Cold War
This country was divided following WWII, causing tension between USSR and USA
What is Germany?
Idea that if one country falls to communism others surrounding will
What is the Domino THeory?
This continent had most newly independent nations as a result of Decolonization
What is Africa?
During the Cold War, both superpowers wanted to have influence in the middle east due to this valuable resource
What is oil?
This event marks the symbolic end of the Soviet Union
What is the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
This provided aid to European countries following the end of WWII
What is the Marshal Plan?
Nationalist turned communists leader in Vietnam
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
These 2 groups were put against one another in Rwanda
Who are the Hutus & Tutsi?
What country influenced the area of Israel prior to its creation?
What is Palestine?
The Standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union, arguably the closest mankind has been nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
What two alliances characterized the Cold War
What is NATO & Warsaw Pact?
Considered Soviet Union's Vietnam
What is the Afghan Conflict?
tactic of separating and exploiting cultural/ethnic differences during colonization
What is Divide & Rule?
A main source of friction/ disagreement between Israel and Palestine.
What is ownership of the Holy Land?
Implemented near the end of the Soviet Union, translates to openness.
What is Glasnost?
The countries that were not aligned during the Cold War
What are 3rd world countries?
This rebel leader fought against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan & became a target for America in the 21st century
Who is Osama bin Laden?
A rise in this helped lead to a wave of decolonization
What is nationalism?
This conflict enabled Israel to spread well beyond the UN partition, thus ruling over Palestinians
What is the 6 day war?
The leader was responsible for implementing Perestroika?
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
This acronym ironically helped keep peace during the Arms Race
What is Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)?
This was designed to decrease the number of nuclear weapons being produced during the later years of the Cold War.
As a result of genocide, Rwanda leads the world in this today.
What is Women in Government roles?
This waterway was the source of conflict when Egypt attempted to Nationalize it
What is the Suez Canal?
The rebel group fighting against Soviets in the Afghan War
Who are the Mujahedeen ?