HIST 1020 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cuban Missile Crisis, Nuclear Arms Race, Truman Doctrine
Document Summary
Czechoslovakia wanted to democratize the nation and lessen the stranglehold moscow had on the nation"s affairs. The prague spring ended with a soviet invasion and a new government being put in place. "the prague spring: nuclear arms race, 1949-1991, expect if a war is engaged the us will take measures with atomic bombs, ties to the cuban missile crisis. Mad (mutually assured destruction) truman doctrine: this invasion was the first military action of the cold war. Many feared it was the first step in a communist campaign to take over the world. Korean war: a policy that called for increased openness and transparency in government institutions and activities in the soviet union. Glasnost: example of economic substanization which is the rebuilding of european economies, the plan to rebuild and reshape shattered european economies. Marshall plan: organization of petroleum exporting countries, in 1973 they cause a global energy crisis, called oil the "fuel" of the 20th century, .
