KEY ACTORS
The pro-Soviet leader established after the coup, also led the communist PDPA
Nur Mohammad Taraki
A war between the Soviet-Union and Afghanistan rebels.
Soviet-Afghan War
What were the goals of the USSR?
Saw themselves as leader of the Soviet socialism and needed to spread world wide
Decided that it was necessary to take over since Afghan socialists were failing in creating a new socialist society, wanted to maintain socialism in Afghanistan
Feared that if US intervened and took over Afghanistan they could attack the USSR through Afghanistan
How many Jewish people are in Afghanistan?
1
Afghan prime minister 1952-1963, overthrown and killed during Soviet supported coup 1978
Mohammed Daoud
The rebel army groups who were fighting against the Soviets to keep Afghanistan independent, and fighting for Islam.
Mujahideen
What were the goals of the US?
To stop the spread and influence of Soviets
They saw the soviet attempt to expand and conquer Afghanistan as a ploy to reach the oil rich Persian gulf
Us believed they were losing influence in a region they believed was important
What is the capital of Afghanistan?
Kabul
King of Afghanistan wanted to create a government that had more political participation- proposed new constitution 1964
Zahir Shah
A holy war, the Mujahideen considered the Afghan war a holy war because they were fighting against the atheist Soviet Union to keep Afghanistan an Islamic state.
Jihad
Check under your chairs...
Whoever has the paper gets a double points question for the question they choose.
What impact did the Cold War have on the world (what major event was indirectly caused by this war and how)?
US had been sneaking weapons and funding in through Pakistan but Pakistan was only giving it to Islamic groups
What is one of the languages spoken in Afghanistan? (there are two answers)
Pashto and Persian
The Soviet leader in 1977 who pushed Daoud to expel western advisors from Afghanistan
Leonid Brezhnev
a communist political party that Taraki closely aligned Afghanistan with the Soviet Union
PDPA
What impact did the Cold War have on the nation?
Farmland was destroyed from the “total war” so they had trouble getting resources
Refugees many people were forced out of the country
Many had to move to the city
Left the country unstable economically and politically
What two countries rule around Afghanistan?
British Empire and Soviet Union
Served as president of Afghanistan (1979) after the Saur revolution who had Taraki (the leader of a communist faction) killed
Hafizullah Amin
April 1978- Soviet style government formed
Saur Revolution
Why did it become a cold war "hot spot"?
Politically unstable
US and USSR saw it as an opportunity to spread their ideology- competing to influence
US and USSR fought each other indirectly over Afghanistan, each trying to conform the country to their own governmental styles
What is Darshan's favorite color?
parakeet green