The Cold War
This conference in 1943 saw the Big Three agree on the need for free elections in Eastern Europe.
What is the Tehran Conference?
What significant economic system was established in the Soviet Union that contributed to shortages of goods?
What is a command economy?
What was the name of the terrorist organization led by Osama bin Laden that gained notoriety in the 1990s?
What is al-Qaeda?
What was the name of the party that overthrew the Qing Dynasty in 1911?
What is the Chinese Nationalist Party?
This plan, initiated in 1948, provided $12.5 billion to help rebuild Western European nations after WWII.
What is the Marshall Plan?
What term refers to Gorbachev's policy aimed at restructuring the Soviet economy?
What is Perestroika?
In which country did the Bosnian Serbs initiate a campaign of ethnic cleansing in the early 1990s
What is Bosnia-Herzegovina?
Who was the leader of the first Chinese Communist Party formed in 1921?
Who is Mao Zedong?
This military doctrine, established in 1947, promised U.S. support to countries resisting communism.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Which Soviet leader allowed Eastern European countries to choose their own governments, leading to the collapse of Communist regimes?
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
What year did the United Nations propose the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab states?
What is 1947?
On what date did Mao Zedong declare the establishment of the People’s Republic of China?
What is October 1, 1949?
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched this satellite, marking a significant milestone in the space race and raising concerns in the U.S.
What is Sputnik?
What is the term for the increased demand for independence by various ethnic groups within the Soviet republics during the late 1980s?
What is nationalism?
Which Soviet leader allowed Eastern European countries to choose their own governments, leading to the collapse of Communist regimes?
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
What was the primary goal of the Great Leap Forward initiated by Mao in 1958?
What is to organize farms into large collectives to boost economic development?
This 1961 failed invasion aimed to overthrow Fidel Castro's government in Cuba.
What is the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
What failed event in August 1991 attempted to overthrow Gorbachev and ultimately led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union?
What is the August 1991 Coup?
What term refers to Gorbachev's policy aimed at restructuring the Soviet economy?
What is Perestroika?
What was the name of the youth group that Mao encouraged to attack perceived enemies during the Cultural Revolution
What are the Red Guards?