APWHM Unit 8 Kahoot
Which region struggled the most due to decolonization?
Africa
T/F: The Cold War was an actual war
False
What were the competing ideologies during the Cold War?
Communism vs. Capitalism
What was the goal of the US during the Cold War?
Contain Communism
In the years following WW2, the "Global South" engaged in a process of decolonization which
Created newly independent nations
What happened to Muslims in India after independence?
Created their own state (Pakistan)
How did Mao Zedong control the economy?
Great Leap Forward
What conference resulted in the Soviet Union gained control of Eastern Europe?
Yalta
What does nonalignment mean in the context of foreign policy during the cold war?
a country opted not to align with the US or the Soviet Union
What caused apartheid in South Africa?
European imperialism and superiority
India is majority...
Hindu
Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Ho Chi Minh
What did apartheid do?
Legally separate races
What cause Decolonization
- Indigenous people demanded and fought for independence - European powers were no longer able to afford to maintain their colonies
The Soviet campaign to control Eastern Europe included all BUT... - Opposition from the Yugoslavian leader Tito - A complete takeover of Croatia and Serbia - Diplomatic pressure, political infiltration & military power - Government and religious purges
A complete takeover of Croatia and Serbia
What did the Young Turks advocate?
A militantly secular Turkish national state
Which of the following processes of decolonization was the SHORTEST - India - South Africa - Algeria - Vietnam
Algeria
What were reasons for the start of decolonization after World War Two? - Self-Determination - Debt and having to give up colonies - Resentment of imperial rule - All of the above
All of the above
South African governments used which policy of racial segregation?
Apartheid
Why did the Korean war happen?
Because China wanted to spread communism to Korea and U.S.A fought back
What divided German city became a place of tension in the Cold War?
Berlin
The Partition of India was when...
British India split into India and Pakistan
Peace agreement between Israel and Egypt that was first Israeli-Arab peace agreement.
Camp David Accords
Another name for American economic system that competed with communism in Cold War.
Free enterprise
This was an important decolonization war that led to Algeria's independence from France
French-Algerian War
This guy led India to have a non-violent decolonization movement
Gandhi
Who put policies in place in the Soviet Union that helped end the Cold War?
Gorbachev
She was the first female prime minister in India
Indira Gandhi
Communism spread in Eastern Europe after WW2, and Winston Churchill said this divided Europe.
Iron Curtain
What has decolonization shown about democracy
It is a long, slow, difficult process
How did the Korean War escalate Cold War tensions?
It was a proxy war
Who was Mao Zedong?
Leader for China Communist Party
How did religion impact African and Asian colonies?
Most converted to Christianity and became more unified
Who led the decolonization in Egypt?
Nasser
Helped bring an end to Apartheid in South Africa
Nelson Mandela
What does NATO mean?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
North Korea remained communist
How did the Korean War start?
North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel
What was the most terrifying aspect of the Cold War?
Nuclear Arms Race
Mao Zedong's followers were known as the
Red Army
Eastern European countries loyal to the U.S.S.R in Eastern Europe were given this nickname.
Satellites
Which is true of decolonization?
Shaped by the need to align with a superpower
Who did America ally with during the Vietnam War?
South Vietnam
What was the goal of the USSR during the Cold War?
Spread Communism
What did the USSR do in the beginning of the Cold War?
Strengthened its control over the states of the Eastern Bloc
What caused the Young Turks to kill the Armenians?
The Americans were not Muslim
What marked the ending to the Cold War?
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
What eventually broke up which was the majority of Eastern Europe during the post war era?
The Soviet Union
What were the results of Decolonization?
The instability of the post colonial political system.
Why was the African borders referred to as "artificial borders"
There was no concerns given to ethnic or religious groups.
What was NOT a cause of decolonization? - Devastation of World War II - Lack of soldiers to enforce imperial mandates - Growing international media pressure - These new nations became industrialized
These new nations became industrialized
How were both Asian and African decolonization movements MOST similar to each other?
They all sought political independence from the Global North
Which of the following was NOT a cultural effect of the Cold War? - Western Europe advanced in science, music, art,and architecture - Violent culture classes occurred in places such as former Yugoslavia - End of imperialism led to a blending of cultures - Those in Eastern Europe were afraid to express their beliefs
Those in Eastern Europe were afraid to express their beliefs
Was NOT a tactic used by the superpowers during the Cold War to influence Third World nations?
Threatened them with nuclear attack
Why did the United States get involved in the Vietnam War?
To contain communism and make vietnam 100% anti-communist
Why did the British want to keep control of Egypt?
To continue to control the Suez Canal
Why was NATO formed?
To protect countries from communism.
What was the purpose of the African National Congress?
To protect native Africans from the racist policies.
T/F: Apartheid was the political system dismantled in South Africa at the end of the 20th century.
True
T/F: China was communist during the Cold War.
True
Who was the sole superpower after the Cold War?
US
Who was the Cold War between?
US and USSR
Why did the Cold War end?
USSR collapsed
Other than the Korean War, what war was also a result of the Cold War?
Vietnam
Which fact is FALSE about Vietnam after the War? - Vietnam turned to Communism - Vietnam's Communist government ruled harshly - Vietnam gained allies such as Russia - Vietnam's economy boomed
Vietnam's economy boomed
Military alliance in Eastern Europe
Warsaw Pact
Why did Britian, France and Israel attack Egypt in 1956?
because Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal
What is decolonization?
granting countries their independence
Who were the Young Turks?
reformist officers wanting to modernize the Ottoman Empire
What group of people led the decolonization revolutions in Latin America?
the Creoles