APWH Unit 8

Question 1

Cold War 8.1

Answer 1

LO 1: After WW2 many nations were wanting a global balance of power

Definition: USSR and US had a battle based on the ideas of the USSR being Communist and the US being a democratic Capitalist country. This led to many proxy wars

Question 2

Communist Revolution in China 8.4

Answer 2

LO 4: China had a Communist party

Definition: The Communist Party and Nationalists battled for the power of the country. The Communists beat the Nationalists and established the People’s Republic of China. They did this because people saw that Mao Zedong got support from his actions of redistributing land to peasants and they punished soldiers who mistreated civilians. The leader Mao Zedong modeled his policies like the Soviet Union and started the 5-year plans.

Question 3

Proxy Wars 8.3

Answer 3

LO 3: Proxy War was dealing with America and the Soviet Union

Definition: In the Korean War, the Soviet Union allied with North Korea, and the US-allied with South Korea. In the Angola War, the Soviet Union sided with the Mbundu tribe and the US sided with the Bankogo Tribe

Question 4

Kwame Nkrumah 8.2

Answer 4

LO 2: Shifts of power occurred during WW2

Definition: He was the first president of Ghana. He is famous for integrating nationalistic traditions from the US and Britain. He brought in a national narrative that centered the country on having a rich tradition. He brought in a currency, flag, and made public works and development projects for the betterment of the country.

Question 5

Non-Aligned Movement 8.2

Answer 5

LO 2: The Non-Aligned Movement tried different ways to deal with political problems

Definition: Countries stayed neutral in the Cold War and played superpowers to get aid from both

Question 6

Great Leap Forward 8.4

Answer 6

LO 4: The government had control of the economy due to the Great Leap

Definition: China had many land reforms and peasant land was made into communes where the government owned the land and people could not privately own the land. People who tried to protest this policy were killed or taken to “reeducation camps”.

Question 7

Decolonization 8.5

Answer 7

LO 5: Land was distributed based on political ideas

Definition: A country breaks away from colonial rule and establishes and established an independent economic and political system

Question 8

Indian National Congress 8.5

Answer 8

LO 5: This is an example of a movement in the time period

Definition: Led by Gandhi, the congress was full of European educated Indian people with the main goal to stop the mistreatment of Indians and also work for the independence of India. They did this by displaying civil disobedience.

Question 9

Muslim League 8.5

Answer 9

LO 5: Example of movement during this time period

Definition: Established in 1906, this movement wanted a separate country for Indian Muslims

Question 10

Partition of India 8.6

Answer 10

LO 6: Religious movements led to the partition in India and made borders within the country

Definition: This occurred after India got its independence, the conflict between Muslims and Hindus increased and this led to the partition of India with Pakistan and Bangladesh

Question 11

Creation of Israel 8.6

Answer 11

LO 6: Movement that led to the creation of a new state

Definition: Zionists wanted a new state in Palestine because it was where their ancestors had lived. Britain had gotten control of this land after WW2 and later made Balfour Sector which divided the country into Muslim and Jewish parts. After the Holocaust, many people realized how much the Jewish community suffered and were more in favor of the creation of Israel.

Question 12

Metropole 8.6

Answer 12

LO 6: Many people were emigrating

Definition: People in newly independent states moved back to the country that colonized them. This happened with immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India who moved to London and made it a Metropole

Question 13

Mohandas Gandhi 8.7

Answer 13

LO 7: People were wanting independence from colonial rule

Definition: He was the leader of the Indian National Congress and use civil disobedience as a form of protest to resist British rule. His most notable was the Salt March

Question 14

Martin Luther King Jr 8.7

Answer 14

LO 7: He used forms of protest

Definition: He was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement and used different ways to protest segregation in America. Some notable ways include him boycotting buses and leading the March on Washington

Question 15

Nelson Mandela 8.7

Answer 15

LO 7: He fought against the Apartheid

Definition: He led non-violent protests against the Apartheid in the South African government

Question 16

Francisco Franco 8.7

Answer 16

LO 7: He was a dictator and took part in Authoritarianism

Definition: He was the dictator of Spain and became an ally of the US after stating he was anticommunist. However, he conducted executions, imprisonments for people that opposed his rule.

Question 17

Shining Path 8.7

Answer 17

LO 7: This was an example of conflict

Definition: Led by Abimael Guzman, the revolution was based on Mao Zedong Communist ideas. This revolution would start bombings and assassinations in Peru and would eventually overthrow the government and establish a communist one

Question 18

Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 8.8

Answer 18

LO 8: Lots of invasions occurred during this time period

Definition: They wanted to place a communist government against the Muslim fighters. This led to many Afghans fleeing to Pakistan. In the end, the Soviet Union could not conquer and this led to the downfall of the Soviet Union’s economy and made their leadership weak. This would then lead to an Afghan Civil War to break in the country afterward