Cold War Basics
What policy tried to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
Who led communist China?
Mao Zedong
What competition involved the U.S. and USSR racing into space?
Space Race
What is decolonization?
Colonies gaining independence
What government gives total power to one ruler?
Autocracy
What U.S. plan gave economic aid to Europe after WWII?
Marshall Plan
What was Mao’s failed economic program called?
Great Leap Forward
What policy relaxed tensions between the U.S. and USSR?
Detente
What African country was the first to gain independence?
Ghana
Who became South Africa’s first Black president?
Nelson Mandela
What military alliance included the U.S. and Western Europe?
NATO
What movement tried to enforce communist ideas in China?
Cultural Revolution
What talks tried to limit nuclear weapons?
SALT Talks
Who led Kenya to independence?
Jomo Kenyatta
What protest for democracy was crushed in China in 1989?
Tiananmen Square
What term describes smaller wars where superpowers supported opposite sides?
Proxy Wars
What war divided Korea into North and South?
Korean War
Who introduced glasnost and perestroika reforms?
Mikhail Gorbachev
What genocide occurred in Rwanda in 1994?
Rwandan Genocide
What revolution turned Iran into an Islamic state?
Iranian Revolution
What was the name of the fear that one country falling to communism would lead others to follow?
Domino Effect
Which Cambodian dictator was responsible for genocide?
Pol Pot
What event in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
What religious groups were in conflict during India’s partition?
Hindus and Muslims
What agreement helped bring peace to Northern Ireland?
Good Friday Agreement