Last Lesson. History

Question 1

Chiang Kai Shek

Answer 1

Democratic Forces were led by him.

Question 2

Dali Lama

Answer 2

The spiritual and political leader was forced into exile.

Question 3

Douglas MacArthur

Answer 3

Leaded the UN Force - drove the communist out of South

Question 4

Fidel Castro.

Answer 4

Communist leader of Cuba.

Question 5

Hoi Chi Ming

Answer 5

The communist revolted against the French

Question 6

John F Kennedy

Answer 6

President of USA

Question 7

Mao Zedong

Answer 7

Communist forced

Question 8

Neil Armstrong

Answer 8

First to step on the moon.

Question 9

NGO Dinh Diem.

Answer 9

Was the one who set up a democratic government

Question 10

Berlin

Answer 10

Capital of Germany / Island of democratic.

Question 11

Berlin Airlift

Answer 11

They airlift food and supplies into the people of West Berlin.

Question 12

Brinkmanship

Answer 12

Willingness to go to the brink, or edge of war created huge tension between the two superpowers.

Question 13

Day of Pigs

Answer 13

Cuba’s invasion.

Question 14

A struggle over political differences carried on by means short of military action or war.

Answer 14

Cold War

Question 15

Containment

Answer 15

Stopping the spread of communism and spreading democracy.

Question 16

Counter Culture

Answer 16

Hippies - Opposed the war.

Question 17

Cultural Revolution

Answer 17

Goal was to establish a society of peasants and workers un which all were equal.

Question 18

Cuban Missile

Answer 18

Nuclear missiles in Cuba - all pointed towards the USA.

Question 19

Doves

Answer 19

(Anti-war) Young people.

Question 20

Eastern Europe

Answer 20

Shield or buffer. Wall of protection.

Question 21

France

Answer 21

During imperialism it control all of Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia)

Question 22

Formosa

Answer 22

Nationalist forces were forced to flee China - they settled on the island. “Free China”

Question 23

Great Leap Forward

Answer 23

Attempt to modernize the country.

Question 24

Hawks

Answer 24

Pro-war people, old people.

Question 25

Iron Curtain

Answer 25

Term that cane to represent the division between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe.

Question 26

Korea

Answer 26

After WW2 was divided into North and South.

Question 27

Korean

Answer 27

Was a war when Korea was divided into North two parts and then the South Korea ask US to invade North Korea for it to be a democratic country.

Question 28

Marshall Plan

Answer 28

Economic assistance, program to rebuild Western Europe after the war (13 million)

Question 29

NATO

Answer 29

North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Led by USA, Canada and Eastern Europe.

Question 30

Potsdam

Answer 30

Conference that start the Cold War.

Question 31

Space Race

Answer 31

Be able to launch weapons from space.

Question 32

Soviet Union

Answer 32

Supported the communist.

Question 33

United Nations

Answer 33

It was established! International peace keeping organization-replaced the League of Nations) New York City.

Question 34

United States

Answer 34

Supported France (democratic) convinced the UN to divided Vietnam into two parts, (North, South)

Question 35

Vietnam

Answer 35

Japan took over this country.

Question 36

Vietnam Cong

Answer 36

(Communist Guerrillas) backed by the peasants they attempted to take over South Vietnam.

Question 37

Warsaw Pact

Answer 37

(Soviet Block), lead by the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

Question 38

Yalta Conference

Answer 38

Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt create a post-war peace. (Feb. 1945)

Question 39

Red Guards

Answer 39

Former high school and college students who formed military units to enforce the revolution.

Question 40

Germany

Answer 40

As divided into 4 parts by the 4 allied powers. USA, France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.

Question 41

Gilded Age: Who came? Why they came? Problems they faced when they came?

Answer 41

- - -

Question 42

Name and Discuss the four extreme forms of government that arose in Europe/Asia in 1900’s: Identify the beliefs they shared in common:

Answer 42

-Nazism -Facism -Militarism -Communism

Question 43

What were the reasons Japan decided to attack Pearl Harbor? What were their targets? Discuss why the attack was not a total success and its results:

Question 44

The acronym MAIN, was the main cause of WW1. What do the letters stand for?

Answer 44

- Militarism. - Alliance. - Imperialism. - Nationalism.

Question 45

Discuss the plight (role) of women before the 1920’s: Describe the “New Women” of the 1920’s and how she got there?

Question 46

Harry S. Truman.

Answer 46

Was the president during the Korean War, and the one who didn’t allowed the use of the atomic weapon (nuclear attack).