World History Chapter 26 Part 2

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Great Britain

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

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Charles de Gaulle

became president in 1959 ansd led France to prosperity

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Alcide de Gasperi

conservative statesman of Italy before it fell to coalition governments

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Juan Carlos

successor of Francisco Franco in Spain; encouraged democratic rule

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1955

What year did Western Germany become a nation

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Konrad Adenauer

Who was the leader of West Germany

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Red Brigade attacks

What attack had Italy’s government fall

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Mao Tse-tung

communist leader

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Chaing Kai-shek

nationalist leader

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1927

war broke out between communists and nationalists of China

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George C. Marshall

stopped trade with nationalists in 1945

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Five-Year Plan

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

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Great Leap Forward

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

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Cultural Revolution

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

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1949

What year did the Communists won in China

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Red Guards

Who destroyed property and killed thousands of people

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North Korea

Communist; supported by Russia (Kim II Sung)

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South Korea

Free; supported by America (syngman Rhee)

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Douglas MacArthur

supreme commander of UN/US forces

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38th Parallel

What divides Korea

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1950

What year did North Korea invade South Korea

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Pusan

Where did North Korea push the UN/US forces

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Inchon

What did Douglas MacArthur suprising invade

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MacArthur

Who did Truman remove from command

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1951

What year was MacArthur removed from command

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1953

What year did Stalin die

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