This is the imaginary line that divided Europe into East & West after World War II. One side was communism. The other was capitalism and democracy.
Iron Curtain (25)
100
Fidel Castro in Cuba & the Sandinistas in Nicaragua both favored this type of economic system.
Communism (20)
100
These social classes were the major supporters of the Communist Revolution in China.
workers & peasants (4)
100
Define: human rights violations
Hurting people and/or taking away their freedom (23)
100
This was the name of the system in South Africa that kept races apart. There were 3 classes of race: white, colored, and black. This system was made illegal by F. W. de Klerk in 1990, and in 1994, Nelson Mandela became the first black President of South Africa.
Apartheid (11)
200
This was how the US forced Japan to surrender at the end of World War II.
Dropped 2 atomic bombs (on Hiroshima & Nagasaki) (12)
200
After the Korean War, North & South Korea remained divided. How is each side doing today?
North - poor, communist/dictator
South - rich, capitalist/democratic (18)
200
This was Mao Zedong's opinion on women.
They should be equal to men (15)
200
This term refers to the systematic killing of an entire race/religion. The Holocaust was an example of this.
Genocide (10)
200
This Chinese leader is responsible for leading the Great Leap Forward & the Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong (19)
300
This is the purpose of the United Nations
Resolve conflicts between nations peacefully (8)
300
Ho Chi Minh was the Communist leader in which country's civil war?
Vietnam (21)
300
This is how the economy responded to Deng Xioaping's Four Modernizations.
it expanded (got better) (2)
300
This term means to attempt to avoid conflict by giving the other side what it wants. Great Britain used this policy with Hitler, allowing him to have the Sudetenland if he promised he would not take anything else.
Appeasement (24)
300
This is why the Communists defeated the Nationalists in the Chinese Civil War. (What/who did Mao have on his side?)
promised land to the peasants (1)
400
This is why the Nuremberg Trials are considered an important event.
Punished those responsible for the Holocaust (22)
400
These were the 2 alliances that formed during the Cold War. One side was represented by Red and was communist, while the other side was represented by the color blue and was capitalist and democratic.
NATO & the Warsaw Pact (3)
400
This is how Stalin's 5-year plans were similar to Mao's Great Leap Forward.
both were attempts to increase agriculture & industry (7)
400
Define: bourgeoisie & proletariat
Bourgeoisie: rich, upper class
Proletariat: poor, working class (14)
400
“Heaven and earth are great, but greater still is the kindness of the Communist Party; father and mother are dear, but dearer still is Chairman Mao.” What message did this quote send to the citizens of China?
Mao was more important than family and religion. (9)
500
In this way, Korea & Germany were similar after World War II.
They remained divided (during the Cold War) (6)
500
These 2 plans were used by the US during the Cold War to contain communism. One plan specifically gave money to countries in Europe in exchange for a promise to remain democratic.
Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan (17)
500
These are the 2 symbols of the communist party.
Hammer & sickle (13)
500
These were the groups of people the sickle & hammer represented.