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Question 1

Why is there a North and South Korea

Answer 1

After WW2, Soviets influenced northen half, making it communist, southern was against this so they seperated

Question 2

What was the Korean War about? What was result?

Answer 2

1950-53
North (communist) invaded the south in attempt to unify korea in communism/US fought for south, China fought for north, ussr opted out, cease fire declared:1953, it is ongoing

Question 3

3 Indochina wars

Answer 3

1st- 1946-1954 independence form France
2nd- 1955-1975 defeated USA and North Vietnam, (communist) nd unified with South Vietnam to make today’s Vietnam
3rd- late 1970s, taking out Khmer Rouge in Cambodia

Question 4

Vietnam War? Who won?

Answer 4

1957-75
Containment/Domino Theory
North Vietnam- communist
South Vietnam: democratic
US gradually became more involved, North won, Vietnam became united communist country. Although communism was a factor, Vietnam mostly wanted independence. Controversies remain.

Question 5

Khmer Rouge like in Cambodia

Answer 5

1975-1979
peasant communist society=goal
at least 25% of people killed in genocide :(

Question 6

Who was Mohandis Ghandi and things he is known for.

Answer 6

Spritual leader of India’s independence, famous for non-violent protesting methods, assasinated

Question 7

India’s Independence (date) Partition (date) and Cold war expirence like

Answer 7

INdependence: 1947, after long struggle, independence from Britain peacefully completed
BUT, PArtition: 1947, INdia split into Muslim and Hindu India and 1 million died
COld War: Tried to remain neutral. Pakistan allies w US, Bangladesh gained independence form PAkistan after a war in 1971

Question 8

Genocides in 1900s

Answer 8

1) Armenian genocide (1914-1923) Ottomans killed 2 million Armenians who were seen to be on Russia’s side
2) Rape of Nnking/Nanjing Massacre (1937-1938) Japanese soldiers killed 250,000 people in Nanjing China

Question 9

Three worlds in Cold War

Answer 9

1: democratic, capatalist, wealthy
2: communist
3: poor countries that wanted independence from mother country

Question 10

Decolonization movement

Answer 10

Colonies in Adrica and Asia wanted independence, vast expeirences

Question 11

4 reasons why decolonization happened

Answer 11

• European colonies could not afford or defend colonies
• People increasingly thought that colonlialism/imperialism was unfair
• NAtionalism and self-determination
• US and USSR opposed imperialism and wanted ideological allies

Question 12

Cold War situation in LAtin America?

Answer 12

Cuba was only communist country, but many close calls and some civil wars. tense cold war area

Question 13

Caudillos? status?

Answer 13

strong militaristic, sometimes corrupt, male machismo leaders. common in latin american history. Cold war enjoyed US support for being against communism.

Question 14

Cubas independence?

Answer 14

Ruled by SPain for 400 yrs
Cuba became independent when US beat Spain in Spanish American war in 1898
Although US was, independent, they had many business offers and Havana was a party town, v corrupt.
The Cuban Revolution in 1959 started new gov, quickly became communist.

Question 15

Cuban Missle Crisis?

Answer 15

1962, USSR moved nuclear weapons into Cuba, US saw this as a direct threat. Both sides ALMOST went into nuclear war (v close to ww3…)

Question 16

Israel? why was it controversial?

Answer 16

• Formerly British Palestine, became homeland for Jewish people
• approved by UN, creation was controversial
• Arabs in Palestine disputed it
• thousands had to move so Isralians could come in

Question 17

4 ongoing problems in the Middle East

Answer 17

1) Islamism (jihad)
2) Shiites vs. Sunnis
3) Secular states vs. Religious states
4) Muslim world vs. Israel

Question 18

3 things about US President Ronald Reagan’s policies in the 1980s

Answer 18

• called USSR an evil empire
• lots of small interventions against communism around the world.
• Increased military funding, SDI

Question 19

What was USSR like in the 1980s

Answer 19

low standard of living, loss of confidence in government, lots of corruption and misinformation

Question 20

What is capatalism

Answer 20

when one makes profit off an initial investment, then re-invests it to grow the economy

Question 21

Disadvantages of a command economy?

Answer 21

(economy of communist)
They have failed in history
Lack of economic freedom
Lots of beureaucracy
Quota system led to corruption and mismanagement
No profit incensitive (need or desire for money)
No sense of ownership
Blat: system of favors EX: ill trade you my chicken if you give my kid good grades)

Question 22

What did USSR General Secretary “Glasnost” and “perestroika” mean (date) and what happened?

Answer 22

date: 1958
Glasnost: openness, honstey in info and government
Perestroika: restructiring economy.
These both led people wanting even more change.
MIkhail Gorbachev

Question 23

What 3 things happened when the Berlin Wall fell in ____.

Answer 23

1989
- Germany reunited in 1990
- Germany joined NATO -
- The event spread through communist Eastern Europe and CHina and largely started the end of the Cold War

Question 24

What was the fate of the Soviet Union when it ended in ___?

Answer 24

1991
It dissolved into 15 countries, lots of corruption followed in Russia and the economy suffered for the next decade.

Question 25

What is globalization?

Answer 25

Trade and technology have made the world a more interconnected place.

Question 26

What invention/innovation in the ___has een compared to the printing press as a gamechanger in communication?

Answer 26

1990s, TECHNOLOGY

Question 27

What is the Green Revolutions?

Answer 27

20th century farming innovations including fertilizers and mechanical harvesters that enabled food production to exceed population.

Question 28

What were the 3 waves of environmentalism?

Answer 28

First Wave: c. 1900 = nature conservation
Second wave: 1960s-70s = concern of resource exhaustion, pop increase, grassroots activism
Third wave= late 20th century, sustainable development.

Question 29

What happened in Iran in 1953, 1979, and the 1980s

Answer 29

1953: US and British-led coup ousted the Iranian Prime Master, to strengthen Shah’s rule. A loss of interest and spread of communism was feared if no action was taken.
1979: Iranian Revolution. Islamist revolution that desired to usher in a new ISlamic era. USA #1 enemy.
1980s: Iran-Iraq war. Iraq tried to invade Iran. Ende in a tie and 1-2 million dead. Half of Iraqis are Shiites.