Chapter 17 and 18 Review

Which exiled leader led the religious opposition to Western influences in Iran?

Ayatollah Ruholía Khomeini

Which two groups fought a civil war in China both before and after WWII?

Communists vs. Nationalists

What idea was the major justification for U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era?

Containment of the Communism

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?

SDI, a program to protect against enemy missiles. It was not put into effect but remained a symbol of U.S anti-Communist sentiment.

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

Support countries that were against Communism.

What were Third World countries?

The Third World Nations were located in Latin America, Asia and Africa. It consisted of developing nations, often newly independent, who were not aligned with either superpower.

What was the name of the allieance established by European Communist nations in response to NATO?

The Warsaw Pact

During the Cultural Revolution, who were the "new heroes" of China?

The peasants

When did Chinese troops enter the war in Korea?

They entered in October 1950.

In the 1940s and 50s, what did the region described as being "behind the iron curtain" include?

¨Iron Curtain came to represent Europe´s division into mostly democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe.