Challenges for Poor Nations
What is the difference between developed countries and developing countries economically?
Developed countries: wealthy nations with substantial industrialization, Developing countries: poor countries with little or no industrialization
What year were the peace accords signed in Guatemala?
1996
In Korea, who occupied the northern half and who occupied the southern half when it was divided by Japan?
Soviet Union in the north and the U.S. in the south
What year did the French come to Vietnam, and who were they presented as?
The French came to Vietnam in 1612 as Catholic missionaries.
Cambodia gained its independence from which country in 1953?
France
WHO was part of the non-aligned nations, and WHAT was their goal?
Third World countries that wanted to grow and develop on their own.
What year did Cuba gain independence from Spain?
1898
June 1950 - North Korea invaded the south with the Soviet Union and with ___
The Chinese
By what year was the US deeply involved in the Vietnam War?
1965
Pathet Lao took over and formed a new government in what year?
1975
Where did the term Third World come from?
Nations that had recently gained independence from colonial rule and were not aligned with the West or the East.
Who did Cuba rely on?
The Soviet Union
North and South Korea returned to their ____ borders and signed an armistice (it’s a year)
1949
Where did all the wealth of the colony go to?
The French and a few privileged Vietnamese
Who led one of the worst genocides in human history in 1975?
Pol Pot
What did Western nations offer to developing countries?
Western nations offered aid
When Pinochet stepped down, what happened?
Democracy returned to Chile
Who rejected the idea of airstrikes against China with nuclear weapons?
President Truman
What was the Peace Agreement called & what did it do to Vietnam?
Called the Geneva Accords, left Vietnam divided into a communist North and a non-communist South.
Who were enemies of the Khmer Rouge?
Communist Vietnam
Why were foreign companies hard to resist?
They lacked the capital, technology, or know-how to extract their own resources. They also offered lots of advantages.
In Guatemala, who took over and established close ties with the US?
The Military
Who led the UN army and isolated North Korean forces?
General Douglas MacArthur
HOW was Vietnam divided, and WHO controlled what?
The North was communist, controlled by the party Viet Minh/leader Ho Chi Minh. While the South was noncommunist, it was controlled by the French.
The name of Cambodia’s communist rebels?
Khmer Rouge