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world history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the non-communist dictator of south korea was named | syngman rhee |
| china's communists finally won the long civil war under the leadership of | moa zedong |
| the goal of the cultural revolution in china was to | free china of "bourgeois" tendencies |
| "playing the china card" refers to the attempt of the US to | improve relations with china |
| how did the korean war start | communist troops from north korea attacked south korea |
| which statement describes north and south korea in the 1980s | south korea began a successful transition to democracy; north korea remained a communist dictatorship |
| the view that a communist victory in south vietnam would cause non-communist governments to fall into communism | the domino theory |
| pol pot | |
| small groups of loosely organized soldiers | guerrillas |
| event in the vietnam war that was a turning point in the US public opinion | tet offensive |
| a vietnamese nationalist and communist leader | ho chi minh |
| the eastern part of mainland southeast asia was once called | french indochina |
| why did the US enter the war in vietnam | to prevent communist takeover of south vietnam |
| how was the vietnam war part of the cold war | the US helped south vietnam, the soviet union helped north vietnam |
| which statement best describes the end of the vietnam war | after the US withdrew, north vietnam won the war |
| what was the khmer rouge | cambodian communist guerrillas |
| a soviet policy of restructuring | perestroika!! |
| a russian term for "openness" | glasnost |
| muslim religious warriors | mujahedin |
| what role did the arms race play in the downfall of the soviet union | it put a strain on the inefficient soviet economy |
| why was afghanistan known as the Soviet Union's vietnam | like the vietnam war, the war in afghanistan was long and costly |
| as the soviet union crumbled, eastern europeans | demanded freedom |
| how did the soviet union's fall affect other communist countries | some adopted free-market reforms, but few adopted democracy |
| at the end of the cold war... | the power of the US caused mixed world reaction |
| what caused the collapse of the Soviet Union | economic turmoil, defense spending trying to keep up with the US which led to dire economic circumstances, lack of consumer goods, collectivization proved unproductive, glasnost, fighting the mujahedin led to a strain on the economy |
| the great proletarian cultural revolution was supposed to | purge china of all bourgeois tendencies, teenagers formed red guard in response |
| what did ho chi minh do | led guerrilla forces in north korea |
| viet cong | people in south korea who supported ho chi minh |
| L. B. Johnson | president of the united states during the korean war, set up the gulf of tonkin resolution |
| mao zedong | built a communist one party totalitarian state, conquered tibet |
| jiang jieshi | led nationalist group against mao zedong, was backed by the US |
| comunes | thousands of acres of land with up to 25000 people |
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