People Flashcards
Kim-Il Sung
The communist dictator of North Korea
Douglas MacArthur
What is the commander-in-chief of the United Nations and was known for driving back North Korean forces to the 38th parallel
Syngman Rhee
Korean leader who became president of South Korea after World War II
Mao Zedong
Let a communist forces in China after a long revolution, ruled the nations communist government in 1949
Nikita Khrushchev
Let the Soviet union during the height of the Cold War, he denounced the policies of Stalin, and called for destalinization
John F Kennedy
The 35th US president
Lynden B. Johnson
The 36th US president that took over after the assassination of John F Kennedy
Richard M Nixon
The 37th US president
Fidel Castro
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Ho Chi Minh
Took control of north Vietnam after World War II, he became the public face of the independence of Vietnam, and is an influential communist leader who embraced Leninism
Ronald Reagen
The US president who aimed to confront the Soviet Union. In his 3 years in office, the defense budget was increased by 40%. He also intervened in Latin American countries to stop the spread of communism in Latin America.
Mikhail Gorbachev
first Soviet leader born after the revolution. He attempted to reform the Soviet Union within the communist system using Glasnost and Perestroika. He also ended the arms race due to the USSR being unable to afford to continue it by having the Soviets withdraw from Afghanistan and enacting a unilateral reduction in the Soviet armed forces.
Boris Yeltsin
The president of Russia. He favoured a faster rate of change, moved immediately to a free-market system and emphasized his position as elected president vs. Gorbachev who was selected.
