unit 8 Cold War in the colonization after 1900 exam review guide Gabriel Soto

What was influenced by the containment policy and vowed to stop the spread of communism?

Truman doctrine

What was program set by the US to rehabilitate their enemies in all of Europe after World War II?

Marshall plan

What was the small states that were economically and politically dependent on larger states called? An example in the USSR and it’s eastern block nations.

Satellite countries

What did communist leaders used to win support outside of their nations during the Cold War?

Propaganda list, pamphlets that idealized communist nations in their accomplishments

What shifted after World War II and Latin nation stock, piling bombs and weapons for defense of their countries?

Global balance of power

Why were outside foreign troops participating in civil wars like Angola fighting against communists?

Because of the rapid increase in proxy wars in the late 20th century

A major issue after World War II was dealing with hypocrisy of Soviet policies in Germany and many were hoping for what

The US to make a confrontational stance against USSR

Why did political commentators with in USSR often published articles criticizing the Soviets actions after 1946?

Belief to change government policies have to change public opinions first

Communist takeover China in 1949 and their plan is called the great leap forward what was our highest priority for all their people?

Meet ALL the goals of the plan

One of the biggest problems in communist countries was the overstatement of their success because they often wanted to?

Demonstrate loyalty to the party

How did Vietnam differ from other nations that were achieving independence after World War II?

They chose violent uprising to get the French out rather than negotiate with them

Why were Americans reluctant to risk a conflict with Soviets over the occupation of eastern Europe, right after World War II?

It was so soon after the war and they didn’t want to see USSR as a threat

How was the US viewed after World War II as a result of their technological advances such as a B 24 bombers used in the war

As a superpower

What was important to the US in both the second world war as well as the Cold War?

Continued improvement in growing military

By the 1970s and 1980s what was the Soviet Union was having difficulty suppressing in their countries and satellite nations?

Criticism and restricting freedom of speech

Which two alliance’s immersed after 1945 as a result of growing rivalries between communist and non-communist nations

NATO and Warsaw Pact

Why did most conflicts after 1945 NOT escalate into global wars?

Because of the threat of nuclear war

Ho Chi Minh led the push for independence in Vietnam and his methods were similar to what movement in the 19th and early 20th century?

Nationalist movement

As a result of the partition in India, after World War II, many refugees left Punjab as a result of what issue

Economic crisis that led to population movements to Britain

Ho Chi Minh anti-colonial stance in mid 20 century was more powerful because

The second world war weakened imperialists powers

In the 1950s immigrants from South Asia, that moved to Britain were forced to assimilate by

Suppressing parts of their culture and removing religious symbols, so they fit into British society

The only way Soviet citizens were going to change government and communist block nations was with?

Grassroots citizens against nations formed to protest the change

US military, diplomatic, pressure, economic crisis is a result of drop in oil prices, unsuccessful invasion of Afghanistan, ALL led to fall of communism and the?

End of Cold War

Armies of smaller countries that fought instead of superpowers?

Proxy wars