WW2 part 2

Question 1

Containment

Answer 1

the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.

Question 2

Cold war

Answer 2

a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in particular.

Question 3

Truman Doctrine

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the principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or communist insurrection. First expressed in 1947 by US President Truman in a speech to Congress seeking aid for Greece and Turkey, the doctrine was seen by the communists as an open declaration of the Cold War.

Question 4

Marshall Plan

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Marshall Plan definition. A program by which the United States gave large amounts of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after the devastation of World War II. It was proposed by the United States secretary of state, General George C. Marshall.

Question 5

Nato

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NATO. /ˈneɪtəʊ/ noun acronym. 1. North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an international organization composed of the US, Canada, Britain, and a number of European countries: established by the North Atlantic Treaty (1949) for purposes of collective security.

Question 6

Warsaw pact

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Warsaw Pact definition. A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe. Organized in 1955 in answer to NATO, the Warsaw Pact included Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union.

Question 7

Cuneiform

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denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.

Question 8

Berlin Wall

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Berlin wall definition. A wall that separated West Berlin, Germany, from East Germany, which surrounded it until 1989. At the end of World War II, the victorious Allies divided Berlin, the German capital, into four sectors. The eastern, or Russian, sector became the capital of communist East Germany.

Question 9

Khrushchev

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Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was a politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War.

Question 10

MauZedong

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Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung, also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People’s Republic of China, which he governed as the Chairman of the Communist

Question 11

Cuban Missile Chrisis

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Cuban missile crisis definition. A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba; one of the “hottest” periods of the cold war.

Question 12

Arms race

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a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, especially between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Question 13

Satellite States

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A satellite state (sometimes referred to as a client state) is a political term that refers to a country that is formally independent, but under heavy influence or control by another country. Term. Dentene. Definition.

Question 14

Dominotheory

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The domino theory is the idea that if one thing falls, a lot more things will fall, too, like a line of dominoes. It’s also the political idea that if one nation “falls” to communism, neighboring countries will follow. … Definitions of domino theory.

Question 15

East Germany

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East Germany definition. Former nation in north-central Europe, officially known as the German Democratic Republic from 1949 to 1990, when East and West Germany were reunited. Its capital and largest city was East Berlin.

Question 16

West Germany

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West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland or BRD; French: République fédérale d’Allemagne or RFA) in the period between its creation on 23 May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.

Question 17

The People’s Republic of china

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People’s Republic of China definition. The government of China set up in 1949 after the victory of the communist forces of Mao Zedong. The People’s Republic ruled the mainland of China, forcing the government of Nationalist China into exile on the island of Taiwan.

Question 18

The Great Leap Foward

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The Great Leap Forward was an effort made by the Communist Party of China (CPC) under the leadership of Mao Zedong (also known as Mao Tse-tung) to transform China into a society capable of competing with other industrialized nations, within a short, five-year time period.

Question 19

The Cultural Revolution

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The Cultural Revolution was a chaotic mass movement in the People’s Republic of China. Mao Zedong launched it in 1966, claiming that elitists were undermining the government and Chinese society.

Question 20

The Gang of Four

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The Gang of Four (simplified Chinese: 四人帮; traditional Chinese: 四人幫; pinyin: Sìrén bāng) was a political faction composed of four Chinese Communist Party officials. They came to prominence during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) and were later charged with a series of treasonous crimes.

Question 21

The Red Guards

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any of various radical or socialist groups, in particular a militant youth movement in China (1966–76) that carried out attacks on intellectuals and other disfavored groups as part of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution.

Question 22

Bay of Pigs

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On April 17, 1961, 1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. In 1959, Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.

Question 23

Space Race

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the competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration.

Question 24

The Iron Curtain

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the notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.

Question 25

Sputum I

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a mixture of saliva and mucus coughed up from the respiratory tract, typically as a result of infection or other disease and often examined microscopically to aid medical diagnosis.

Question 26

PRI Party

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The Institutional Revolutionary Party (Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional, PRI) is a Mexican political party founded in 1929, that held power uninterruptedly in the country for 71 years from 1929 to 2000, first as the National Revolutionary Party, then as the Party of the Mexican Revolution.

Question 27

Samosa

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a triangular savory pastry fried in ghee or oil, containing spiced vegetables or meat.

Question 28

Sandinista

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a member of a left-wing Nicaraguan political organization, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), which came to power in 1979 after overthrowing the dictator Anastasio Somoza. Opposed during most of their period of rule by the US-backed Contras, the Sandinistas were voted out of office in 1990.

Question 29

Guerilla

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a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.

Question 30

Pinochet

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Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean general, politician and the military ruler of Chile between 1973 and 1990; he remained the Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army until 1998.

Question 31

Fidel Castro

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Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008.

Question 32

Batista

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Batista is a Spanish or Portuguese surname (although in Portuguese more common in the spelling Baptista), literally meaning “batiste”. It is also used as a middle name. Notable persons with the name include: Eike Batista, Brazilian mining magnate. Fulgencio Batista, Cuban general and president.

Question 33

Juan Peron

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Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine lieutenant general and politician. After serving in several …… I thought that this should be the future political form, meaning, the true …

Question 34

Eva Peron

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Eva Perón used her position as the first lady of Argentina to fight for women’s suffrage and improving the lives of the poor. … in 1945, she married Juan Perón, who became president of Argentina the following year. Eva Perón used her position as first lady to fight for women’s …

Question 35

Organization of American States

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The Organization of American States (Spanish: Organización de los Estados Americanos, Portuguese: Organização dos Estados Americanos, French: Organisation des États américains), or the OAS or OEA, is a continental organization founded on 30 April 1948, for the purposes of regional solidarity and cooperation among its …

Question 36

DOOMSDAY CLOCK

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The Doomsday Clock is a symbol which represents the likelihood of a human-caused global catastrophe. … It has been set backward and forward 22 times since then, the smallest ever number of minutes to midnight being two (in 1953) and the largest seventeen (in 1991).

Question 37

Sphere of influence

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a country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority.

Question 38

Cooperatives

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a farm, business, or other organization that is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits.

Question 39

Richard Nixon

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Richard Milhous Nixon was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974, when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office.

Question 40

Henry Kissinger

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He first rose to prominence as a Harvard University professor and advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. As national security advisor (1969-75) and secretary of state (1973-77) to Nixon and Gerald Ford, he negotiated arms treaties with the Soviet Union and earned …

Question 41

Operation Bootstrap

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Operation Bootstrap (Spanish: Operación Manos a la Obra) is the name given to a series of projects which transformed the economy of Puerto Rico into an industrial and developed one.

Question 42

Prague spring

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The Prague Spring (Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II.

Question 43

Duvalier

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Haitian politician who was elected president in 1957. … His son Jean-Claude (1951-2014), known as “Baby Doc,” succeeded him in 1971 as president for life, but was deposed in a coup d’état in 1986. … François, (“Papa Doc”), 1907–71, Haitian dictator: president 1957–71.

Question 44

Salvador Allende

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Salvador Guillermo Allende Gossens was a Chilean physician and politician, known as the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections.

Question 45

Detente

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the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.

Question 46

Dissidence

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protest against official policy; dissent.

Question 47

Helsinki Accords

Answer 47

The Helsinki Final Act was an agreement signed by 35 nations that concluded the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, held in Helsinki, Finland. The multifaceted Act addressed a range of prominent global issues and in so doing had a far-reaching effect on the Cold War and U.S.-Soviet relations.