Indian Independence
Who led India’s independence movement?
Gandhi
What event caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
The Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor
What type of government did China adopt after its civil war?
Communism
Which two countries were rivals during the Cold War?
United States & USSR/Soviet Union/Russia
Which country was divided at the 38th parallel after WW2?
Korea
Gandhi was fighting for independence for which country?
India
The U.S. helped Japan to do what after WW2?
Rebuild
Who was the first leader of the People’s Republic of China in 1949?
Mao Zedong
An unusual thing about the Cold War is that it didn't involve actual...
fighting/violence
Which country was divided at the 17th parallel?
Vietnam
What type of approach did Gandhi use to fight for independence?
Nonviolence/peaceful
The U.S. helped Japan rebuild to gain an ally and to...
keep Japan from falling to communism
What program was supposed to modernize China's economy and increase agricultural and industrial production?
The Great Leap Forward
What do you call the belief that if one country falls to communism, others nearby will also fall?
Domino Theory
During which war did the U.S. encounter guerilla warfare?
Vietnam War
Gandhi’s strategy of civil disobedience brought an end to what?
British rule in India
What did Japan’s post-WWII constitution require about its military?
Could not attack, could only defend
What program tried to eliminate any opposition to communism and Mao Zedong?
The Cultural Revolution
The United States' strategy to keep communism from spreading was known as...
Containment Theory
In both the Korean and Vietnam Wars, did the Soviet Union support the North or the South?
The North (North Korea & North Vietnam)
After independence, which two groups in India did Gandhi hope could live together peacefully?
Hindus & Muslims
What type of government was created for Japan after WWII?
Constitutional monarchy
In 1989, where did the Chinese military open fire upon thousands of Chinese students who were protesting the communist government?
Tiananmen Square
What economic system is considered the opposite of communism?
Capitalism
Are Korea and Vietnam divided or unified countries today?
Korea is divided, Vietnam is unified under communism.