Chapter 17 APWorld

Besides the Russian revolution, what else heightened the fear threatening free markets and private property.

The great depression

What made the united nations different from the League of Nations

United - majority vote League- Unanimous

What was the IMF and World Bank used for following the conclusion of World War 2

IMF- Finance other countries WB-Rebuild Europe, Both restructure

What was the Marshall Plan?

A program the U.S had to help reconstruct Europe after WW2

How was the European Union created?

Economic alliance and peace

Eastern European vs Western European

EE: Slow, Soviet style, Industry WE: Rapid, technological

What is the Iron Curtain

Churchills word for division between Soviet Union and U.S- Berlin Wall

What is NATO and Warsaw Pact?

NATO- Western alliance to prevent spread of Soviet (communism)

Warsaw Pact- Counter act NATO and spread communism

Who was Kwame Nkrumah?

Prime Minister of Ghana, first African British colony to gain independence.

What was the result of the Korean War?

Divided Korea, Devastation, SU occupied North, US occupied south

Why are tensions between North and South Korea still high today?

Fear of renewed warfare, both very highly militarized.

Why did the US support South Vietnamese government?

To contain spread of communism

How did the Vietnam war end?

US pulled out because of Paris Peace accords treaty.

Who was Pol Pot

Cambodian dictator

What was the Khmer Rouge?

Communist regime lead by Pol Pot in Cambodia

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

SU installed Missles in Cuba, removed them in exchange for US to not invade, almost started nuclear war.

What was the Space Race?

Race to go to space, US and SU rivalry, US landed on Moon first, during nuclear war

What was Mao’s great leap forward?

Attempt to rapidly industrialize China, ended bad, famine

What was Mao Zedong’s cultural revolution?

Used young students “The Red Guards” to enforce communist ideals, after the Great Leap Forward.

How did Fidel Castro come to power in Cuba?

Started a revolutionary movement with youthful followers.

Who Fidel Castro’s chief lieutenant?

Ernesto Guervera

What was the Bay Of Pigs?

The U.S attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba. Failed invasion, U.S lived in fear

What was the African National Congress (ANC)?

Organization to obtain equal voting rights.