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7 Hist Ch 19 BJU WS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 15 | number of independent states Soviet Union broke into by the early 1990s |
| 38th Parallel | Dividing line between North and South Korea |
| 1948 | Britain controlled Palestine from the end of WWI until the year.... |
| 1962 | The US discovered Soviet missiles in Cube in the year... |
| Adenauer | This German chancellor created a free market economy in West Germany.... |
| Balfour Declaration | This recognition by a world power of the Jewish need for a homeland was a first.... |
| Battle of Dien Bien Phu | The French were defeated in Vietnam at this battle... |
| Berlin Blockade | The U.S. and Britain began an emergency airlift in response by this Soviet action.. |
| China and Soviet Union | two major Communist countries that did not maintain a friendly relationship |
| Cold War | The name for the tension and clashes between the communist East and the free West between 1945 and 1991.... |
| Cultural Revolution | A campaign in China ordered by Mao Zedong to purge the Communist Party of his opponents and instill revolutionary values in the younger generation. |
| De Gaulle | He created the Fifth Republic in France in 1958... |
| Economic Miracle | A term used to describe Germany's rapid economic growth in post-World War II western Europe. |
| France | Post WWII country where the welfare system has brought high taxes and high unemployment....... |
| Gandhi | He used passive resistance to help India gain independence.... |
| Germany | country divided and occupied by the French, British, Americans & Russians after WWII |
| Ghana | This was the first African nation to gain independence.... |
| Gorbachev | First Soviet president - he introduced private ownership... |
| Great Leap Forward | China's plan to double its steel and agricultural production... |
| Greece | This country went through a civil war to overcome communism and then joined NATO... |
| Ho Chi Minh | He created a communist state in Vietnam... |
| Hungary and Poland | These two countries had successfully broken away from the Soviet Union by 1991 |
| Inchon | Korean port the UN forces invaded |
| Israel | In 1948 the US and the Soviets recognized this country as a nation... |
| Japan | This country recovered from WWII and became a major economic power... |
| Khrushchev | This Soviet leader was voted out due to unpopularity..... |
| Korea | The UN forces forced the communist forces in what country back across the 38th parallel? |
| Mao Zedong | First dictator of Communist China.... |
| Margaret Thatcher | Conservative British prime minister of the 1980's... |
| Marshal Plan | This economic plan helped the recovery of Western Europe... |
| Roman Catholic Church | group that supported the Solidarity movement |
| Ronald Reagan | This president helped spread democracy during the 1980's.... |
| SDI | This program created by President Reagan made the Soviets realize they could no longer compete with the U.S..... |
| Six Days War | The Jews made their land more secure by gaining more territory during this war..... |
| Soviet Union | Afghanistan was invaded by this country in 1979, which left in 1989 because of mounting losses..... |
| Soviet Union | NATO was set up for nations wanting protection from this communist nation...... |
| Sputnik | First man made satellite created by the Soviet Union USSR...... |
| Taiwan | Chiang Kai-shek created the Republic of China on this Island.. |
| Third world | Areas of the world that remained neutral in the Cold War... |
| Tiananmen Square | Site in Beijing where Chinese students and workers gathered to demand greater political openness in 1989. |
| USA | First country to master the control of the atom... |
| Viet Cong | A Communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam. |
| Walesa | Leader of an anti-communist movement in Poland... |
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