8.7 Global Resistance to Power Structures Flashcards
Apartheid
The system of racial segration in South Africa that was codified into law until 1990
Nelson Mandela
South African socialist lawyer who led the black resistance to Apartheid.
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Secretary of the Communist Party in Poland who ended the collectivization of farms in his country.
Imre Nagy
Hungarian leader who demanded withdrawal of Soviet Troops and announced free elections for Hungary.
What happened to Imre Nagy?
He was captured by the Soviets and executed.
What happened during the Prague Spring of 1968?
The reform movement in Czechoslovakia reached its peak.
Alexander Dubcek
First secretary of the Czech communist party who gave into his people’s demands of more free speech, less restrictions on travel, and more democratic political systems.
Did Czechoslovakia get to keep the reforms it gained during the Prague Spring of 1968?
No. Armies from four Warsaw Pact countries smashed it back to where the Soviet Union wanted it to be.
Brezhnev Doctrine
The Soviet Union and its allies would interviene if an action by one member threatened other socialist countries.
Who was the Brezhnev Doctrine named after?
Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev
What two things did Japanese students protest in 1968?
University financial policies and support for U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
On May 4, 1970, what happened at Kent State University?
Members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed students protesting the Vietnam War. Four students were killed.
In Northern Ireland, what two religions were in conflict?
Catholocism and Protestantism
Most of Ireland gained independence from the U.K. in 1922, with the exception of what?
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
An Irish Catholic movement for independence for all of Ireland that used violence to achieve its political ends.
