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Unit 15 World Since

World History SSWH 19,20

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What was a key factor in the Communist victory over the Nationalists in China in 1949? Mao promised land reform to the peasants and gained peasant support.
What was a common goal of Zulu resistance, the Indian Salt March, and the Boxer Rebellion? removal of foreign powers
How did Gandhi's actions affect Indians living under British authority? Indians started using nonviolent methods to defy British law.
With which group did Chinese peasants align themselves in the 1920s? Communists
What led Britain to finally grant India limited self-rule? continuous campaigns of civil disobedience by Indians
What was the goal of Zionism? formation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
What was the reaction of the surrounding Arab states to the partition of Palestine Six Islamic states invaded Israel.
What is the key issue in the continuing dispute between Israelis and Arabs? Both sides have historic claims to the same land.
Why did Anwar Sadat risk Egypt's role as leader of the Arab world to make peace with Israel? Peace with Israel was in Egypt's best economic interest and the interest of the region as a whole.
US intervention in Vietnam was a result of what Cold War policy? containment
What agreement was reached in the SALT I treaty? limiting intercontinental ballistic missiles to 1972 levels
What event made the reunification of Germany possible? collapse of the Soviet Union and end of the Cold War in Europe
What happened during detente in the Cold War? relaxation of political tensions
what was a political effect of the Cold War on Europe? division into military alliances
How did Brezhnev's leadership of the Soviet Union differ from that of Khrushchev? Brezhnev repressed dissent at home and abroad more than Khrushchev had.
Which Soviet leader called for "peace coexistence" with the West? Khruschev
Which Soviet leader called for "destalinization"? Khrsuchev
Which Soviet leader promoted the reforms of glasnost and perestroika? Gorbachev
Which reform attempted to modify the economic structure of the Soviet union by allowing some private enterprise? perestroika
Which reform promoted a policy of openness including opening churches, releasing dissidents from prison and allowing people to criticize the Soviet government? glasnost
How did perestroika contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union? It created economic turmoil.
What was the result of student protests in Tianamen Square? The military arrested, killed, and wounded hundreds of protesters.
What was apartheid? A South African policy separating the races.
Why were students in Tienanmen Square killed? They were protesting the Chinese government's suppression of political freedom.
Who was a key leader in the movement to abolish apartheid in South Africa? Nelson Mandela
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