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while other powers achieved independence peacefully, what did others have to do?

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fight for it

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after WWII, what did many colonies of Europeans and other powers demand?

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independence

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who joined people in their struggle for independence?

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communists

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What three choices did American leaders face to try to keep the Soviets from extending their influence to former colonies?

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  • should the US provide aid to colonial power?
  • should the US use secret aid to counter the soviets?
  • should the US send troops to influence the affairs of another nation?
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why did the Philippines struggle to preserve a democratic government?

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the US withdrew from the Philippines

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what did the Philippines suffer?

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poverty
local uprisings
dictatorships- Ferdinand Marcos

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more than 30 African nations became _______.

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independent

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what 2 nations sought allies among newly independent nations?

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United States and the Soviet Union

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some nations had wars. some nations had border wars with neighbors. who often backed up opposing sides?

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United States and the Soviet Union

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what did India win in 1947?

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independence from Britain

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what two nations were India divided into?

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India and Pakistan

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Pakistan was an ally of the ______.

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United States

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India accepted ______________ aid
but remained neutral in the ______
________.

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American and Soviet

Cold War

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French-Ruled Indochina included present day ____, _______, and _______.

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Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam

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in each country, what did separate nationalist groups fight for?

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independence

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how long did the war last?

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30 years

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who were the worlds superpowers?

nations with enough military, political, and economic strength to influence events worldwide

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US and the Soviet Union

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where did the rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union clash?

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in Cuba

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who led a communist revolution in Cuba?

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Fidel Castro

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what did castro’s governed take over?

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private companies, including many owned my Americans

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where did thousands of Cubans flee?

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to the US

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during the bay of pigs invasion, where did the soviets supply aid?

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Cuba

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in 1961, who approved a plan for Cuban exiles, people who have been forced to leave their own country, to overthrow Castro?

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John F Kennedy

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where did a force of Cuban exiles land?

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the bay of pigs

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during the bay of pigs invasion, what did castro's forces do?
quickly rounded up the invaders
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what did the bay of pigs invasion do for the US?
embarrassed the US
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what did the bay of pigs invasion do for Castro?
strengthened Castro
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in October 1962, what did president Kennedy learn?
the soviets were secretly building missile bases on Cuba
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what did Kennedy announce during the Cuban missile crisis?
American warships would stop any soviet ship carrying missiles to Cuba
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soviets steamed a war toward Cuba. what did they do at the last minute that narrowly prevented a war?
they turned back
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what did Kennedy's string stand lead the soviets to do?
compromise
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during the Cuban missile crisis, what did the soviets agree to?
remove soviet missiles from Cuba
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during the Cuban missile crisis, what did the US promise?
promised not to invade Cuba
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what had the Cuban missile crisis do to both the soviets and Americans?
shaken them
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what was the closest the world has ever come to a full-scale nuclear war?
the Cuban missile crisis
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what did the Cold War lead the US to intervene with again?
Latin American Nations
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what problems did Latin America have?
social and economic problems
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where did a huge gap exist in Latin America?
between the wealthy few and the majority of people
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what did many poor Latin Americans see as a solution to their problems?
communism
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in most countries, what did rural people live in?
desperate poverty
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many American leaders agreed with the need to reform. what did they hope?
they hoped that American aid would help make Latin American nations more democratic and lessen communist influence
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what aid program did Kennedy create?
Alliance for Progress
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What did the United States contribute aid for?
Schools, hospitals, improving farming, and improving sanitation services
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Even though the alliance bought improvement, did it end the causes of poverty?
no
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what corporation did Kennedy set up?
the peace corps
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what did the peace corps do?
American volunteers worked in developing countries and they lived with local people, teaching and giving technical advice
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The United States joined with other countries in what organization?
Organization of American states
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what did the US invest in through the OAS?
transportation and industry in Latin America
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what did the US do to help Latin American military forces?
military aid
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the US supported democracy. but sometimes supported military dictators. why?
they opposed communism
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where did the US intervene in Latin America?
Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Panama, and Grenada
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When rebels in El Salvador and Guatemala fought to overthrow harsh governments, what did the United States do?
backed the governments because they were anti communist
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When a rebel group, the Sandinistas, overthrew a dictator in Nicaragua, what did president Reagan do?
Pres. Reagan sided with the opponents of the Sandinistas, known as the contras
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Did members of Congress agree with Reagan's policy?
no
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What did Congress ban?
Military aid to the contras
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What did people on the presidents staff arrange for?
Secret aid
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When the arrangement of secret aid became known, what did Americans feel?
outraged
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by the 1950s, both the Soviet Union and the United States had large stocks of what?
nuclear bombs and missiles
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In 1957, who launched sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite?
the Soviet Union
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What did sputnik start a new round of by both the Soviet Union and the United States?
spending on weapon systems
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the US launched its own _______.
satellites
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what did the superpowers race to send?
larger satellites farther
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when the US set up NASA, the national aeronautics space administration, what was its mission?
direct an American space program to compete with the Soviets

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