AP World History Unit 8 Cold War and Decolonization Latest 2022 Graded A+
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Cold War A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly
confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
Non-Aligned Movement The group of nations that didn't side with either the US or the USSR
during the Cold War.
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AP World History Unit 8 Cold War and
Decolonization Latest 2022 Graded A+
Cold War ✔✔A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly
confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
Non-Aligned Movement ✔✔The group of nations that didn't side with either the US or the USSR
during the Cold War.
Sukarno ✔✔Leader of Indonesian independence movement; first president of Indonesia
Kwame Nkrumah ✔✔founder of Ghana's independence movement and Ghana's first priesident
NATO ✔✔North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they
were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries
Warsaw Pact ✔✔An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This
was in response to the NATO
Nuclear Proliferation ✔✔the spread of nuclear weapons to new nations
Korean War ✔✔The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea.
The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.
Angolan Civil War ✔✔When Angola achieved independence, the two major liberation movements
began to squabble over how to rule the country. Ultimately, the United States, the Soviet Union,
and Cuba interfered and exacerbated the problem.
, Sandinista and Contras Conflict ✔✔Members of a leftist coalition that overthrew the Nicaraguan
dictatorship of Anastasia Somoza in 1979 and attempted to install a socialist economy. The United
States financed armed opposition who lost national elections in 1990.
China Communist Revolution ✔✔This was a civil war between the Communist and Nationalists.
The communist won out.
Great Leap Forward ✔✔Started by Mao Zedong, combined collective farms into People's
Communes, failed because there was no incentive to work harder, ended after 2 years.
Cultural Revolution ✔✔Campaign in China ordered by Mao Zedong to purge the Communist
Party of his opponents and instill revolutionary values in the younger generation.
Vietnam War ✔✔A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam
who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were
supported by the United States.
Mengistu Haile Mariam ✔✔Ethiopian soldier and politician who was the leader of Ethiopia from
1977 to 1991.
White Revolution ✔✔The term used by the shah to describe reforms in Iran between the end of
World War II and the downfall of his regime in 1979
Indian National Congress ✔✔A movement and political party founded in 1885 to demand greater
Indian participation in government. Its membership was middle class, and its demands were
modest until World War I. Led after 1920 by Mohandas K. Gandhi, appealing to the poor.
Ho Chi Minh ✔✔1950s and 60s; communist leader of North Vietnam; used geurilla warfare to
fight anti-comunist, American-funded attacks under the Truman Doctrine; brilliant strategy drew
out war and made it unwinnable
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