Ch 18-20 Flashcards
(60 cards)
Arab-Israeli War
First attack on Israel after getting independence.
Six-day war
War between Israeli and Arab forces.
Ho Chi Minh
leader who established communism in Vietnam.
Mohandas Gandhi
Indian nationalist leader who used passive resistance.
Ronald Reagan
Opposed Communism and spread democracy
Cold war
Not oficially at war but bad realtionships
Containment
American policy for trying to keep Soviets from expanding influence
Berlin Blockade
Soviets blocked all traffic from Germay to Berlin
United nations
International peacekeeping organization formed after WW2
Proxy conflict
parties not directly involved support opposing sides
Great leap forward
Failed Chinese attempt to double agricultural and steel production
MAD
Mutually Assured Destruction, Stockpiling weapons to make sure they had enough
Sputnik 1
first man made satellite
Dente
a relaxation of tensions
Third world
natural regions
PAssive resistance
risising through nonviolent ways
First attack on Israel after getting independence
Arab-Israeli War
War between Israel and Arab
Six-day war
Leader who established Communism in Veitnam
ho Chi minh
Intian Nationalist leader who used passive resistance
Mohandas Ghandhi
Opposed Communism and spread democracy
Ronald Reagan
Not officially at war but bad relationships
cold war
American policy for trying to keep Soviets from expanding influence
Containment
Soviets blocked all traffic from Germany to berlin
Berlin Blockade