Independence/Decolonization
Promoted non-violent, peaceful resistance and led a movement against British colonial rule
What (who) is Gandhi?
A law passed in 1950 in China that improved women's rights
What is the New Marriage Law / 1950 Marriage Law, (also First Marriage Law, 新婚姻法)?
The first World War came to an end in 1919 with this treaty
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
A political theory derived from Karl Marx that emphasizes a society in which all property is publicly owned
What is Communism?
Global superpowers that emerged after WWII
What is USSR (Soviet Union) and US
Group of nations that did not side with neither the USSR nor the US
What is the non-aligned movement?
Combined collective farms into People's Communes, failed because there was no incentive to work harder, ended after 2 years.
What is the Great Leap Forward?
A leader that arose to rebuild Germany after their loss in the first world war.
What (who) is Adolf Hitler?
an economic system in which private actors own and control property in accord with their interests, and demand and supply freely set prices in markets in a way that can serve the best interests of society
What is capitalism?
2 opposing countries use minor countries as "puppets" to do the fighting for them.
What is a proxy war?
A new independent nation that rose from the Hindu vs. Muslim conflict that arose during India's fight for independence
What is Pakistan?
a program to remove "counter-revolutionary" elements... Lasted 10 years and was marked by violent class struggle, widespread destruction of cultural artifacts, and an unprecedented elevation
What is the Cultural Revolution?
All countries that were part of the Allies during WWII
What is France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union (and to a lesser extent, China)?
an alliance made between Western European countries, US, Canada, etc to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country
What is NATO/North Atlantic Treaty Organization?
A technological innovation that significantly contributed to the escalation of tensions during the Cold War
What is nuclear weapons?
An African nation that achieved independence through a bloody war.
What is Algeria?
Aggressive modernization program implemented in Iran in 1963 and continued until 1979. The term used by the shah to describe reforms in Iran between the end of World War II and the downfall of his regime in 1979
What is the White Revolution?
The death of this person was the immediate cause of WWI.. Say the full name & country
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary?
President Truman signed the ______. It became known as the Marshall Plan
What is the Economic Recovery Act of 1948
A significant event in 1989 symbolized the decline of Communist power and the end of the Cold War in Europe
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall?
Founder of Ghana's independence movement and Ghana's first priesident
What (who) is Kwame Nkrumah?
This person is often credited as the "General Architect." They led their country away from a planned economy and opened up to foreign investments/technology which led to their country becoming one of the world's fastest growing economies
What (who) is Deng Xiaoping?
Specific dates of WWII's beginning and end. OR say the exact specific time for which it lasted
What is 1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945; 6 years, 1 day?
Nations that did not side with the United States or the Soviet Union's ways of government
What is a third world nation?
This Soviet leader introduced a series of reforms that hastened the collapse of the Soviet Union, effectively ending the Cold War
What (who) is Mikhail Gorbachev?