Skillet of Cloth just doesn't have the same ring...
US, involved? Never...
If I had a hammer...and a sickle
100
The revolutionary government of Cuba traded economic dependency on the U.S. for
What is the Soviet Union
100
_________ in Latin American politics and society tended to join the national political parties, where traditional prejudices against them in public life limited their ability to influence programs.
Who are women?
100
What phrase did Winston Churchill coin to describe the division between free and repressed societies after World War II?
What is "The Iron Curtain"
100
By about 1950, what portion of Cuba's imports came directly from the United States?
What is 3/4
100
What leader emerged to take primary power in 1956 in the USSR?
Who is Nikita Khrushchev
200
In Argentina, violent opposition to military rule led to a counteroffensive known as __________.
What is "the dirty war"
200
With respect to religion, the vast majority of Latin Americans
What is Roman Catholic
200
What do the following countries have in common in regards to the USSR?
Greece, Albania,Yugoslavia
What is they remained independent of Soviet control
200
What corporation in Guatemala became the centerpiece of the dispute between the United States and reform governments in the Central American country?
What is the United Fruit Company?
200
What do these 3 things describe:
-There were problems of work motivation and discipline in the Soviet Union.
-A high rate of alcoholism had caused death rates to rise in the Soviet Union.
-Soviet youth was eager to have greater contact with Western culture.
What is the USSR by the 1980's
300
Political repression and torture were often used to silence critics in military governments in _____________ after 1960
What is Latin America
300
The majority of Latin America is classified as a _______ _______ country...
What is third world
300
Despite the loosening of Soviet control over Eastern Europe following Stalin's death, what 2 aspects of Soviet domination continued to be enforced?
What is Single-party dominance and military alignment with the Soviet Union
300
During the 1970s and 1980s, U.S. policy towards ______ _______ was often pragmatic.
What is Latin America
300
What "part" of the USSR does this statement describe: "After Stalin's death, overall the Soviet Union played a cautious diplomatic game, almost never engaging in warfare but maintaining a high level of preparedness..."
What is their military
400
Who was the leader of the Cuban revolution that overthrew Fulgencio Batista?
Who is Fidel Castro
400
What do the Catholic Church, political stability, and social justice have in common during the 60's & 70's in Latin America?
What are 3 avenues of reform in Latin America
400
What led to the U.S. return to more aggressive policies including direct military intervention following World War II?
What is the policy of containment and the cold war
400
A program of loans that was designed to aid western European nations rebuild after WWII's devastation was the
What is the Marshall Plan
400
In the USSR under Stalin, loyalties to the _______ _______ persisted, but they were concentrated in a largely elderly minority.
What is the Orthodox Church
500
What Nicaraguan politician led an opposition to U.S. occupation until his assassination in 1934?
What is Augusto Sandino
500
What Argentine revolutionary assisted in the overthrow of the Cuban government in 1956?
Who is Che Guevara
500
Industrialized communist nations are referred to as....
What is "second world"
500
Regardless of the party in political power, the percentage of the U.S. budget going to the _____ remained stable from the 1950s to the 1980s.
What is the military
500
By the 1970s, the Soviet rate of population growth was