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marshal tito
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he was the leader of yugoslavia
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truman doctrine
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president announces the U.S. will help countries threatened by communist take over
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marshal plan
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U.S. would give money to war ravaged Europian countries
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satellite
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countries totally dependant on Russia
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iron curtain
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Churchill's phrase used to describe the satellite countries of the soviet union
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balfour declaration
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Britain promised Jews a national home in Palestine so long as non-Jews rights were not threatened
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Margaret Thatcher
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Prime Minister of England, reversed the trend of welfare state, nationalized railroads, economic decline
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Clement Attlee
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Prime Minister after Winston Churchill; made Great Britain into welfare state
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Alexander Dubcek
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Ruler of Czechoslovakia, promised reform, civil liberty and democracy
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Lech Walesa
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Polish worker's union leader arrested, martial law declared because of protests over rising food/fuel prices
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Charles DeGaulle
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President of Fifth French Republic; distrusted US, allied France with USSR
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Francois Mitterand
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France turns to socialistic measures and elects this man; tried to ease economic strain; aggressive nuclear program
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detente
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an easing of strained relations between US and USSR
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zionism
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strong desire to form Jewish nation in Palestine
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nuclear winter
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dust from bomb could blanket earth, make it impossible to grow food or even see the sun
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magnetic pulse
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bombs destroy electrical machinery
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OPEC
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Arab nations)
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3 motives for Soviet expansion
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not be invaded again, a buffer zone from the West, raw materials from surrounding countries
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Nuremberg trials
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international court set up to try Nazi in charge of concentration camps for crimes against humanity
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Why did Russian blockade of Berlin fail?
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Berlin airlift by Americans
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How did European Community try to get political & economic unity?
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"Common Market", wanted all Europe to share one currency
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N.A.T.O
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization - a mutual defense pact; Western nations to take united action against attacker if one of them is attacked
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Warsaw Pact
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USSR response to NATO; forced USSR satellites to contribute troops in casue of war, all except Yugoslavia
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CIA and KGB - differences
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CIA(American) formed to fight communism; KGB (Soviet)largest secret police force in history
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How did Israel become a nation?
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1948 United Nations divided Palestine and half became Israel
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What did 600 Jews call ship they used to escape from Cyprus
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Exodus
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What happened when UN divided Palestine?
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Arabs infuriated, armies from Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon attack. Israel outnumbered and won.
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New medical treatments since WWII
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antibiotics, lasers, anatomic radiation to fight cancer
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How did OPEC use oil as a weapon?
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By refusing to sell to Israel and Israel's western supporters in the 1970s
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nuclear accidents
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3 Mile Island, NY and Chernobyl, Russia
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concerns of nuclear warfare
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nuclear winter, magnetic pulse
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Describe 2 methods that Gorbachev used to ease oppression in USSR and results of methods
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Glasnost - "openness" cut back censorship of the press
perestroika - "restructuring" of gov't and economy Results: give people a little freedom, they wanted more. USSR fragmented as people rejected communism |
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Describe fully 4 step model of communist take over
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Plant communists in country;
assume positions of power in country (by force); take over gov't; suppress people's rights and any protests |
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Give example of step #4 of commuist takeover in Afghanistan?
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Attempt to destroy guerilla resistance, bombing villages, indoctrinating children
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