Cold War
What two opposing countries began the tensions of The Cold War?
The United States and the U.S.S.R
This country became a communist in 1949 after a civil war.
What is the United States?
What is Proxy War?
A military conflict in which one or more third parties directly or indirectly supports one or more state or no state combatant in an effort to influence the conflicts outcome.
What is Korea?
Which country was split into North Korea and South after WWII and became a major Cold War conflict?
Communism is the political and economic ideology based on Marxism-Leninism, supported by the Soviet Union.
This leader proclaimed the founding of Communist China in 1949.
Who is Mao Zedong?
This leader helped India gain independence from Britain through nonviolent protest
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
What are two main examples of proxy war?
Korean and Vietnam War
What economic system did the United States support during the Cold War?
Capitalism.
Who created the Truman Doctrine and what was its purpose?
The United States (Harry S.Truman) created the Truman Doctrine that was created to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War.
The communist government established this official name for China in 1949.
What is the People's Republic of China?
This Haitian Revolutionary leader helped lead the successful slave revolt that won Haiti's independence from France
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
What was the result of North Korea after war?
Korea remained divided into 2 countries
What policy aimed to stop the spread of communism?
What is containment?
Which alliance remained constant until the end of the Cold War?
Warsaw Pact
This nationalist leader and his supporters fled to Taiwan after losing the Chinese Civil War.
Who is Chiang Kai-shek?
This South American leader helped liberate Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia from Spanish rule
Who is Simon Bolivar?
What was the result of Vietnam?
1.5 million Vietnamese died and became one country with a communist government.
What military alliance was formed by the United States and Western European countries?
What is NATO?
How did the Cold War end?
Soviet Union collapsed
This policy launched by Mao in 1958 attempted to rapidly industrialize China but resulted in widespread famine.
What is the Great Leap Forward?
This movement, led by Miguel Hidalgo in 1810, began the struggle for independence from Spain in Mexico
What is the Mexican War of Independence?
How did proxy wars contribute to the Cold War?
Proxy Wars served as a primary battleground of The Cold War, allowing the U.S. and U.S.S.R to compete for global dominance w/o triggering a nuclear war.
Which U.S. President announced the Truman Doctrine?
Who is Harry S. Truman?