Cold War Flashcards
Israel
Nation crated by United Nations for Jewish people to have homeland.
Cuban missile crisis
Nuclear missiles were discovered in Cuba and aimed atbUS
Korean War
United Nations and Us were involved to push out communism in korea.! Communism divided
Ho Chi Minh
Leader of the communists in north Vietnam
Cold War
Political, not military, conflict and competition. Between us and Soviet Union
Mandela
Used non violence against apartheid in South Africa.
Joni Kenyatta
Used violence to fight for independ in Kenya
Yalta conference
Meeting between Churchill, Stalin, and rooselevt in 1945 to divide Germany
Mao Zedong
Leader of communism in China during civil war
Marshall plan
USA plan which gave money to support to rebuild countries in Western Europe following ww1
NATO
Alliance system among democratic countries during Cold War
Warsaw Pact
Alliance system among communist countries during Cold War
Containment
Policy made by USA which was to stop spread of communism
Rwanda
Country in Africa where Hutu majority slaughter Tutsi minority
Truman doctrine
Policy of containment which gave money and supplies to any country that wasn’t communist around world
Nafta
Trade agreement between
USA
MEXICO
CANADA
Gandhi
Used non violent protests for Indian independence from British
Jawaharial nehru
Associate of Mohandas Gandhi who became prime minister of India after achieving independence
Bangladesh
Country that was former east Pakistan
MacArthur
Us general in charge of rebuilding Japan. It was demilitarized and democratized
Vietnam war
Us got involved after French were driven out of Vietnam and communists threatens to gain power
WTO
organization that ensure trade flows smoothly around world
IMF
fosters economic growth and high levels of employment
Chang Kai shel
Leader of nationalists
Berlin Wall
Built during Cold War to SEPERSFE EAST AND WEST BERLIN. When torn down it marked beginning of Cold War
Iron curtain
Imaginary line separates Easter and Western Europe
E-communist
W-democratic
Nuremberg trials
Nazi leaders put on trial after ww two for war crimes such as the holoxaust
Ghana
African country used non violent protests such as strikes and boycotts to get independence from British
Atomic bomb
Use of this by US ended WW2
Gilda Meir
Prime minister of Israel who led country to victory
Gorbachev
Last president of Soviet Union who tried openness and economic reform
IRA
terrorist group in Ireland who plan attaches against British gov
Indira Gandhi
Prime minister of India who created a nuclear program and formed diplomatic relationship with Soviet Union
Deng xioaping
Chinese communist leader who brought elements of capitalism to revitalize economy
