World History Cold War

Match the following

• North Korean dictator - ally of Soviets

• Jomo Kenyatta

• Cuban dictator - ally of Soviets

• Kim Il Sung

• Nationalist lead Kenya to independence

• Fidel Castro

Match the following

• Chinese Communist leader 1949-1976

• Mohandas Gandhi

• Communist leader of North Vietnam

• Ho Chi Minh

• Peaceful civil disobedience in India

• Mao Zedong

The policy of racial segregation and discrimination instituted in South Africa from the 1940s to the 1990s

• Nullification

• Five Year Plan

• Apartheid

Mao Zedong’s plan to focus China on industry resulted in millions dying from starvation due to lack of agricultural pursuits

• Containment Theory

• Great Leap Forward

• Great Step Backward

Which TWO conflicts most directly show the tension between the U.S. and Soviets?

Must pick TWO.

• Arab-Israeli Conflict

• Korean War

• Cuban Conflict

The tension between the United States and Soviet Union resulted in an Arms Race which caused the two superpowers to

• build up better weapons of mass destruction

• limit the amount of nuclear weapons of other countries

• invest in science and math education

Which of the following events was NOT a conflict over the spread/rise of Communism?

• Cuban Conflict

• Indian Revolution

• Vietnam War

“ Upset by the fast and astonishing growth of the power of the Republic, the American invaders hastened the preparation of an aggressive war in order to destroy it in its infancy....The American imperialists furiously carried out the war project in 1950....The American invaders who had been preparing the war for a long time, alongside their puppets, finally initiated the war on June 25th of the 39th year of the Juche calendar. That dawn, the enemies unexpectedly attacked the North half of the Republic, and the war clouds hung over the once peaceful country, accompanied by the echoing roar of cannons. Having passed the 38th parallel, the enemies crawled deeper and deeper into the North half of the Republic...the invading forces of the enemies had to be eliminated and the threatened fate of our country and our people had to be saved.”

According to the excerpt, how did the Korean War start?

• The South Koreans led a planned invasion.

• The North Koreans led a surprise attack.

• The Americans planned and led a surprise attack.

“ Upset by the fast and astonishing growth of the power of the Republic, the American invaders hastened the preparation of an aggressive war in order to destroy it in its infancy....The American imperialists furiously carried out the war project in 1950....The American invaders who had been preparing the war for a long time, alongside their puppets, finally initiated the war on June 25th of the 39th year of the Juche calendar. That dawn, the enemies unexpectedly attacked the North half of the Republic, and the war clouds hung over the once peaceful country, accompanied by the echoing roar of cannons. Having passed the 38th parallel, the enemies crawled deeper and deeper into the North half of the Republic...the invading forces of the enemies had to be eliminated and the threatened fate of our country and our people had to be saved.”

Which of the following sources do you believe the excerpt is from?

• Kim, Doojin. Korean History: Senior High. (Seoul,          .      South Korea: Dae HanTextbook Co.), 2001.

• History of the Revolution of our Great Leader Kim Il-sun:     High School. (Pongyang, North Korea: Textbook Publishing Co., 1999).

Match the following

• Batista was over-thrown by Castro

• Cuban Conflict

• Jewish people granted their own land

• Arab-Israeli Conflict

• The Country divided at the 38th parallel

• Korean War