Big Names
THIS PERSON...helped lead and unify the German Empire as Chancellor through "Blood and Iron" and Realpolitik
Otto von Bismarck
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
THIS TREATY...after an Allied victory resolved World War I and was constructed the Paris Peace Conference and put the entire blame on Germany for the war
Treaty of Versailles, 1919
THIS POLICY...of giving up land or giving into another nation's interests to prevent war or conflict.
Appeasement
THIS ALLIANCE...of Western-aligned countries will come to military aid of any member country threatened by invasion or conflict.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
THIS PERSON...helped end the South African policy of apartheid after imprisonment for 27 years on Robben Island, eventually becoming the first Black South African president.
Nelson Mandela
THIS AUTHOR...of the Two Treatises on Government promoted the natural rights of people (life, liberty and property) and the requirement of the government to have it's peoples' consent.
John Locke
THIS MEETING...of Western European diplomats and representatives organized by Bismarck decided the boundaries of European colonial territories and claims in Africa
Berlin Conference, 1884
THIS POLICY...by the USSR was justification for intervention in any satellite or Warsaw Pact state where communism was threatened.
Brezhnev Doctrine
THIS AGREEMENT...between the US and USSR in 1972 and 1979 and greatly reduced the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
SALT (Strategic Arms Limitations Talks)
THIS PERSON...helped lead Pakistan to its independence and became its first prime minister after the two-state solution divided India and Pakistan in the Indian Independence Act of 1947.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
THIS REVOLUTION...dramatically increased global food production in the mid-to-late 20th century through the expansion of irrigation programs, pesticides, and new crop varieties.
Green Revolution
THIS MEETING...of European representatives following the fall of Napoleon hoped to "reset the clock" of political boundaries, conservatism, and the balance of power in Western Europe.
Congress of Vienna, 1815
THIS CONCEPT...of a zero sum game during the Cold War arms race was the reason no nuclear weapons were used between the US and USSR.
Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
THIS ORGANIZATION...among 190 member nations helped to establish rules, guidelines, and policies for fair exchange.
WTO (World Trade Organization)
THIS PERSON...helped lead Turkey as its first President following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, ushering in a secular, modern, and westernized state.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
THIS REVOLUTIONARY...led Haiti to its successful independence from France making it the first free Black Republic.
Toussaint L'Ouverture
THIS TREATY...between the United States and Japan was an unequal treaty forced upon Japan following the visit of Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 opening up ports to foreign trade.
Treaty of Kanagawa, 1854
THIS REBEL GROUP...of Afghanistan was successfully supported by the United States' containment policy against the threats of Soviet-introduced communism in 1979.
Mujahideen
THIS ORGANIZATION...aims to stabilize the economies of its 191 member nations by securing financial stability and loaning money to member nations to prevent economic collapse.
IMF (International Monetary Fund)
THIS PERSON...was installed as leader of Iran during its secular, modern, and western changes until the Iranian Revolution in 1979. He was then granted asylum in the United States to avoid capital punishment.
Shah Pahlavi
THIS ACTION...taken by Mao Zedong was a 6,000 mile trek and considered the most important step to gaining popularity for communism in China during the interwar period.
Long March
THIS MEETING...prior to the surrender of Germany in World War II was for the purpose of discussing plans of post-war Europe such as free elections in Poland and the division of Germany into zones.
Yalta Conference, 1945
THIS MOVEMENT...took a direct stance against powerful Western and Eastern blocs and remained neutral and stayed out of the Cold War
Non-Aligned/nonalignment
THIS ORGANIZATION...aims to come to the aid of children it its member nations to promote food security, prevent human rights violations, and save lives.
UNICEF (United Nations International Children Emergency Fund)