Unit 8

Question 1

A nonviolent war between the US and the Soviet Union. They were competing against each other to be more powerful or better.

Answer 1

Cold War

Question 2

During the Cold War, these states did not side with either the US or the USSR

Answer 2

Non-Aligned Movement

Question 3

The first prime minister of Ghana. Leader of nonviolent protests for freedom

Answer 3

Kwame Nkrumah

Question 4

Smaller violent wars during the cold war. Some examples are the Korean War and the Angolan Civil War

Answer 4

Proxy Wars (Korean War and Angolan Civil War)

Question 5

Led by Mao Zedong. Ended in China becoming a Communist country

Answer 5

Communist Revolution in China

Question 6

land reform in China that gave land to peasants

Answer 6

Great Leap Forward

Question 7

France and Japan had complete control over Vietnam, but in 1945, Vietnam declared war

Answer 7

Communist Revolution for Vietnamese Independence

Question 8

The act of pulling out of a country because of revolts, economic instability, or loss of need of the smaller country

Answer 8

Decolonization

Question 9

Shaped the current government of India. One of the first Nationalist movements in this area

Answer 9

Indian National Congress

Question 10

This protected the rights of Muslims in India

Answer 10

Muslim League

Question 11

This is when India split up into Pakistan and India. This brought conflict because Pakistan was primarily Muslim and India was mostly Hindu

Answer 11

Partition of India

Question 12

Zionists wanted to make a place for jews could be free from prosecution

Answer 12

Creation of Israel

Question 13

A larger country that has colonies

Answer 13

Metropole

Question 14

A nonviolent ruler of India that led them to independence from Britain.

Answer 14

Mohandas Gandhi

Question 15

a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in America. Best known for his “I Have a Dream” speech

Answer 15

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 16

He helped South Africa escape the aparthied.

Answer 16

Nelson Mandela

Question 17

Leader of the Spanish Revolution

Answer 17

Francisco Franco

Question 18

a terrorist group in Peru. They wanted to overthrow the current government of Peru and make it communist

Answer 18

Shining Path

Question 19

A nine-year conflict involving Soviet forces supporting the Marxist People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan government against the Mujahideen resistance.

Answer 19

Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan