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18 Cards in this Set
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Mao Zedong |
found peoples republic of china, led long march, led communist from 1949-1976 |
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Nelson Mandela |
leader imprisoned for speaking out against apartheid, africas 1st black pres 1989 |
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Lech Walesa |
polish labor leader, anti communist, 1st pres of Africa |
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Ronald Reagan |
1981-89, reduced govt spending on social programs, increased military spending to try to defeat russia |
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Gandhi |
went to S. Africa, adopted weapon of non-violent resistance , non-violent method used to gain india |
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Gorbachev |
leader of soviet union, led elections of non communist govts. & dissolution, brought economic turmoil & resigned in 1991 |
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Marshall Plan |
U.S. gave supplies to Europe to make sure they dont turn communist, strengthen democracy |
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Philippines |
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Korean War |
U.S. won, U.S. pushed communist N Korea out of S Korea |
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Vietnam War |
U.S. lost, communist in N, U.S. tried to push them out of Vietnam but failed |
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NATO |
north Atlantic treaty organization, alliance between america and w. europe |
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Cuba |
cuban missile crisis, russia put missile there & threatened U.S., U.S. threatened back and Russia with drew |
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Truman Doctrine |
U.S. contained communist where it was |
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Great Leap Foward |
failed industrial revolution in China |
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Cultural Revolution |
failed attempt to purify Chinese communism |
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2 muslim nations formed in S. Asia after WW2? |
Pakistan & Bangladesh |
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SE Asia nation that arose from dutch colonial rule? |
indonesia |
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System in S. Africa where whites denied other races = rights? |
apartheid |
