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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union after world war 2? | Became fierce rivals as a result of conflicting political beliefs |
| Where was the first area of conflict between Soviet and the us political ideas after world war 2? | Eastern Europe |
| What did the Truman Doctrine promise to do? | Give economic aid to countries threatened by communism |
| The marshall plan enacted because the united states believed that communism was on successful in countries that | faced economic problems |
| which policy did the united states adopt to prevent the spread of communism | containment |
| as a direct result of world war 2 what happens to Germany? | Germany was divided into east and west |
| why was the Berlin wall erected | stop the flow of refugees from east germany |
| who led the communists to victory in 1949 in the Chinese civil war | mao Zedong |
| after mao's forces claimed victory in the war... | Chiang Kai check and 2 million followes fled to Taiwan |
| what was the purpose of mao's great leap forward program | allows more people to work in the industry |
| how did the Chinese peasants respond in the vast collectivization of farms during the great leap forward | they hated the new system and their work declined |
| why was permanent revolution important to mao zedong | he believed it was the only way to achieve a classless society |
| what event inspired china to attempt to improve relations with the united states | deteriorating relations with the Soviet union |
| why was European countries forced to align with either the united states or Soviet union at the end of world war 2 | they were devastated leaving the countries without real power of their own |
| involvement in the korean and Vietnam wars were direct results of what policy | containment |
| the us government believed if they lost south vietnam to to communism what would happen to other south Asian countries | other Asian countries would fall to communism |
| with the passage of the national insurance act and the national health service act _____________ created the first modern welfare state | prime minister clement Attlee of great Britain |
| as europe recovered economically it established a free trade area known as | European economonic community |
| Trudeau's liberal government passed Canada officials language act which | allowed both french and English to be used in the federal civil service |
| Stalin required that.. | all scientary and literacy works conform to the needs of the communist party |
| kruschevs program of de stalinzation reversed some of the.... | political repression and administrative violence |
| what happened to the Soviet industrial growth rate under kruschev | it declined sharply due to the emphasis on agricultural output |
| during the cold war, which Soviet leader relaxed tensions with the west | brezhnev |
| detene means | improve relations between the united states and the Soviet union |
| which communist nation did not become a satellite state | yugoslavia |
| the new postwar japan constitution included | the right to vote for women |
| what was the key factor in Japan's post war economic success | the governments role in the economy zabi |
| zaibastu refers to | the large business comgiomerates in Japan |
| what was the effect of the land reform program implemented in Japan by the allies after world war 2 | a new class of independent farmers emerged |
| what has drawn australia and new Zealand closer to Asia in recent years | trade |
| why were a group of Asian countries referred to as the Asian target | they were sucessful at creating industrial societies |
| the Russian world perestrokia used to describe a movement led by mikhali Gorbachev means | restructuring |
| after the collapse of the communist party the united states and NATO intervened in the internal conflicts in the provinces of | yugoslavia |
| Serbia adopted a policy in bosnia of | ethnic cleansing |
| when dlobodan milosevic stripped Kosovo of its autonomy in 1989... | the Kosovo liberation army began a campaign against Serbian rule |
| as a result of his handling of the problems in kodobo milosevic | was tried for war crimes |
| one of the european's first goals was | create a common currency |
| the north American free trade agreement sought to | improve trade relations between Canada, the united states, and mexico |
| the purpose of the north american free trade agreement was to | make trade easier and more profitable |
| voters in what province narrowly rejected secession from Canada in 1995 | quebec |
| some people feel their cultural imperialm will | cause American values and culture to weaken the values and cultures of other nations |
| the four modernizations policy advocated by deng xiapong focused on improvements in | agriculture, industry, technology, and defense |
| what prompted deng xiapong s reaction to the protests in tiananmen square | he believed they were demanding an end to the communist rule |
| one effect | the killing and injuring of the protestors |
| althought the Chinese government failed to make progress on democratic reform after tiananmen square they | suceeded in making economic changes |
| in the lastt twenty years Japan has experienced slow economic growth and a decline in prices known as | deflation |
| the Asian county that experienced severe economic challenges in 2011 due to its devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster was | japan |
| the Asian country run under the military dictatorship of | Kim jong in north korea |
| a major cause of tension between north korea and south Korea is | north korea's military agression |
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