Unit 9: CW & IM

What two countries were superpowers after WWII?

This country gained control of the Suez Canal and built the Aswan High Dam

The military alliance formed to protect western countries from Soviet aggression was

Building up a large nuclear arsenal to prevent an attack corresponds to the theory of:

The division of India into India and Pakistan was known as

He was elected the first black president of the Republic of South Africa in 1994

This Gorbachev policy literally means "openness" and allowed for less censorship

Where were North and South Korea divided?

At what meeting did the U.S.S.R., Great Britain and the US discuss dividing Germany and Berlin?

After the Chinese Civil War, this political group established the Republic of China on Taiwan

Who was the leader of the Chinese Communists during the Chinese Civil War?

Who was the leader of the Nationalists in the Chinese Civil War?

India was a colony of

The U.S. got involved in other countries' wars because of the Domino Theory, which stated

This person was the Communist leader of North Vietnam

When was the Berlin Wall torn down?

Pakistan was meant to be a state for Indians who were

Who was the Soviet leader who dissolved the Soviet Union?

The countries in Eastern Europe under Soviet influence were called...

Mandates established after WWI were controlled by

What was the end result of the Vietnam War?

Who used civil disobedience and passive resistance during India's independence movement?

This Chinese leader reformed China's communist economy to a market economy

Which country had a free enterprise system?

Which of the following places had a peaceful transition during its independence movement?

This person was the leader of independent Kenya

How did President Kennedy react to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What European power did Ho Chi Minh want to push out of Vietnam?

This was the physical barrier separating East and West Berlin. It is called:

This person was the prime minister of Israel

The national political party in India was the

During the Korean War, the U.S. supported

The U.S. plan to send money to rebuild Western Europe after WWII was the

Winston Churchill used this symbol to describe the division between Eastern and Western Europe

Apartheid, complete legal segregation, was established in

What caused the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Who was the British Prime Minister in the 1980s who was closely aligned with President Reagan?

The idea of preventing the spread of communism relates to the policy of

This Indian leader established a closer relationship with the USSR

What side did Communist China support in the Korean War?