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100

The U.S. became involved in East Asia in 1950 in this event to stop the spread of communism


What is the Korean War

100

The "Year of Africa" when many African Colonies gained their independence from imperial powers.

What is 1960

100

The ______ which provided the basis for U.S. intervention in events around the world during this period, was the belief that intervention was necessary to prevent the spread of communism.

What is the Domino Theory

100

The creation of what country in 1947 led to numerous conflicts with its neighbors over conflicting ideologies over the next several decades

What is Israel

100

To help end ease the tension and end the Cuban Missile crisis, the leaders of the United States and Soviet Union agreed to do what? (Three things)

What is the Soviets agreed not to install the missiles on Cuba, President Kennedy agreed to never try to overthrow Castro, and the U.S. agreed to remove missiles from Turkey

200

Policy by Mao Zedong to industrialize China in order to compete with the USSR and USA

What is the Great Leap Forward

200

The boundaries of Sub-Saharan states came be traced back to this concept.

What is the Berlin Conference or Colonial Imperialism by the European powers

200

Explain the significance of the Berlin Airlift

It was the first act at not allowing Communism to spread. The U.S., G.B., and France were able to bypass the Soviet Blockade without provoking a war.

200

Daily Double!

What is ONE political change and ONE political continuity in the Middle East during this period?

Creation of Israel, end of Ottoman Empire, Iranian Revolution, etc.

200

During the 1960's the Soviet Union and United States agreed to a policy of ______ which would reduce hostility and slow down the costly arms race, along with slowing their competition in developing nations.

What is detente

300

Mao Zedong and Mohandas Gandhi both appealed to which social class as a base for support?

What are peasants

300

Daily Double!

The first sub-Saharan country to gain independence was __________  in 1957 and was led by ___________.

What is Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah

300

Why was the Berlin Wall built in 1961?

What is to prevent East Germans from defecting to the West.

300

Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized this in 1956 causing conflict with the British, French, and Israelis'.

What is the Suez Canal

300

Policy of restructuring Soviet economy in 1980's to try to avoid collapse.

What is perestroika

400

The oppressive military regime known as the Khmer Rouge ruled which nation from 1975 - 1979?

What is Cambodia

400

Prior to being arrested in 1962, Nelson Mandela was a leading member of this organization which fought for greater rights for black South Africans

What is the African National Congress (ANC)

400

You, Mrs President, are not declaring a quarantine, but rather are setting forth an ultimatum and threatening that if we do not give in to your demands you will use force.

-Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, letter to President John Kennedy,

October 24, 1962

Which U.S. action is Khrushchev challenging in the excerpt?

What is the quarantine of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis

400

In the 1970's many Muslims began to seek a revival of Islamic values and elimination of non Muslim economic, political, or cultural influences know as ________ that at times became violent.

What is Islamism

400

What was a long term cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union during the late 20th century?

What is the arms race

500

During the 1980's China began its recovery from years of autocratic rule of Mao Zedong. This leader was responsible for opening China to capitalist views which included sending thousands of Chinese students to foreign universities. 

Who is Deng Xiaoping (Deng's Revolution)

500

The creation of this African organization in 1963 by 32 countries worked to prevent conflicts and help to unify the countries in Africa.

What is the Organization of African Unity (OAU)

500

To aid in rebuilding Europe after WWII the United States providing funding through the Marshall Plan. The Soviet Union declined to use this plan and instead established their own policy and alternative to the Marshall Plan known as what?

What is Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)

500

The Soviet Union's invasion of this country in 1979 to prop up a Soviet government was a complete failure. It is often compared to the United States failure in Vietnam

What is Afghanistan

500

In 1968, the communist leader of Czechoslovakia launched a communist socialist movement that would challenge the Soviets power known as what?

What is the Prague Spring

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