Cold War
The idea that each country should choose its own form of government and leaders
Self-determination
Chinese land reform under Mao Zedong
Great Leap Forward
Name TWO advancements in communication and/or transportation from this period (1945-2000)
Radio, internet, shipping containers
League of Nations was replaced with this organization
United Nations
A speech expressing that America will do what it has to do to stop the spread of communism, especially in Greece and Turkey
Truman Doctrine
Groups of revolutionary students in China
Red Guards
Name TWO medical advancements from this period (1945-2000)
Antibiotics, vaccines, birth control
He overthrew the king of Egypt and became Egypt's second president. He also promoted Pan-Arabism.
Gamal Abdel Nasser
The idea that regardless of who starts a war, both parties of said war would be obliterated by the end of it
Mutually-assured destruction
A form of government in which religion is the supreme authority
Theocracy
A possible long-term solution to hunger involving crossbreeding and genetic engineering of food sources
Green Revolution
A conflict mainly between Egypt and France over control of a particular canal.
Suez Crisis
When smaller countries function as stand-ins for stronger countries in a confrontation
Proxy war
A relaxation of strained relations between nations, particularly USA and USSR
Detente
This organization (must have name or organization, not initials) helped to unite South Africa after apartheid ended
Trust Reconciliation Commission
This group helps strengthen economies by promoting stable currency exchange rates (full name, not initials)
International Monetary Fund
A treaty calling for countries with nuclear technology to not share it with countries who didn't have nuclear technology
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Name one American President AND one USSR leader from the Cold War
Presidents: Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, or Reagan
USSR leaders: Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, or Gorbachev
What does UNICEF stand for?
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
South Vietnamese who supported the North Vietnamese Communists in the Vietnam War
Viet Cong