by the communists? | Coups; a sudden overthrow of government of force, usually by a small group of people. |
| Where was this tactic used throughout the next few decades, by both American and anti-American interests? | Iran (1953), Guatamala (1954), Cuba (1959), Brazil (1964), Chile (1973), Nicaragua, Greece (1967), Congo (1960), Afghanistan (1973), Argentina, Iran (1980), Turkey (1980), Iraq (1963, 1968) |
| Where was the Unites States greatest failure at "nation-building"? | Vietnam |
| What was the dream of Ho Chi Minh and his Viet Minh? | To free Vietnam from French rule and to unite Vietnam in a Communist regime. |
| What was the Domino Principle? | If Vietnam went communist, every other country in Southeast Asia would fall to communism as well. |
| What was the cost of American intervention to support Diem and the South Vietnamese? | Billions of dollars and 50 000 American lives. More than 3 million Vietnamese killed. |
| When and how did the Vietnam War end? | In 1975, the Americans withdrew their forces and South Vietnam fell to the communists. |
