Independence/Decolonization
reforms and modernization
world wars
cold war
cold war
100

Promoted non-violent, peaceful resistance and led a movement against British colonial rule

What (who) is Gandhi?

100

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)?

100

The first World War came to an end in 1919 with this treaty 

What is the Treaty of Versailles?

100

A political theory derived from Karl Marx that emphasizes a society in which all property is publicly owned

What is Communism?

100

Global superpowers that emerged after WWII

What is USSR (Soviet Union) and US

200

Group of nations that did not side with neither the USSR nor the US

What is the non-aligned movement?

200

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?

200

A leader that arose to rebuild Germany after their loss in the first world war.

What (who) is Adolf Hitler?

200

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?

200

2 opposing countries use minor countries as "puppets" to do the fighting for them.

What is a proxy war?

300

A new independent nation that rose from the Hindu vs. Muslim conflict that arose during India's fight for independence

What is Pakistan?

300

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?

300

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)?

300

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?

300

A technological innovation that significantly contributed to the escalation of tensions during the Cold War

What is nuclear weapons?

400

An African nation that achieved independence through a bloody war.

What is Algeria?

400

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?

400

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?

400

President Truman signed the ______. It became known as the Marshall Plan

What is the Economic Recovery Act of 1948

400

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?

500

Founder of Ghana's independence movement and Ghana's first priesident

What (who) is Kwame Nkrumah?

500

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?

500

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?

500

Nations that did not side with the United States or the Soviet Union's ways of government

What is a third world nation?

500

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?

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