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B WHII Unit 5 Test
Africa and Asia Cold War Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mao Zedong | Communist leader of China during the Chinese Civil War 1949 |
| Chiang Kai-shek | Democratic leader in China during the Chinese Civil War 1949 |
| Communist | Supporters of this type of government win the Chinese Civil War in 1949 |
| Taiwan | Chiang Kai-shek and supporters of Democracy leave mainland China and go to this island |
| Democratic | Chiang Kai-shek sets up a _____ government on the island of Taiwan. |
| China | Today, ______ is still a communist run government |
| Taiwan | Today, _____ is still a democratic government |
| Yes | Yes or No? In the modern world, do China and Taiwan still have a strained politial relationship? |
| Deng Xiaoping | Communist leader of China from 1978-1992 that saw the modernization of the Chinese economy |
| Great Britain | India was a colony of ___ ____ from 1612 to 1947. |
| Mahatma Gandhi | Person who led the Indian Independence movement in the 1940's |
| Indian National Congress | This Indian organization, established in the 1800s, supported Indian independence from Great Britain and supported non-violent methods to achieve this goal |
| India | ____ is the world's largest democratic nation in the modern-world due to an increasing population and economic system |
| Nehru | Jawaharlal ______ was India's first Prime Minister as a free, independent, democratic nation |
| Indira Gandhi | Nehru's daughter who also was elected as Prime Minister, supported the nuclear sciences and programs in India during the 1980s |
| non-violence | Mahatma Gandhi is associated with using _____ as a means to achieve independence from Great Britain. |
| Hinduism | Major religious belief system in India today |
| Islamic | Areas of the former colony of India were split due to differences between Hindu and _____ beliefs |
| Pakistan | Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and ____ are all countries independent of modern-day India today due to religious differences |
| Middle East | Israel is located in the ______, a region of Southwest Asia. |
| Jewish | Israel is predominatly a _____ nation (major religion) |
| Holocaust | After this event in Eastern Europe during World War II, many followers of Judaism looked for a homeland. |
| United States | Along with many Allied natios, this country supported the creation of Israel as the official homeland of Jews |
| Palestinians | Many Islamic believers known as _____ in this area (known as Palestine before the creation of Israel) lost territory due to the creation of Israel. |
| Religion | Conflicts rooted in _____ and beliefs would occur in the Middle East and even still occur in the modern-world. |
| Yom Kippur | In 1973, Egypt, Syria, and Iraq forces attacked Israel in the attempt to regain territory, this is known as the ___ ____ War. |
| Golda Meir | This female Prime Minister led Israel during the Yom Kippur War in 1973. |
| Israel | The United State supported____ during this conflict and would support this nation through other religious conflicts in its' history. |
| Ghana | In West Africa, this modern-day nation was first to gain independence from Great Britain |
| Algeria | This Northern African nation gained freedom from France through a violent war effort from 1954-1962 |
| Egypt | location of the Suez Canal and Aswan High Dam |
| Nasser | Gamal Abdel ______ Egypt's Prime Minister during 1958 commissioned the Aswan High Dam to be build to control Nile River flood stages |
| Kenyatta | Jomo ______ led Kenya's fight for independence from Great Britain. |
| South Africa | Former British Colony that allowed segregation until 1994. |
| Nelson Mandela | South Africa's first black President and helped end segregation in 1994 |
| Apartheid | Also known as segregation in South Africa |
| Great Britain | Gamal Abdel Nasser saw the return of the Suez Canal control from ______ to Egypt |
| Ends | League of Nations’ Mandate System ___ after it was replaced by the United Nations |
| British | Palestine and Iraq were former ___ mandates |
| French | Syria and Lebanon were former ____ mandates |
| nationalism | end of the mandate system sparked independence movements and idea of _____ for former colonies and areas under the influence of others |
| decolonization | The process of colonies gaining independence from European powers. |
| Tiananmen Square Incident | Chinese citizens were demanding greater political freedoms, democracy, and an end to government corruption, the Chinese government declared martial law |
| Korea | this peninsula was split at the 38th parallel |
| North | Part of Korea that was communist |
| South | Part of Korea that was democratics |
| Containment | Policy that involved the US and United Nations during the Korean War |
| nothing | What was gained as a result of the Korean War? |
| France | European nation that formerly controlled Vietnam |
| Ho Chi Minh | leader of Vietnamese communist supporters |
| Domino Theory | fear of one country becoming communist in Southeast Asia leading to others |
| Television | technology that allowed US citizens to see the war in Vietnam |
| protests | Anti-war ___ were common in the United States due to the length of time America was involved in the conflict to contain communism in Vietnam |
| communist | type of government Vietnam has after the war was over |
| failed | US ____ to contain communism in Vietnam |
| Religious | Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka broke from India during the Cold War era due to ___ differences |
| Pan-Arabism | Movement to unite Arab countries based on shared language, culture, and history. Goal: independence and self-determination for Arab peoples. |
| Zionism | Movement advocating for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and creation of the state of Israel |
| Egypt | This country kept control of the canal as a result of the Suez Canal Crisis |
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