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7-5.1--7-5.3 Review
Quick Overview of 7-5.1--7-5.3 (does NOT include all terms)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mao Zedong | leader of the Communist Chinese, won the Chinese Civil War and established Communist China in 1949, ruled until his death in 1976 |
| Warsaw Pact | a communist military and political alliance dominated by the Soviet Union, formed in response to NATO during the Cold War |
| League of Nations | failed international peace-keeping organization established by the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War One |
| Cold War | the war of ideals between the Soviet Union and its allies, and the U.S., and its allies, from the late 1940s to 1991; it did not lead to direct military conflict |
| Marshall Plan | when the U.S. gave $13 billion to Europe from 1948-1952 to help its economy recover from WWII, and to help prevent the spread of communism |
| Chiang Kai-Shek | leader of the Chinese Nationalists during the Chinese Civil War; he lost |
| Communism | the belief that the government should be unlimited; should control the people and the economy; and should own all land, factories, and natural resources |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (N.A.T.O.) | a military and political alliance formed by western European, democratic countries and the United States in 1949 during the Cold War |
| Soviet Union | Communist country formed in 1922 after the Russian Revolution; Russia was its largest state; also known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) |
| Truman Doctrine | U.S. President Truman’s 1947 policy which sought to stop the spread of communism worldwide |
| Domino Theory | the idea that if one nation fell to communism, then others, like falling dominos, around the world would also become communist |
| Satellite State Containment | the idea that communism should not be allowed to spread beyond the satellite states clustered around the Soviet Union |
| United Nations | international peace-keeping organization which replaced the League of Nations at the end of World War Two; the U.N. was stronger because the U.S. joined |
| African National Congress | political group which sought civil rights and equality for black Africans in white ruled South Africa |
| Communist state | a type of unlimited government which controls the people and the economy, and owns all land, factories, and natural resources |
| Fidel Castro | led the revolution which made Cuba communist in 1959, ruled Cuba from 1959--2008 |
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