Vocab
racial segregation - term primarily used in South Africa
Apartheid
These two continents were forcefully taken over by Imperialism
What is Africa, what is Asia
The two countries that were involved with the Cold War
What is the USSR and USA
Italy's Fascist Dictator during WW2
Two states that border Texas
Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas
A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe.
What is the Warsaw Pact
Leader of the South African Nationalist Movement
Nelson Mandela
Containment
Was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
Propaganda
The Middle East is known for having this valuable resource
What is OIL
A wall that separated West Berlin, Germany, from East Germany, which surrounded it until 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall
Leader of India's Independent Movement
Mohandes Gandhi
First satellite launched into space
What is Sputnik
a group of countries that opposed the Allied powers in World War II, their names
Holiday (date) celebrated for American Independence
July 4
Soviet Unions's policy or practice of more open consultative government and wider dissemination of information
glasnost
Led to the creation on Pakistan
Disagreements/clashes between Hindus and Muslims
Country that the USSR placed missiles in that immediately became a "close" threat to the USA
The document that ended WW1 and placed responsibility of the war on Germany
Treaty of Versailles
Neil A. Armstrong
the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
Militarism
Along with Nelson Mandela this man also fought for independence in the the African country of Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
The battle between Communism and Democracy along with The Yalta Conference/Truman Doctrine led to the
What is the Cold War
Leader of Communist China- NOT Hideki Tojo
Who is Mao Zedong
Which ocean borders the east coast of America
Atlantic Ocean