Chapter 17 & 18 Flashcards
Nuremberg
Site of war crimes trials
United Nations
Dedicated to world peace
Cold War
State of tension between US & USSR
Truman doctrine
US provided economic and milord aid to nations fighting communism
Marshall plan
US aid package to Western Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Military alliance led by US, opposed by Soviet Union
Warsaw Pact
Military alliance led by Soviet Union, opposed by US
Recession
Period when economy shrinks
Suburbanization
Movement of communities outside urban area
Welfare state
Government takes on social and economic needs of people
Collectivization
Pooling peasant land to create a large farm, run by government
Great Leap Forward
Resulted in China having food shortages and the failure of small businesses
Cultural revolution
Resulted in closing of schools and factories in China
38th parallel
Dividing line between North and South Korea
Kim ll Sung
North Korean leader during Korean War
Mujahedin
Muslim religious warriors in Afghanistan
Glastnost
Russian term for openness, allowed criticism of soviet society
Perestroika
Soviet policy of restructuring soviet society
Solidarity
Independent polish labor union
Vaclav Havel
Leader of Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia
Nicolae ceausescu
Communist dictator of Romania
What important principle did the Nuremberg trials demonstrate?
That national leaders could be held accountable for their actions
What powers does the United Nations security council have
To send troops under UN command; has veto power over decisions to apply sanctions and use military force
What change had taken place throughout Eastern Europe by 1948
Pro soviet governments were in place
Describe the governments of west and east Germany after world war ll
West Germany was democratic; east Germany was communist
What impact did the rise in oil prices have on the economies of industrialized nations
It ended post war prosperity
What nation was divided after world war ll and reunited in 1990
Germany
Why did Japan’s economy prosper from the 1950s to the 1970s
It had a small military budget
Who was Mao Zedong and why was he important
Leader of China’s communist revolution
Describe US Chinese relations in the 1940s
US tried to improve relations with China to isolate the Soviet Union
How did the Korean War start
North Korea invaded South Korea
Describe the governments of north and South Korea in the 1980s
South Korea was becoming a democracy; North Korea was a communist dictatorship
What role did the arms race play in the downfall of the Soviet Union
It strained the soviet economy
Why was Afghanistan considered the Soviet unions Vietnam
The war was long and costly
What was the response of Eastern Europe when the Soviet Union crumbled
The demanded freedom
How did the fall of the Soviet Union affect other communist nations
Some adopted free market reforms, but few adopted democracy
How did the end of the Cold War affect the US
The power of the US caused a mixed world reaction
What role did China play in the Korean War
It fought on north koreas side
What were the results of mikhail gorbachevs perestroika
Shortages grew worse and prices soared
What happened to the defeated Chinese nationalists
The fled to Taiwan
