8.7 Flashcards
Global Resistance to Established Power Structures
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Polish communist leader of the Polish United Worker’s Party. He implemented reforms while still keeping ties with the USSR
Imre Nagy
Hungarian communist leader who led the Hungarian Revolution against soviet control, which failed. he was later killed.
Prague Spring
a period of political reform led by Alexander Dubcek for free speech and democracy in Czechoslovakia that the Soviets then crushed
Alexander Dubcek
leader of Czechoslovakia and creator of Prague Spring who advocated for democracy and free speech. the soviets ate him.
Brezhnev Doctrine
a soviet doctrine that claimed they had the right to intervene in other socialist or communist states if it appeared they were rejecting communism
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
A military and political group in Ireland that fought to end British rule there and fought the Ulster Defense Association
Ulster Defense Association
military and political group in Ireland that supports British rule and fought the IRA
Basque Homeland and Freedom (ETA)
a military and political group in Spain that sought for separation of the Basque country, which never happened. they were labeled a terrorist group
Abimael Guzman
leader of the shining path
Shining Path
A violent communist group led by Abimael Guzman in Peru that fought and used terrorism to try to overthrow the government and killed many Peruvis
Martin Luther King Jr.
US civil rights movement leader, he was later assassinated
Nelson Mandela
South African leader and anti-apartheid advocate. He was imprisoned for 27 years and became South America’s first black president after this
Kent State University
Ohio university where the National Guard shot and killed four student protesters of the Vietnam War. this greatly decreased war support efforts
