Economies/Governments
Afghanistan
Big Picture Questions
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100
Democracy
A form of government where political power comes from the people (ex. People can vote for their leaders)
100
Proxy War
War where a side never directly attacks their main enemy, but fights its allies, or supports its allies who are fighting allies of its enemies.
100
3 Reasons why the United States viewed communism as a threat.
Threat to democracy, capitalism, and national security
100
Iran
Number 16
100
Strait of Hormuz
22
200
Capitalism
An economic system that where resources and property are controlled by individuals
200
Operation Cyclone
A CIA operation to fund the Mujahideen to defeat the Soviets
200
The Reason the United States aided the Mujahideen in Afghanistan.
The Mujahideen were fighting the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union was the enemy of the United States during the Cold War.
200
17
Afghanistan
200
8
Iraq
300
Communism
An economic system that creates a classless society with no government where resources are owned by the public
300
Jihad
To struggle
300
The reason that the Soviet Union claimed they were going to war according to propaganda.
To fight against Western imperialism and influence in Afghanistan
300
21
Suez Canal
300
3
Israel
400
Authoritarianism
A form of government where political power is concentrated to only a few people
400
Guerilla Warfare
A type of unconventional fighting where small groups of soldiers use surprise attacks, ambushes, and hit-and-run tactics against a larger, more traditional military
400
The United States aided the Mujahideen before or after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, and the reason why this is important.
The United States claimed that they aided the Mujahideen in response to Soviet aggression, when in reality, they were helping the Mujahideen before the Soviets got involved. The Soviets argue that this makes the United States the agressors.
400
Saudi Arabia
Number 9
400
19
Red Sea
500
The reason that communist countries do not support religion.
Communism argues for a classless society, and religion creates a higher class by placing gods above humans.
500
When the war began in Afghanistan, who were the two ORIGINAL sides fighting against each other.
The Afghan communist government vs Afghan Mujahideen
500
The relationship between the Mujahideen and the terror group al-Qaeda
al-Qaeda was formed out of extremist Islamic Fundamentalist groups after the Soviet Afghan War (important: NOT ALL Mujahideen were Islamic Fundamentalists)
500
Oman
12
500
Qatar
Number 14