Recent Stuff Flashcards
(23 cards)
Big Three
The U.S.,the Soviet Union, and Britain all met in 1943 to talk about politics and the war
Iron curtain
the notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.
Nuclear arms race
The nuclear arms race was a competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies during the Cold War.
Space race
the competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration.
Containment
was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad
Truman Doctrine
an American foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War.
Marshal Plan
The Marshall Plan was an American initiative to aid Western Europe
Berlin blockade/airlift
Germany got invaded and split into 4 parts, and so did Berlin. The U.S. dropped supplies on Berlin
Nato and Warsaw
NATO= West alliance Warsaw= East alliance
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989
Detente
the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
Brinkmanship
the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, typically in politics.
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, commonly known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the People’s Republic of China, which he ruled as the Chairman of the Communist Party
Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward of the People’s Republic of China was an economic and social campaign by the Communist Party of China from 1958 to 1962.
Chinese cultural revolution
The Cultural Revolution was a chaotic mass movement in the People’s Republic of China. Mao Zedong launched it in 1966, claiming that elitists were undermining the government and Chinese society. … Officially, the Revolution was declared over in 1969.
Red guards
A militant youth movement in China (1966–76) that carried out attacks on intellectuals and other disfavored groups as part of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution.
Tiananmen Square
Students protested Communism and were killed by the military
Ronald Reagan
helped redefine the purpose of government and pressured the Soviet Union to end the Cold War. He solidified the conservative agenda for decades after his presidency
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost (“openness”) and perestroika (“restructuring”) and his reorientation of Soviet strategic aims contributed to the end of the Cold War.
Decolonization
Decolonization is defined as the act of getting rid of colonization, or freeing a country from being dependent on another country
Muslim league
The All-India Muslim League was a political party established during the early years of the 20th century in the British Indian Empire
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is a broadly based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa.
African independence movement
Mandela, and many others including Biko stood up to Apartheid and white supremacy in Africa, and many were killed, but in 1960 they giant gained independence
