Chapter 33 - Restructuring the Postwar World

Ronald Reagan

________, a staunch anti- Communist, was elected president of the United States in 1981.

Chinese armies

________ invaded Tibet, India, and southern, or Inner, Mongolia in the early years of Mao's leadership.

Castro

________ took over U.S.- owned sugar mills and refineries when he nationalized the Cuban economy.

Jiang Jieshi

The US assisted ________ in establishing a Nationalist administration on Taiwan after he fled China.

Bandung Conference

It hosted the ________ in 1955, which brought together numerous leaders from Asia and Africa.

Islam

Khomeini's domestic policies were governed by strict commitment to ________.

Eisenhower

During the presidencies of ________, Kennedy, and Johnson, the brinkmanship doctrine led to a series of horrific crises.

Mao

________ was adamant about transforming China's economy into one based on Marxist socialism.

Soviet Union

The ________ detonated its own nuclear bomb in 1949.

North Koreans

________ crossed the 38th parallel in a surprise attack on South Korea on June 25, 1950.

North Korea

________, which was communist at the time, produced nuclear weapons but had major economic issues under his rule.

Kim Il Sung

________, the dictator of North Korea, constructed collective farms, promoted heavy industry, and strengthened the military.

Strategic Defense Initiative

Reagan also introduced the ________ (SDI) in 1983, a program designed to safeguard the United States from foreign missiles.

Communist Party

The Chinese Communists, like the Soviets, established two parallel organizations: the ________ and the National Government.

Kim Jong Il

________, Kim's son, ascended to the throne after his father's death in 1994.

Germany

The Soviets ruled the eastern half of ________, including half of Berlin.

Soviet Union

The ________ provided Communist China with financial, military, and technical assistance.

Soviet Union

Mongolia's northern, or outer, regions, which bordered the ________, remained part of the Soviet sphere of influence.