The Ideological Struggle
The ideological struggle of the Cold War can be summarized as US capitalism vs. USSR ____
What is communism?
This German city was divided between democracy and communism and was literally divided by a wall
What is Berlin?
This new nation was formed during the partition of Palestine.
What is Israel?
African-American civil rights leader known for his non-violent methods for protesting US racial segregation.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr?
The collapse of this nation in 1991 officially ended the Cold War.
What was the Soviet Union?
Despite ideological differences, this international peacekeeping organization was a point of agreement for the US and Soviet Union in 1945
What is the United Nations?
These wars were fought as stand-ins for a USA-Soviet war, such as in Korea and Vietnam
What are proxy wars?
This new nation was formed during the partition of India.
What is Pakistan?
Indian nationalist leader who used non-violence to resist British colonialism.
Who was Gandhi?
This country was unified in 1990 as the Cold War came to an end.
What is Germany?
After WWII, this U.S. plan gave $12 billion in aid to help western Europe recover economically, under the belief that communist revolution could happen in economically unstable nations
What was the Marshall Plan?
US-led alliance of primarily western European nations
What was NATO?
(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
This religious & political party called for a separate Muslim homeland in South Asia after the British exit from India.
What was the Muslim League?
In 1956, the spontaneous nationwide revolt in Hungary in favor of democratic reforms was crushed by this nation.
What was the Soviet Union?
The Soviet Union's failed war against this nation was a major contributing factor in its economic collapse.
What is Afghanistan?
The U.S. Cold War policy with the goal of stopping the spread of communism
What was containment?
Soviet-led alliance of Eastern European communist nations
What was the Warsaw Pact?
This north African nation fought an armed struggled from 1954-1962 against France to achieve independence.
What is Algeria?
The Irish Republican Army, the Shining Path, and al-Qaeda were all known for using this type of violent resistance.
What is terrorism?
US President from 1981-1989 often credited with ending the Cold War and ensuring America's victory.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
Name for African and Asian countries that wanted to stay out of the US-Soviet Cold War.
What was the Non-Aligned Movement?
The US led a failed invasion of this Caribbean island nation to try and overthrow its Communist government.
What is Cuba?
This was the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence, which is negotiated from Great Britain in 1957.
What is Ghana?
Name for the racial segregation policies of South Africa that Nelson Mandela led the effort to resist.
What was apartheid?
Soviet policy, started in 1985, of restructuring the Soviet economy to allow for increased free enterprise.
What was perestroika?