Post-WWII
Did WWII cause political stability or political instability?
Political instability was a major result of WWII
Who is the superintendent
Mark Laurrie
In the Chinese Civil War, who were Mao's main supporters?
Peasants/working class
What was it called when India and Pakistan separated into two nations?
The partition of India
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany symbolizes the end of what?
The Cold War
What was a major reason the Soviet Union established satellite states in Eastern Europe after WWII?
Creating a buffer zone against future invasions
Who is Mr. Whitehouse's favorite college sports team?
Alabama Crimson Tide
During the Cold War, nations that adopted the policy of nonalignment were ____________
independent of superpowers (joined neither side)
The Holocaust in Europe and the actions of the Khmer Rouge (Pol Pot) in Cambodia were similar in that they are examples of
genocide
What was a major issue with communist policies?
Unstable economy
Immediately after WWII, which country exerted political and economic control over Poland, Hungary, and Romania?
Soviet Union
DONT LOOK! How many enduring issues are there?
9
The Tiananmen Square Massacre in China was a reaction to
Student protests (demanding greater individual rights and freedom of expression)
Apartheid as it existed in the Republic of South Africa is best described as
separation of the races by law and policy
In the early 1990s, what important event happened in what was then known as Czechoslovakia?
Peacefully divided into two nations
What is the major global issue that was a direct result of WWII (hint: how did WWII end?)
Nuclear proliferation
What is Mr. Whitehouse's favorite color?
Purple
What was one concern associated with both the Korean War and the Vietnam War?
Communism would spread through eastern and southeastern Asia
Kwame Nkruhmah saw a lot of pushback due to advocating for what policy?
Pan-Africanism
What did Gorbachev's policy or perestroika introduce into Soviet economics?
elements of capitalism
What was the biggest reform that took place in Japan post-WWII?
Japan became a representative democracy (Developed a constitution, bill of rights, free elections, Etc.)
When is Mr. Whitehouse's last day?
Next Thursday (June 5th)
The 38th parallel in Korea and he 17th parallel in Vietnam were used to mark
political divisions between communist and noncommunist territories
South African political leader who was imprisoned and later became president
Nelson Mandela
What was the major result of the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Nationalism and ethnic violence broke out in many of the Soviet satellite countries