Superpowers
Who were the two superpowers?
USA and the Soviet Union
What is an example of a proxy war?
Korean War, Angolan Civil War, Contra War
Fidel Castro established what state as communist?
Cuba
What terrorist was primarily responsible for the 9/11/2001 attacks?
Osama Bin Ladin
The Berlin Wall
What 'better' bomb was created after the Atomic Bomb?
the Hydrogen Bomb
What was the wall between the occupational zones that belonged to the Soviets and the US called?
The Berlin Wall
In what nation did the Mao focus on small-scale industrialization in rural areas?
China
What movement was Martin Luther King a part of?
The Civil Rights Movement
True or False: Nelson Mandela, activist and former President of South Africa, engaged in entirely peaceful protests throughout his life, going on walks, boycotting the British, etc.
False. Nelson Mandela eventually engaged in violent approaches in struggle for freedom.
How many years after the atomic bomb development in the United States did the Soviet Union develop theirs?
What were the conflicting ideologies of the United States and the Soviet Union
Japan split into a communist ______ and an anti-communist ______. (Hint: Directions)
North, South
What was Idi Amin's, who participated in violence against his own people's nickname?
"Butcher on Uganda"
What was the project proposed by Reagan to put lasers in space to shoot down bombs?
"Project Star Wars"
True or False: During WWII, the United States faced much destruction in costal areas due to sea-side proxy wars in the South.
False: The US didn't face much actual destruction unlike other areas that were left in ruins.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Where the Soviets provided Cuba with atomic bombs (JFK put a naval blockade around Cuba due to this)
What was the plan that was an economic plan to rapidly industrialize China through developing a new industry?
Great Leap Forward
What two significant movements did Mohandas Ghandi lead?
1. The Salt March
2. Homespun Movement
Afghanistan
What was the Marshal Plan?
United States-sponsored initiative enacted in 1948 that provided over $13 billion in economic aid to 17 Western European nations
What was the mutual defense alliance of the Western Nations called (FULL NAME)
North Atlantic Theory Organization (NATO)
During the spread of communism after 1900, Egypt raised their flag over what canal?
The Suez Canal
Who assumed power over and neglected Chile as a dictator, violently suppressing those who oppress him?
Agusto Pinochet
What is a nationalist, political, and ideological movement that emerged in late 19th-century Europe with the goal of creating and supporting a Jewish national state in Palestine, their ancestral homeland?
Zionism