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Al-Qaeda
A Saudi Arabia fundamental Islamic Terrorist group financed by Osama bin Laden and responsible for the 9/11 attack on the United States
Al-Shabaab
An East African Traditional Islamic Terrorist group
Amin, Idi
A military dictator so brutal he was known as the "Butcher of Uganda"
Anglo-Egyptian treaty
1936 treaty that allowed more Egyptian autonomy.
Apartheid
A codified system of racial segregation
Arab League
A group of Arabian nations who worked together
Arms
Weapons and ammunition
Atlee, Clement
Took over as Prime Minister of England after Churchill left. WW2 ended under his leadership
Authoritarianism
A form of government characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in the rule of law, separation of powers, and democratic voting. Elections are insignificant, press is operated by the government.
Autonomy
The right or condition of self-government, especially in a particular sphere.
Balfour Declaration
Statement of British support for the establishment in Palestine of a "national home" for the Jewish people.
Bandaranaike, Sirimavo
First female prime minister of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Bandung Conference
Indonesia hosted a conference for representatives of Africa and Asia who wanted to stay out of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War
Basque Homeland and Freedom (ETA)
Spanish terrorist group that wanted independence for the Basque region in norther Spain.
Bay of Pigs
When President Kennedy agreed to support the Cuban exiles who opposed Castro's communist government in Cuba and invaded Cuba.
Bellicose
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Berlin Airlift
Allies flew supplies into Western zones after the Soviets blocked supplies from getting into the West Berlin
Berlin Blockade
Soviet set up blockade between East and West Berlin to prevent the West from moving supplies into the area by land.
Berlin Wall
East German and Soviet government created a wall with guards to keep people in East Germany
Bhutto, Benazir
First female prime minister of Pakistan (1988)
Big Three
Great Britain, the United States, and Soviet Union during WW2 were known as this
Boko Haram
A West African Fundamentalist Islamic Terrorist
Brezhnev Doctrine
Doctrine that stated that the Soviet Union and its allies would intervene if an action by one member threatened other socialist countries.
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, KS
Banned forced racial segregation of schools in the United States
Camp David Accords
A peace agreement between Prime Minister Begin of Israel and President Sadat of Egypt
Capitalism
Economic assets, such as farms and factories, were mostly owned privately. Private interest determined economic decisions.
Codified
Arranged laws or rules into a systematic code.
Cold War
A conflict does not involve direct military confrontation between 2 or more rival states
Collectivization
The act or process of organizing a people, industry, enterprise, etc., according to collectivism, an economic system in which control, especially of the means of production, is shared cooperatively or centralized.
Communes
Large agricultural communities where ethe state held the land, not private owners.
Communism
Economic assets were owned by the government. Emphasizing equality and fairness.
Communist Bloc
Also known as the Eastern Bloc, is the group of socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, East Asia, and Southeast Asia under the control and influence of the Soviet Union and its ideology.
Containment
Not letting communism spread father
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON)
Soviets plan to help rebuild Easter Europe
Cuban Missile Crisis
In response to the Bay of Pigs, the Soviets sent arms (including nuclear missiles) and military advisors to Castro. U.S. Responds by blocking the nuclear missiles. Closest time the two superpowers were to using nuclear missiles on each other.
Cultural Revolution
Mao's attempt to reinvigorate China's commitment to communism
De Gaulle, Charles
French President in 1958, who helped plan for Algeria's independence.
Democracy
A political system where the people chose their elected leaders through free elections relying on independent press to provide accurate information about the government
Détente
the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
Dictatorial Ruler
with total power
Dissent
The expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously held.
Domino Theory
If one country in the region became communist, other countries would soon follow.
Dreyfus Affair
A political scandal that divided the Third French republic from 1894 until its resolution in 1906. A Jewish French Officer (Dreyfus) was falsely accused and imprisoned for life for sharing French secrets to the Germans.
Egalitarian
Relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.
Eisenhower, Dwight
34th President of the United States. Served as Supreme Commander during WW2. Was concerned about the U.S. Soviet tensions
Fatah
The Palestinians who controlled the West Bank
Federal Republic of Germany
West Germany
First World
United States and its allies
Franco, Francisco
Dictator of Spain 1939-1975. Anti-communist, overthrew the popularly elected government, executed, imprisoned, and sent to labor camps hundreds of thousands of dissenters.
Fundamentalist
A person who believes in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture.
Gandhi, Mohandas
Led a nonviolent march, boycotts, and fasts to oppose British colonial rule in India
Gandhi, Indira
First female leader of India
German Democratic Republic
East Germany
Ghana
First sub-Sahara African country to gain independence in the 20th Century
Glasnost
The policy of opening up Soviet society and political process by granting greater freedoms
Gorbachev, Mikhail
Russia and Soviet politician and leader who worked with Ronald Reagan to end the Cold War
Great Leap Forward
Land Reform in China under the Communist Regime. Peasant lands were organized into communes
Hamas
The Palestinian faction who controlled Gaza
Hot Line
A direct telegraph/teleprinter link between the U.S. and Soviet leaders' offices.
Hydrogen bomb
More powerful than the atomic bomb
Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
A missile with a minimum range of 5,500 kilometers primarily designed for nuclear weapon delivery. The Soviet Union created the first which was capable of delivering a nuclear warhead into U.S. territory.
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Irish Catholics who fought for their independence from English rule
Iron Curtain
Describes the split between Eastern and Western Europe
ISIL
Middle East Fundamental Islamic Terrorist Group
Johnson, Lyndon
36th President of the United States. Escalated the war in Vietnam when he officially sent troops over.
Kashmir
a border region in the mountainous north between India and Pakistan
Kent State University
Where one of the largest and most heated protests against the country's involvement in the war in Vietnam. Members of the National Guard and students were killed. (5/4/1970)
Khmer Rouge
A communist guerrilla organization under the leadership of Pol Pot, who overthrew the right-wing government of Cambodia.
Killing Fields
Mass graves of victims
King, Martin Luther Jr.
African American civil rights leader in the United States, who believed in peaceful protests
Korean War
When Communist North Korea invaded Free South Korea in an attempt to reunite the country
Khrushchev, Nikita
Soviet Premier during the Cuban Missile Crisis who sent nuclear missiles to Cuba
Land Reform
A form of agrarian reform involving the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership
Liberal
Relating to or denoting a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and fee enterprise.
Mandela, Nelson
A socialist lawyer who lead the black resistance against apartheid in South Africa
Marshall Plan
The plan by the United States that provided financial aid to Western European Countries after the war.
Metropole
a large city of a former colonial ruler
Military-industrial complex
Informal alliance between the government and large defense contractors.
Minh, Ho Chi
The communist leader of North Vietnam
Muslim League
Advocated a separate nation for Indian Muslims
Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
A doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender.
Nasser, Gamal Abdel
Helped to establish the Republic of Egypt and became the first president of Egypt
National Liberation Front (FLN)
Led the Algerian movement for independence from France
Non-Aligned Movement
Countries from Asia and Africa that wanted to stay out of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Western Nations pledged mutual support and cooperation within the alliance against conflict and wars
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Called on nuclear powers to prevent the spread of military nuclear technology and materials to non-nuclear countries.
Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty
Outlawed testing nuclear weapons above ground, underwater, and in space.
Nyerere, Julius
First female president of the United Republic of Tanzania
Organization of African Unity (OAU)
An organization that was founded in 1963 to support Pan-Africanism
Pakistan
An Independent Muslim country in India that was formed in 1947
Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
The Palestinians and Arab states that rejected the Camp David Accord Peace Treaty formed this organization that was led by Yasser Arafat. They wanted the return of occupied lands and the creation of an independent nation of Palestine.
Pan-Africanism
The plan to return all freed women and men back to their homes Africa
Perestroika
Attempts to restructure the Soviet economy to allow elements of fee enterprise in, favored by Gorbachev
Potsdam Conference
The final meeting among the Big 3 in Germany on July of 1945 to plan postwar peace. Proved to be unproductive because the leaders could not come up with a solution, they could all agree on that would settle territories in Europe
Prague Spring
A period of political liberalization and mass protest in the Czech. Socialist Rep.
Proxy War
A major power helps to bring about a conflict between other nations but does not always fight directly
Quiet Revolution
Political and social change in Quebec, Canada. The Liberal Party gaining power and reforming economic policies that led to further desires for separation from the rest of British-controlled Canada
Red Guards
Groups of revolutionary students who seize government officials, teachers, and others and sent them to the countryside for re-education under Mao's rule
Reagan, Ronald
40th President of the United States. Who took part in ending the Cold War and Communist Soviet Union
Re-education Camps
Those who protested Chinese Government change were sent to learn the proper way to think and behave
