The Cold War & Decolonization

Name the two global superpowers that emerged at the end of WWII.

Countries who wanted to avoid choosing sides could join this group.

He was the first president of Indonesia who organized a bloc of non-aligned nations.

Before it was granted independence in 1957, Ghana was a British colony known as ______________________.

Idi Amin seized power here. His regime was known for massacres of its people & economic mismanagement.

This conflict in East Asia was the first military action of the Cold War.

Civil war in Nigeria resulted in the creation of this short-lived republic.

This military alliance was founded to strengthen Western allies against the Soviet threat.

A successful example of communist land redistribution occurred in this Indian state.

In 1947, India was partitioned. What nation was designated for the Muslim population?

This was Shah Reza Pahlavi's attempt to modernize Iran's economy, society, & military.

He was an Ethiopian leader who brought communist reforms & repression in the 1970s & 1980s.

This is the name given to a former colonizing country, or the parent state of a country.

He overthrew Salvador Allende to create a military dictatorship with free market reforms.

The Soviet Union collapsed in this year, officially ending the Cold War.

This guerrilla organization of Peru was inspired by Marxism and is considered a terrorist group.

In the 1970s, she nationalized private banks as Prime Minister of India.

Where did Francisco Franco establish a conservative military dictatorship?

He began a program of domestic modernization in Egypt with help from the Soviet Union.

This military alliance was made up of European communist states.

One common policy of communist states was the redistribution of ______________.

Which two economic/political systems were at odds during the Cold War?

This country was home to a communist revolution that led to the execution of thousands of landlords.

Name the state that was created as a homeland for Jews after WWII.

He was a leader of Vietnamese nationalism who wanted to unify the country under communism.

Which country gained independence from France in 1953 and was taken over by the Khmer Rouge in 1975?

Mao Zedong controlled China's economy with this repressive five year plan.

A civil war in this former African colony grew into a Cold War competition.

The USSR invaded this country to set up a government more sympathetic to communism.

In Nicaragua, these reformers attempted to emulate communist governments.

He served as president of Tanzania but stepped down when he realized that his socialist policies were ineffective.

Which international terrorist group uses violence to rid Muslim nations of foreign influence?

He practiced civil disobedience to help India's independence movement.

Which group was founded in 1885 and was instrumental in gaining independence from Britain?

A war in which opposite sides use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly

This French colony under Ahmed Ben Bella gained independence from Britain in 1962.