Cold War 4 Quiz Flashcards
Boris Yeltsin
First Popularly elected president of Russia. He introduced reforms such as freedom to import and export.
Saddam Hussein
Leader of Iraq. He invaded Kuwait then plans to invade Saudi Arabia to control their oil.
Chou En-Lai
Chinese foreign minister that followed a communist ideology, and is known for his promotion of peace.Encouraged peace with the west primarily the United States following the actions committed during the Korean War.
George H.W. Bush
United States President that led the CIA within the nuclear arms race. Issued a 4 point program after Saddam’s invasion into Kuwait. He compared Saddam to Hitler, but would leave him in charge they led to the domestic danger of people in Iraq.
Gang of Four
The members included: Mao’s third wife Jiang Qing, Wang Hongwen, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan. They all could manipulate mass media and were in good standing with Mao. They were all in high position within the CCP during the cultural revolution, and would control: Intellectual education, Basic theories in social sciences, Teacher-student relations, and School discipline.
Ronald Reagan
United States President who is known for the creation of the Reagan doctrine which was about foreign policy towards anti-communist countries. She was also known for the creation of Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) which was a missile defense system to protect the United States from attacks.
Deng Xiaoping
He was a Chinese revolutionary communist leader that Mao wanted to overthrow.
Jimmy Carter
He was a United States President known for Detente which was the relaxation of strained relations with Russia.
Mao Zedong
He led the people’s republic of China, and is known as the father of communism. He is prominently known for his cultural revolutions in China to establish a communist ideology.
Ho Chi Minh
He was the founder of the Indochina communist party in Vietnam.
Mikhail Gorbachev
He was the Soviet President in the 90s who enacted policies such as glasnost and perestroika that allowed for the discussion of social and political issues to allow political reform.
Ratification of SALT II
This treaty was rejected and the U.S. refused to ratify it.
SDI Effectiveness
Was not very effective as an anti-ballistic missile defense system as it was intended, but more so a propaganda tool.
What was invaded by Saddam Hussein
Kuwait, and attempts Saudi Arabia
Who paid for Operation Desert Shield?
Europe, Japan, and Saudi Arabia
Why did the U.S. get involved in the Iraqi invasion?
They got involved because the United States wanted to maintain influence based on their military and economic ties with Iraq. They felt that U.S. interest was threatened.
Market socialism
An economic system that involves the social, cooperative, and social ownership concerning the means of production under the structure of a market economy
Vietnam Syndrome
The aversion to the American involvement of within military disputes overseas after the domestic controversy that the Vietnam war induced.
Jimmy Carter’s response to Soviet aggression
Détente-Relaxation of strained relations through verbal communication.
Tiananmen Square
Deng encouraged criticism from students and intellectuals to make sure he was balanced with traditional conservatives.
Reagan Doctrine
The Reagan Doctrine is an outline of the foreign policy Reagan enacted specifically toward anti-communist insurgents. In which he would put out his support of anti-communist revolutions.
Glasnost and Perestroika
Openness policy permitting discussion of social and political issues, and a political reform movement by the CPSU. This sort of threatened communism.
Chernobyl
This was the meltdown of a nuclear reactor that caused an expensive disaster. This contributed to the Soviet Unions decline.
