test 21 pt.1

Question 1

Why is there a north Korea and south Korea?

Answer 1

The northern half was invaded by the soviets, the south was able to avoid it

Question 2

Korean war about and results?

Answer 2

The north invaded the south, to unify it, UN fought for the north, sail mate and cecefire, ongoing.

Question 3

What were the 3 Indochina wars about?

Answer 3

1st- independence from France
2nd-defeated US and NV to create today Vietnam
3erd- Khmer Rouge in Cambodia

Question 4

What is the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia like?

Answer 4

To make a peasant communist society, 25% of pop, killed

Question 5

what was India’s independence partition and cold war experience like?

Answer 5

Independence- after a long political struggle, peaceful
Partition- 1 million died in a violent split into Muslim and Hindu India
Cold war- tried to remain neutral

Question 6

Who was Mohandas Gandhi and things he’s known for?

Answer 6

using non-violent protest methods, became a spiritual leader of India’s and was assassinated

Question 7

2 genocides

Answer 7

rape of Nanking- Japanese’s soldiers killed around 250,000 women

Cambodian genocide- regime killed around 25% of pop to make peasant-based communist country

Question 8

what were the 3 world in cold wars?

Answer 8

1st- democratic, wealthy, capitalist
2nd- communists
3erd- poor country’s

Question 9

what was the decolonization movement about?

Answer 9

colonies in Africa and Asia all wanted independence and their experiences varied greatly

Question 10

4 reasons of decolonization?

Answer 10

1- European powers could not afford it.
2- ppl thought colonialism/imperialism was unfair
3- nationalism and self-determination
4- US and USSR both opposed imperialism and wanted ideological allies