AP history test #19 3 Flashcards
How were sports part of the Cold War?
Whoever wins proves they have the better system
Boycotts became part of the Olympics
What were 3 worlds in the Cold War?
First=democratic, wealthy, capitalist countries
Second=communist countries
Third=poor countries, many of which were becoming independent countries. seen as a battleground between communist vs liberalism ideology
What sort of place was communist China?
Like Stalin’s USSR, push for industrialization, huge communes, Mao=cult of personality, “Mao suits”=clothes
What was the great leap forward? Did it work?
China’s strategy to industrialize and collectivize agriculture into communes. It failed horribly and a horrible famine broke out.
What was the cultural revolution?
A huge campaign to get rid of anything anti-communism and the Four Olds (ideas, customs, habits, culture)
Everyone has to have Mao’s little red book and it replaced education
The “Red guard” consisted of young people trying to “make revolution” by finding people against this idea
Many were sent to work on farms for “re-education”
It ended when Mao died. 400,000 to 1 million people died.
Why were two reasons why the USSR and China were not closer Allies?
Egos of their leaders/role of their country (both claimed to be #1)
Ideological differences (China=peasants emphasized, USSR=Industrial workers emphasized)
What was Tiananmen Square about?
Huge pro-democracy protests which failed, and hundreds died. The government forbids talk of it today
What is the status of communism in China today?
China is now a market economy but the Chinese Communist party is still in power. There is heavy criticism about their surveillance policies, spread of power in Asia, and lack of Human rights
What is the status of Taiwan, Tibet, and Hong Kong today?
Taiwan(disputes since end of Chinese Civil war in 1949. China still claims it as a renegade province and war is feared)
Tibet(conquered since 1950 and do not recognize the Dalai Lama)
Hong Kong (handed back to China in 1997 with a plan for 50 years of continued capitalism and free speech, but since protests erupted in 2020s China cracked down and took away their freedoms)
