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| capitalism | an economic system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained by individuals |
| policies of Deng Xiaoping | The Four Modernizations: farming; industry; science and technology; defense |
| policies of Mao Zedong | he lead forces that challenged the Nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-Shek; |
| policies of Mao Zedong | Red Guard - student groups of fighters who attended professors and officers considered to be "rightists" or conservative |
| policies of Mao Zedong | Great Leap Forward - people were organized together to increase agricultural and industrial output using communes |
| Communist Revolution: Cuba | led by Fidel castro. he promised land and reform and better economic conditions in 1959; established a communist dictatorship |
| Truman Doctrine | pledged containment to stop the spread of communism |
| Marshall Plan | economic assistance help rebuild war-torn European countries |
| Causes of World War I | nationalism, imperialism, militarism, secret alliances |
| NATO vs Warsaw Pact | 2 Cold War defense alliances - NATO led by US to protect European democracies; Warswa Pact - led by the Soviet Union to protect its communist satellite countries |
| Ho Chi Minh | Vietnamese nationalist; declares independence in 1945 |
| Tiananmen Square | 1989, students in China, demanding more rights and freedoms organized a demonstration here. Chinese government took repressive actions by sending in troops and tanks, killing thousands |
| Perestroika | policy taken by Gorbachov at end of Cold War to stimulate economic growth in Russia and make industry more efficient by backing free market reform |
| Glasnost | (openness) a policy to end censorship and open discussion; these policies weakened communism |
| nationalism | great pride in one's country |
| 38th parallel | line of lattitude that divides North & South Korea |
| Modern japanese Government | US occupied japan after World War II and helped establish a democratic government |
| Cold War causes and impacts | US and USSR rise as superpowers: tensions lead to the "Cold War" & the "Iron Curtain" - which separated Europe into communist & non-communist countries. The Soviet Union controlled Eastern Europe and harshly put down revolts such as the Hungarian Revolt in 1956. Tensions caused many Cold War Conflicts around the world such as The Korean War; the Vietnam War; the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Berlin Air Lift that took place when the Soviets tried to block supplies into West Berlin. Soviets detonated their own atomic bombs in 1949 causing an arms race of nuclear weapons |
