ch. 32-33 Flashcards
His Nazi troops conqured much of North Africa before 1942.
rommel
Often referred to a s Nationalist China located on the island of ____
Tiawan
This US President’s defense program eventually led to the end of the Cold War
Reagan
This was the most infamous death camp in occupied Europe
Auschwitz
Leader of eh Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Khrushchev
This described the non-aligned nations during the cold war.
third world
The Japanese adopted this system of government after World War II
parliamentary
This was the communist army in South Vietnam
vietcong
This nation took Americans as hostages for over a year in the early 1980s.
iran
Turning point battle in Europe during World War II
Stalingrad
Hitler’s primary weapon used in the oceans.
uboat
This divided Europe between communist bloc and democracies
iron curtain
The British and many French troops were evacuated from this city before Hitler’s Nazi army could destroy them becoming
known as a Miracle of Deliverance.
dunkirk
This battle in the South Pacific was the beginning of pushing the Japanese back during World War II.
guadalcanal
The _____ Revolution by the Red Guards in China terrorized the smart people placing them in re-education camps but ultimately fails to change China
cultural
The Soviets, United States, and _______ was essential sides with Tri-lateralism
china
the ____ was the name for the systematic extermination of the European Jews.
holocaust
He led the communist forces in conquering China in 1949
Zedong
Mutual Assured Destruction relied upon ____ weapons to scare all countries into peace.
nuclear
The atomic Bomb was dropped on this city at the end of World war II
Nagasaki
This strategic British colony was seized by the Japanese in Asia
Singapore
The Soviets invaded and became over involved in this country during the 1980s.
Afghanistan
The Democracies were worried that _____ would spread across all Europe after World war II
communism
This organization was to keep world peace after World War II
United Nations
The 38th ______ separated free Korea from communist Korea
Paralell
This nation experienced a savage civil war between the rebels and government death squads in the 1980s.
El Salvador
The Khmer Rouge communist would commit geocide in this Asian country.
Cambodia
This was Nixon’s idea to ease tensions between the Soviets and the US in the 1970s
detente
The Battle of the _____ was Hitler’s last attempt to stop the Allied invasion of Germany in the winter of 1944-1945.
Bulge
The necessity to airlift supplies to this city during the late 1940s as a direct result to a soviet blockade of the city.
Berlin
