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chapter 19 test/final Flashcards

1
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true or false
japan’s economy did not recover from World War II until the 1990s 

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false

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true or false
The Viet Chong forced the north Vietnamese forces to retreat to the 38th parallel

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False

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3
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true or false
UN forces invaded Korea at inchon

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True

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4
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true or false
The United States and the Soviet union recognized Israel as a nation in 1948

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True

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5
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true or false
The French welfare system has resulted in high taxes and high unemployment

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True

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6
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true or false
Pakistan was originally part of India

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True

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7
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true or false
Italy’s recovery became known as the economic miracle of Europe

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False

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true or false
tiananmen was the scene of a violent Polish uprising against the Soviet Union

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False

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9
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true or false
The cultural revolution tried to purge anti-communist elements from China

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True

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10
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true or false
prior to the fall of the Soviet union missionaries from the west could easily obtain visas

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False

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11
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Who was the first American president who helped spread democracy?

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Reagan

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12
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Who was the first communist dictator of China?

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Mao Zedong

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13
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Who was the conservative British Prime Minister?

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Thatcher

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14
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Who established a free market in West Germany

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adenauer

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15
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Who established the fifth Republic in France in 1958

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de gaulle

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16
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Who was the first Soviet president and allowed private ownership?

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gorbachev

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17
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Who was the unpopular Soviet leader who was voted out of office?

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khrushchev

18
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Who established communism in Vietnam

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ho chi minh

19
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Who led an anti-communist movement in Poland

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walesa

20
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Who helped India achieve its independence through passive resistance

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Gandhi

21
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what program did President Reagan propose that convinced the Soviet union that it can no longer compete with the United States?

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SDI

22
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What declaration became the first official recognition by a world power that the Jews needed a land to call their own?

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Balfour declaration

23
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which country became the first to harnessed the power of the atom

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The United States

24
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give the name for the economic plan that was intended to double China, steel and agricultural production

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The great leap forward

25
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what European country underwent a Civil War over communism before joining NATO

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Greece

26
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give the term for the regions that remained neutral in the Cold War and did not ally themselves with either the free world or the communist powers

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Third world

27
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what action by the Soviets resulted in an around the clock airlift by the United States in Britain

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The Berlin blockade

28
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what US economic plan helped to stabilize western Europe

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Marshall plan

29
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what former French colony defeated French forces at the battle of dien bien phu

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Vietnam

30
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what is the name for the clash of ideas between western and communist nations that began after World War II

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Cold War

31
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Give the name for the first man-made satellite

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Sputnik

32
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NATO offered its member nations protection from what communist union

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Soviet union

33
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during what war did the Jew sees areas that enhance their security?

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Six day war

34
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in what country did the United States discover that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in in 1962?

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Cuba 

35
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what are three reasons for the collapse of the Soviet union 

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overthrowing rulers
Voting out leaders
Allowing private ownership of business

36
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what nation govern Palestine after World War I until 1948

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Britain

37
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which African country became the first to achieve independence

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Ghana

38
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Russia invaded this country in 1979 but left in 1889 after experiencing growing losses with no prospect victory

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Afghanistan

39
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what island did Chiang kai shek found the Republic of China?

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Taiwan

40
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Contrast the western democracy of the United States with the communist regiment of the Soviet

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  • economically the US promoted a capitalistic approach while the Soviet union imposed a central plan
  • Politically the US a democratic government all the Soviets were controlled by the communist party, giving them no say their government
  • religiously Americans believed they were a Christian nation while the Soviet believed capitalism was immortal and should be overthrown
41
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look at maps

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agrh ag

42
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mapssssss

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