World History Chapter 26 Part 2

Great Britain

socialist politics and a weak economy led to the decline of England’s commonwealth.

Charles de Gaulle

became president in 1959 ansd led France to prosperity

Alcide de Gasperi

conservative statesman of Italy before it fell to coalition governments

Juan Carlos

successor of Francisco Franco in Spain; encouraged democratic rule

1955

What year did Western Germany become a nation

Konrad Adenauer

Who was the leader of West Germany

Red Brigade attacks

What attack had Italy’s government fall

Mao Tse-tung

communist leader

Chaing Kai-shek

nationalist leader

1927

war broke out between communists and nationalists of China

George C. Marshall

stopped trade with nationalists in 1945

Five-Year Plan

Mao’s plan to increase industry; agriculture declined and millions were lost

Great Leap Forward

Mao’s 2nd Five-Year Plan to increase industry; 15 million people died and the economy collapsed

Cultural Revolution

(1966) Chinese attempt to purge all Western influence; Red Guards destroyed property and killed thousands of people

1949

What year did the Communists won in China

Red Guards

Who destroyed property and killed thousands of people

North Korea

Communist; supported by Russia (Kim II Sung)

South Korea

Free; supported by America (syngman Rhee)

Douglas MacArthur

supreme commander of UN/US forces

38th Parallel

What divides Korea

1950

What year did North Korea invade South Korea

Pusan

Where did North Korea push the UN/US forces

Inchon

What did Douglas MacArthur suprising invade

MacArthur

Who did Truman remove from command

1951

What year was MacArthur removed from command

1953

What year did Stalin die