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Chapter 17 & 18 Flashcards

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Nuremberg

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Site of war crimes trials

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United Nations

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Dedicated to world peace

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Cold War

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State of tension between US & USSR

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Truman doctrine

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US provided economic and milord aid to nations fighting communism

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Marshall plan

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US aid package to Western Europe

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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Military alliance led by US, opposed by Soviet Union

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Warsaw Pact

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Military alliance led by Soviet Union, opposed by US

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Recession

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Period when economy shrinks

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Suburbanization

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Movement of communities outside urban area

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Welfare state

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Government takes on social and economic needs of people

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Collectivization

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Pooling peasant land to create a large farm, run by government

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Great Leap Forward

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Resulted in China having food shortages and the failure of small businesses

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Cultural revolution

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Resulted in closing of schools and factories in China

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38th parallel

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Dividing line between North and South Korea

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Kim ll Sung

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North Korean leader during Korean War

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Mujahedin

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Muslim religious warriors in Afghanistan

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Glastnost

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Russian term for openness, allowed criticism of soviet society

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Perestroika

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Soviet policy of restructuring soviet society

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Solidarity

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Independent polish labor union

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Vaclav Havel

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Leader of Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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Nicolae ceausescu

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Communist dictator of Romania

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What important principle did the Nuremberg trials demonstrate?

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That national leaders could be held accountable for their actions

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What powers does the United Nations security council have

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To send troops under UN command; has veto power over decisions to apply sanctions and use military force

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What change had taken place throughout Eastern Europe by 1948

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Pro soviet governments were in place

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Describe the governments of west and east Germany after world war ll

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West Germany was democratic; east Germany was communist

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What impact did the rise in oil prices have on the economies of industrialized nations

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It ended post war prosperity

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What nation was divided after world war ll and reunited in 1990

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Germany

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Why did Japan’s economy prosper from the 1950s to the 1970s

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It had a small military budget

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Who was Mao Zedong and why was he important

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Leader of China’s communist revolution

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Describe US Chinese relations in the 1940s

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US tried to improve relations with China to isolate the Soviet Union

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How did the Korean War start

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North Korea invaded South Korea

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Describe the governments of north and South Korea in the 1980s

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South Korea was becoming a democracy; North Korea was a communist dictatorship

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What role did the arms race play in the downfall of the Soviet Union

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It strained the soviet economy

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Why was Afghanistan considered the Soviet unions Vietnam

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The war was long and costly

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What was the response of Eastern Europe when the Soviet Union crumbled

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The demanded freedom

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How did the fall of the Soviet Union affect other communist nations

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Some adopted free market reforms, but few adopted democracy

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How did the end of the Cold War affect the US

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The power of the US caused a mixed world reaction

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What role did China play in the Korean War

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It fought on north koreas side

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What were the results of mikhail gorbachevs perestroika

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Shortages grew worse and prices soared

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What happened to the defeated Chinese nationalists

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The fled to Taiwan

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