Fall of Communism
What is the name of the barrier that symbolized division in Europe during the cold war
What is the Berlin wall?
What were the two main rival superpowers during the cold war?
The United States and the Soviet Union
These were the post-war independence movements.
What is the successes and failures of democratic reform movements in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America?
Who became the communist leader of china after the Chinese Civil War?
What is Mao Zedong
What was the movement for a Jewish homeland in palestine called?
What is Zionism
What Soviet leaders reforms helped cause the fall of communism
What is Mikhail Gorbachev
What is the term for the policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism?
What is containment
This independence movement was the gradual growth of independence leading ultimately to the retreat of foreign powers and the creation of several nation-states in the region.
What is the decolonisation of Asia?
What was the disastrous economic program launched by Mao In 1958?
What is The Great Leap Forward
What year was the modern state of Israel founded?
What is 1948
What two reforms did Gorbachev introduce to the Soviet union?
What is Glasnot (openness) and perstroika (introducing).
What military alliance was created by the United States and its allies during the cold war?
what is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
This indepndeencee movement caused loss of land, cultural traditions, and languages for many local populations. The British also imposed their legal and political systems on the region, which frequently marginalised and excluded the local populations.
What is the Caribbean independence movement?
What cultural movement in China sought to preserve 'true' communist ideology by removing capitalist elements?
What is The cultural Revolution
What series of wars were found between Israel and its Arab neighbors from 1948 to 1973?
What is The Arab-Israel Wars.
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
What event brought the world closest to unclear war in 1962?
What is The Cuban Missile Crisis
This independence movement set the stage for eventual independence from colonial rule for the entire region, some led to independence while others failed to achieve their objective.
What is the Latin America independence movement?
What was the name of the protest for democratic reforms in China that was crushed by the government in 1989?
What 1979 event overthrew the Shah and established an Islamic Republic in Iran?
What is The Iranian Revolution
This proxy war took place from 1979 to 1989, and it cost the Soviet Union greatly, in terms of both resources and soldiers.
What is the Soviet-Afghan War?
What theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would too?
What is The Domino Theory
This independence movement spanned from the mid-1950s to 1975, during the Cold War. Colonial governments gave way to sovereign states in a process often marred by violence, political turmoil, widespread unrest, and organised revolts.
What is African independence movement?
After Mao's death, this leader introduced market reforms in China while keeping political control.
What is Deng Xiaoping?
This ongoing conflict involves disputes between Israelis and Palestine over land and sovereignty.
What is The Israelis-Palestinian Conflict?