India Part 1
This country conquered India in 1858
What is England?
This lead to support around the world for India's independence.
What is "the mistreatment of Indians by British colonists"?
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
1st communist leader of China
Mao Zedong
40 year period of tension between the US and Soviet Union
The Cold War
___________ is the support for a nation's independence.
What is nationalism?
The name of the British government in India.
What is the British Raj?
US dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki which lead to this.
The end of WWII
2nd communist leader of China
Deng Xiaoping
This theory says that if one country falls to communism, then the countries around it will too.
Domino Theory
The British would throw Indians in jail any time they protested for more rights.
What is the "mistreatment of Indians by British colonists"?
Gandhi's acts of civil disobedience/satyagraha were _______________ (effective or not effective).
What is effective?
The US helped rebuild Japan because they did not want them to become _________
Communist
Policy meant to improve China's economy through taking land away from farmers to create large communes. The government decided what farmers would grow and encouraged farmers to create steel. It did not work.
Great Leap Forward
The US got involved in the Korean and Vietnam Wars because of this
Domino Theory
Fear of communism spreading
The British imposed unfair taxes and laws on the Indian people leaving them poor and without access to the same jobs as the British colonizers.
What is the "mistreatment of Indians by British colonists"?
An example of a famous peaceful protest lead by Gandhi in India
The Salt March
2 ways USA helped rebuild Japan.
Money to help improve the economy (like for roads and technology)
Created a democracy
This was a policy created by Mao Zedong to eliminate all opposition to his rule and his version of communism.
Cultural Revolution
This war ended in a stalemate. The 38th parallel/DMZ became the border between the communist North and democratic South.
Korean War
Gandhi's used a strategy called _________ to help India gain independence
What is satyagraha?
Gandhi's job in South Africa
Lawyer
describe the relationship between USA and Japan today
College students protested the communist government calling for democracy and more rights. The communist government broke the protest up with troops who opened fire killing and injuring the protestors.
Tiananmen Square Massacre
This war ended with the US leaving and the communist North taking over the entire country.
Vietnam War