Post WWII
This side won WWII, its consisted of the U.S., Great Britain, France, and later the Soviet Union.
Who are the Allies?
A war where two states fight one another through allies or indirect support
What is a Proxy War?
The Korean War was the first example of this kind of war between the U.S. and Soviet Union
What is a proxy war?
Gandhi first protested for equality in this country, the same place he first practiced law.
What is South Africa?
China fought for the Allies during WWII, and primarily fought against this foreign power.
Who is Japan?
This country on the losing side of WWII was divided into 4 zones, with the Soviet Union controlling the East side.
What is Germany?
The military alliance of European and North American democracies.
What is NATO?
The Communist North Korea invaded South Korea in this year
What is 1950?
The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines
What is civil disobedience?
This man was the leader of the Communist Party in China, and later would become their first Communist leader
Who is Mao Zedong?
This region was conquered by Japan during WWII, was later split into a North and South region.
What is Korea?
This was the United States' economic aid program that gave $13 billion dollars to European democracies to help them rebuild after the war.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This U.S. military general defied President Truman's orders and advanced into North Korean territory, prompting China to enter the war.
Who is Douglass MacArthur?
Gandhi succeeded in getting his people to be independent from the British, but instead of one country his homeland was divided into these two countries.
What are India and Pakistan?
Mao Zedong and his Communist army earned the support of the Chinese peasants due to this event
What is the Long March?
What is the U.N.? (United Nations)
This was the primary strategy that the U.S. and the West used in order to fight communism throughout the world
What is containment?
Who are civilians?
When Indian rioters killed British police officers, Gandhi responded by taking this action
What is fasting?
Chairman Mao attempted to jump-start China's economy through better agriculture and industry with this very unsuccessful program
What is the Great Leap Forward?
This European country stayed neutral during WWII and also didn't pick a side when the U.S. and Soviet Union began forming alliances.
Who is Switzerland?
The Warsaw Pact, also known as the Soviet Union's military alliance with other communist countries, was formed in this year
What is 1955?
Why is the Korean War still impacting us to this day?
Korea is still divided along the 38th parallel, and there is still tension between North and South Korea.
Gandhi believed the British would simply "walk out" of India due to what reason?
100,000 Englishmen simply cannot control 350 million Indians if they do not cooperate
After a failed program that led to 30 million Chinese dying of starvation, how did Chairman Mao try to repair his image?
Mao created an extremely effective propaganda campaign that again brought him back to power, organizing students to spread his ideas and wiping out those who tried to oppose him