The Cold War Flashcards
The Phillipines
relating to the Philippines.
Berma
Burma is now Myanmar, Rangoon is Yangon, Prome is Pyay and Pegu is Bago. The Good Old Travel Guide Days Tony Wheeler August 2, 2013. Muslims from an obscure ethnic group in western Burma have become targets of vicious Buddhist mob attacks.
Vietnam
Vietnam is defined as a southeast Asian country on the South China Sea. An example of Vietnam is the country east of Cambodia.
Geneva Accords
The Geneva Agreements of 1954 (also, “Geneva Accords”) arranged a settlement which brought about an end to the First Indochina War. The agreement was reached at the end of the Geneva Conference. A ceasefire was signed and France agreed to withdraw its troops from the region.
Tet offensive
The Tet Offensive (Vietnamese: Sự kiện Tết Mậu Thân 1968, or Tổng tiến công và nổi dậy Tết Mậu Thân) was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, launched on January 30, 1968, by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People’s Army of Vietnam against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army
Ho Chi Minh
Hồ Chí Minh, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, also known as Nguyễn Tất Thành and Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was Chairman and First secretary of the Workers’ Party of Vietnam.
Paris peace accords
The Paris Peace Accords, officially titled the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam, was a peace treaty signed on January 27, 1973 to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War. … It ended direct U.S. military combat, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam.
LAOS
a member of an indigenous people of Laos and northeastern Thailand.
Cambodia
Cambodia is a Southeast Asian nation whose landscape spans low-lying plains, the Mekong Delta, mountains and Gulf of Thailand coastline. Phnom Penh, its capital, is home to the art deco Central Market, glittering Royal Palace and the National Museum’s historical and archaeological exhibits. In the country’s
Muggabi
Robert Gabriel Mugabe is a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who has governed the Republic of Zimbabwe as its President since 1987, having previously governed as its Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987.
Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo (French: Congo Belge, Dutch: Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa between 1908 and 1960 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Colonial rule in the Congo began in the late 19th century.
Israel
Israel is a country between Jordan and the Mediterranean Sea. An example of Israel is where Tel Aviv is located. Israel are the Hebrew people descended from Jacob of the Bible. An example of Israel is people of the Jewish faith.
Palestine
Historic region on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, comprising parts of modern Israel, Jordan, and Egypt. Note: Known as the Holy Land, it is a place of pilgrimage for several religions, including Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
Suez crisis
Suez Canal crisis definition. A major international incident that arose in 1956 from the decision by Gamal A. Nasser of Egypt to nationalize the Suez Canal, which long had been controlled by Great Britain.
Ayatollah Khomeini
Sayyid Ruhollah Mūsavi Khomeini, known in the Western world as Ayatollah Khomeini, was an Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader, philosopher, revolutionary, and politician.
Six day war
The origins of the Six-Day War, which was fought between June 5 and June 10, 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known then as the United Arab Republic, UAR), Jordan, and Syria, include both longstanding and immediate issues.
Yasir
Means “to be rich”, derived from Arabic يسر (yasira) “to become easy”. This was the name of an early Islamic martyr. It was also borne by Yasir Arafat (1929-2004), a leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Related Names. VARIANTS: Yaser, Yasser (Arabic)
Arafat
Mohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa, popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader.
