ch. 32-33 Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
Q

His Nazi troops conqured much of North Africa before 1942.

A

rommel

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2
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Often referred to a s Nationalist China located on the island of ____

A

Tiawan

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3
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This US President’s defense program eventually led to the end of the Cold War

A

Reagan

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4
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This was the most infamous death camp in occupied Europe

A

Auschwitz

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5
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Leader of eh Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis

A

Khrushchev

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6
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This described the non-aligned nations during the cold war.

A

third world

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7
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The Japanese adopted this system of government after World War II

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parliamentary

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8
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This was the communist army in South Vietnam

A

vietcong

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9
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This nation took Americans as hostages for over a year in the early 1980s.

A

iran

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10
Q

Turning point battle in Europe during World War II

A

Stalingrad

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11
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Hitler’s primary weapon used in the oceans.

A

uboat

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12
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This divided Europe between communist bloc and democracies

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iron curtain

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13
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The British and many French troops were evacuated from this city before Hitler’s Nazi army could destroy them becoming
known as a Miracle of Deliverance.

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dunkirk

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14
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This battle in the South Pacific was the beginning of pushing the Japanese back during World War II.

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guadalcanal

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15
Q

The _____ Revolution by the Red Guards in China terrorized the smart people placing them in re-education camps but ultimately fails to change China

A

cultural

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16
Q

The Soviets, United States, and _______ was essential sides with Tri-lateralism

17
Q

the ____ was the name for the systematic extermination of the European Jews.

18
Q

He led the communist forces in conquering China in 1949

19
Q

Mutual Assured Destruction relied upon ____ weapons to scare all countries into peace.

20
Q

The atomic Bomb was dropped on this city at the end of World war II

21
Q

This strategic British colony was seized by the Japanese in Asia

22
Q

The Soviets invaded and became over involved in this country during the 1980s.

23
Q

The Democracies were worried that _____ would spread across all Europe after World war II

24
Q

This organization was to keep world peace after World War II

A

United Nations

25
The 38th ______ separated free Korea from communist Korea
Paralell
26
This nation experienced a savage civil war between the rebels and government death squads in the 1980s.
El Salvador
27
The Khmer Rouge communist would commit geocide in this Asian country.
Cambodia
28
This was Nixon's idea to ease tensions between the Soviets and the US in the 1970s
detente
29
The Battle of the _____ was Hitler's last attempt to stop the Allied invasion of Germany in the winter of 1944-1945.
Bulge
30
The necessity to airlift supplies to this city during the late 1940s as a direct result to a soviet blockade of the city.
Berlin