Week 11 Study Terms Flashcards
Berlin Wall
The barrier constructed through the center of Berlin and encircling the three western sectors, also known as the “Antifascist Protective Rampart”
Able Archer 83
A simulation war game conducted by NATO in November 1983
Significance: The Soviet Union detected the simulation and went on full alert, thinking it could be a real attack; shows how every little actions could change the course of history
Tiananmen Square
A location in the capital city of China, specifically where the June 4, 1989 Protest Crackdown took place
Monday Demonstrations
A large scale peaceful demonstration in Leipzig during the Summer of 1989
Butterfly effect
A property of chaotic or nonlinear systems, in which small changes can result in large differences to a later state
