Cold War
The "Iron Curtain" refers to division between eastern and western _______________.
Europe
True or False: The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union never resulted in direct conflict.
True
Following World War II and a revolution, Mao Zedong established the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China began ___ rule in China.
communist
List one reason for the dissolution of European empires following World War II.
financial struggles of European nations
growth of nationalism
growth of Enlightenment thinking
Which former colony experienced a mass migration of Hindus and Muslims once it became independent?
India
Tension existed between the U.S. and the USSR because the U.S. attempted to spread capitalism and democracy throughout the globe while the USSR attempted to spread ____________.
communism
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a military alliance formed by the ____________ and its allies during the early years of the Cold War.
United States
The _____________ were plans to collectivize agriculture and increase industrial production in China.
Great Leap Forward
India
Ghana
Though its intention was to increase national security and defense, the military industrial complex also increased tensions between rival nations.
True
________________ are small wars often involving newly-independent countries. When conflict erupted between communist and non-communist forces, the USSR and the U.S. would provide aid.
proxy wars
The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance formed by the ___________ and its allies during the early years of the Cold War.
Soviet Union
Both Vietnam and Kerala implemented _________ redistribution policies after become independent.
land
List one country that fought for independence.
Vietnam
In Uganda, ____________'s brutal tactics led to the death of 500,000 people and the intensification of conflict between regional groups.
Idi Amin
The _____________ Movement was made up of newly-independent countries who wished to remain uninvolved with the Cold War.
Non-Aligned
After ______, many long-standing European empires began to break down and lose hold of overseas colonies.
What group used civil disobedience and other nonviolent methods to help negotiate India's independence from Britain?
Indian National Congress
Israel, India
During the decolonization period following Word War II, the government leaders in many new states took a very strong and active role in the economy. Indira ________ of India is an example.
Ghandi
One reason for strong tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was that in the later years of World War II, the Soviet Union had moved to occupy much of ___________ and bring it under communist influence.
Eastern Europe
Give an example of a proxy war during the Cold War Era.
Korean War
Vietnam War
Contra/Sandinista Conflict of Nicaragua
What group sought to break away from India and establish a separate nation for Muslims?
Muslim League
Which nationalist leaders helped his colony to achieve independence, and was also a leader of the Non Aligned Movement?
Kwame Nkrumah
When former colonies became independent, some citizens chose to migrate to imperial ___________ (mother countries) rather than remain in the newly-created state.
metropoles