WHII.13/14- Cold War and Independence Movements
What are some characteristics of the Republic of India today?
-World's largest democratic nation -Has a federal system similar to the United States
Where is DMZ in Korea?
38th Parallel
When did the mandates want to be independent?
After World War II
What was the problem in South Africa that Nelson Mandela worked to end?
Apartheid
Why was NATO founded?
As an alliance to fight communism
What country did East Pakistan become?
Bangladesh
Who is the leader of Nationalist China [island of Taiwan]?
Chaing Kai-shek [Jiang Jieshi]
What methods did Gandhi use to work towards independence?
Civil disobedience and passive resistance
What is the idea of preventing the expansion of communism?
Containment
What ends the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Deterrence and peace negotiations
The ideological difference of the Cold War was democracy and free enterprise vs._________________.
Dictatorship and Communism
What does Margaret Thatcher do for Great Britain?
Encouraged trade, less government regulation of business
Who was Golda Meir?
First female Prime Minister of Israel
The mandate system was used to control what areas?
Former parts of the Ottoman Empire broken apart after World War I
What are some major countries that lost their colonies after World War II?
Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Belgium
What President came up with the idea of containment?
Harry Truman
What religious groups were in conflict after Indian independence?
Hindus and Muslims
Who is the leader of communist North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
What was the most prized colony of the British Empire?
India
What organization worked towards an independent India?
Indian National Congress
Who is the Prime Minister of India during the Cold War era?
Indira Gandhi
Who worked to industrialize India and to write a new constitution?
Jawaharlal Neru
Who was the leader during Kenya's independence struggle that turned it violent?
Jomo Kenyatta
What did Gamal Abdul Nasser do for Egypt?
Leader during Suez Canal Crisis and built the Aswan High Dam
What is the Iron Curtain?
Line that divides Eastern Europe and communism from Western Europe and democracies
Who is the leader of Communist China [Mainland China]?
Ma Tse-tung [Mao Zedong]
Who is the British Prime Minister during the Cold War?
Margaret Thatcher
Who is the last president of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who comes up with glasnost and perestroika?
Mikhail Gorbachev [Soviet Union]
What area did British India include?
Modern day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
Who was the leader of the independence movement in India?
Mohandas Gandhi
Who was the first black president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
Why is the breakup of the Soviet Union important to NATO?
New democratic countries = new allies
What is NATO?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What does Indira Gandhi develop in India?
Nuclear program
What is glasnost?
Openness of government; less censorship
What country did West Pakistan become?
Pakistan
What were the British mandates?
Palestine and Jordan
What was West Africa's independence transition like?
Peaceful
Why does USA get involved in Korean War?
Policy of containment and fear of Domino Theory
Why does USA get involved in Vietnam War?
Policy of containment and fear of Domino Theory
Who was Gamal Abdul Nasser?
President of Egypt
What did Deng Xiaoping do for China's economy?
Reformed to market economy and lead to economic growth
What is perestroika?
Restructuring the government to be more efficient
What is the term that means people can decide on their own government?
Self determination
Who does Indira Gandhi form a close relationship with?
Soviet Union
Who supported communist North Korea during the Korean War?
Soviet Union and China
What country did Ceylon become?
Sri Lanka
What was Kenya's independence transition like?
Started out peaceful but turned violent
Why is the Berlin Wall significant?
Symbolic of divisions between communist and democratic governments in the world
What were the French mandates?
Syria and Lebanon
What is the first sign that communism would not last in Europe?
Tearing down of Berlin Wall and Germany uniting into one country
The mandate system was created by what organization?
The League of Nations
What did India's new constitution outlaw?
The caste system
What were some reasons African colonies wanted independence?
To preserve their cultural and heritage; to stop imperial economic exploitation (Europeans took advantage of colonial economy)
What is the theory of deterrence?
Try to deter (or stop) the threat of nuclear war through peaceful means
Who does Margaret Thatcher work closely with during the Cold War?
USA
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense situation between what two countries?
USA and USSR
The Cold War was a rivalry between the US and who?
USSR
What international organized supported self-determination?
United Nations
What was the communism alliance?
Warsaw Pact
What is the Domino Theory?
When one country falls to communism, the other countries will also fall to communism
The mandate system was established after what world war?
World War I
The new boundaries for Europe after World War II were decided where?
Yalta Conference
What war did Golda Meir lead Israel during?
Yom Kippur Wars