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Ch 24-25 Flashcards

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1
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Britain’s first woman prime minister

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Margaret Sacher

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2
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In 1945, this is where Churchhill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met to discuss World War II

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Yalta

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3
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What US president called for a new world order

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George H. W. Bush

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4
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What European country was split by the free world and the USSR?

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Germany

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5
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What are nations a supposedly independent but technically under the dominance of another

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Satellite

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6
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What term was used for neutral nations that were not yet a line to see their freedom or communism during the Cold War?

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Third World nations

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7
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What organization established in 1995 influenced global economy?

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World trade organization

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8
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What is a lessening of tensioner hostility between nations?

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Détente

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9
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What US president encourage the development of a Strategic Defense Initiative Program?

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Ronald Reagan

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10
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What country crushed the freedom demonstration at Tiananmen square?

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China

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11
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What is the largest and most intricate global project to date?

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International space station

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12
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What author of the counter experiences during the Holocaust?

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Corrie Ten Boom

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13
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What is the name of the organization that has integrated several countries of Europe?

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European union

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14
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Whom to Great Britain defeat in the Falklands war?

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Argentina

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15
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With what country did the allies feel it necessary to cooperate during World War II to defeat Germany?

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Russia

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16
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When did Israel become a nation?

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1948

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17
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What organization was formed in 1949 to combat the threat of communism in the free world?

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NATO

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18
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What country launched the worlds first man-made satellite?

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Soviet Union

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19
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When was the Korean War fought?

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1950 to 1953

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20
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What year did the United States and all involvement in Vietnam?

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1975

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21
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What does glasnost mean?

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Openness

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22
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In what year did the Berlin wall come down?

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1989

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23
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In what year did send ratify the treaty complete control of the Panama Canal to the Panamanians?

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1999

24
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What US president promised the Panama Canal to the Panamanians?

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Carter

25
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At what parallel were north and South Korea divided?

A

38th

26
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What musician is known for the second piano Concerto the most popular piano Concerto and 20th century piano music?

A

Sergei Rachmaninoff

27
Q

Find these locations

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Lake Victoria
Congo river
Mozambique channel
Libya
Sudan
Nigeria
Somalia
 Nile river
Liberia
Mount Kilimanjaro
28
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United Nations headquarters is located here

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New York City

29
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Chang Kai-shek was the leader of this

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The Nationalist Government of China

30
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The Bay of Pigs incident occurred during the presidency of this president

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John F Kennedy

31
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Sadden Hussein invaded Kuwait and was the leader of this country

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Iraq

32
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US president who signed a cease-fire ending the Vietnam conflict

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Nixon

33
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This country was created for the Muslims of India

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Pakistan

34
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NAFTA was a free-trade agreement signed by the United States, Canada and this country

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Mexico

35
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General Norman Schwarzkopf led US forces during this war

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The Persian Gulf war

36
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After World War II, Douglas MacArthur served as the military governor of occupied what country

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Japan

37
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The field of what has opens new branches of biological research and medical treatment?

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Biotechnology

38
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This artistic approach focused primarily on the common working man

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Regionalism

39
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Before World War I, this person worked for India’s independence from Great Britain.

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Mahatma Gandhi

40
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This person was the most influential illustrator of the 20th century and produced illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post

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Norman Rockwell

41
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Cruel dictator of Romania

A

Nicolas Ceausescu

42
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Lead the Polish Solidarity movement

A

Lech Walesa

43
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Mexican president

A

Visente Fox

44
Q

Leader of Israel

A

David Ben-Gurion

45
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Cuban dictator overthrown by Fidel Castro

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Fulgencio Batista

46
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Replaced Joseph Stalin

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Nikita Khrushchev

47
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Conservative leader of west Germany

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Konrad Adenauer

48
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Socialist president of France

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Françoise Mitterrand

49
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Lead Iranian rebels in capturing the US Embassy in Tehran

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Ayatollah Khomeini

50
Q

Dictator of Panama

A

Manwell Noriega

51
Q

This best states how the Truman doctrine affect of the spread of communism

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This policy did not destroy communism and, in some cases, allowed it to spread

52
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This best describes the communist takeover in the Americas

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The Soviet union successfully assisted and overthrow of government and set up a base for communist activities

53
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This best explains why the United States last of the Vietnam conflict but won the Persian Gulf war.

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Military leaders were allowed to directly lead the Persian Gulf war unlike the Vietnam conflict

54
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This best summarizes the conflicting views of Mikael Gorbachev and Alexander Solzhenitsyn s

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Gorbachev proclaimed that a one world community would bring peace; Solzhenitsyn that biblical righteousness was the only hope for peace

55
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Explain what the Cold War was and how it ended.
Explain how the Reagan doctrine affect of the Cold War.
Include two countries at least that were helped by Reagan

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The cold war was a war fought with word words and diplomacy, not weapons

It was fought to gain friends on one of two sides: either freedom or communism.

The breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked the end of the Cold War.

The Reagan doctrine affected the cold war by stopping communism before in enslaved a country.

Examples of countries helped by Reagen are Grenada, Nicaragua, Afghanistan, Libya

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