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Gandhi and the Cold War
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10th Grade
05/26/2012

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Term
watershed year of the 20th century
Definition
1945 (WWII ends)
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Two countries of the Cold War
Definition
Soviet Union and USA
Term
Iron Curtain
Definition
first said in Winston Churchill speech in Missouri
division between democracy and Soviet-communist states in Europe
Term
Number of zones that Germany is divided into
Definition
four
Term
Countries that had zones in Germany
Definition
Britain, France, USA, Soviet Union
Term
Berlin and its zones
Definition
despite being the USSR zone, Berlin was divided into four subzones occupied by the USSR, USA, France, and Britain
Term
leaders at Yalta Conference and date
Definition
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin
Feb 1945
Term
Roosevelt's concessions at Yalta
Definition
wanted USSR to be in UN and attack Japan
UN is main aim, hold and protect world peace
Stalin wanted buffer zones
Term
Marshall Plan
Definition
US would help provide economic support to help Europe recover from war
Term
goal of Marshall plan
Definition
make sure countries don't turn to communism in times of economic turmoil
Term
USA foreign policy
Definition
containment (prevent the spread of communism)
Term
NATO acronym
Definition
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Term
NATO's members and goal
Definition
pledge defense
USA, West Germany, Canada, other W.Europe members
formed in 1949
Term
Soviets get this in August 1949
Definition
atomic bomb
Term
How Soviets get bomb
Definition
spies in America steal the design of the American bomb
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American response to USSR's bomb
Definition
USA develops and tests the hydrogen bomb
Term
Mutually assured destruction
Definition
USSR and USA can both obliterate each with their nuclear arsenals so no one dares to fire
Term
first major conflict post WWII
Definition
Korean War
Term
this country falls to communism in 1949
Definition
China
Term
leader of China
Definition
Mao Zedong
Term
where Korea was divided after WWII
Definition
38th parallel
Term
government of N.Korea
Definition
communist
Term
S.Korea government
Definition
USA-controlled democracy
Term
June 1950 in Korea
Definition
N.Korea invade S.Korea
Term
why N.Korea invades
Definition
an attempt to unify Korea
Term
commander of UN forces in Korea
Definition
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Term
limited war
Definition
pushed them back to a point and then stopped (38th parallel)
Term
capital of S.Korea
Definition
Seoul
Term
capital of N.Korea
Definition
Pyongyang
Term
result of Korean conflict
Definition
armistice declared in 1953
both sides technically still at war
containment achieved
Term
fate of MacArthur
Definition
fired by Truman for insubordination (willfully disobeying authority) during war
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Soviet satellite launched in 1959
Definition
Sputnik
Term
USA response to Sputnik
Definition
formation of space program and NASA to get to the moon
Term
USA president vs USSR leader
Definition
Kennedy (1961-3) vs. Khrushchev (1953-64)
Term
takes over Cuba and sets up this government in 1959
Definition
Fidel Castro sets up communist dictatorship
Term
Bay of Pigs
Definition
US trains Cuban exiles to invade and take out Castro
Term
Result of Bay of Pigs
Definition
1,500 exiles land
1,200 captured
Kennedy never provided air support
Khrushchev sends missiles to Cuba in response
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Definition
spy planes see missiles in Cuba
Kennedy demands them removed
US naval blockade on Cuba
Term
Result of Cuban Missile Crisis
Definition
Russian boats with missiles turn around
missiles taken out of Cuba
agree to never invade Cuba
USA takes missiles out of Turkey
Term
domino theory
Definition
if one country falls to communism, others around it will fall to it as well
Term
Vietnam
Definition
French kicked out in 1954
USA sends in advisers and gradually escalates
get out in 1973 and S.Vietnam falls to communism
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Detente
Definition
reduction of fears
Term
1979 Soviets invade
Definition
Afghanistan
Term
Detente occurs under
Definition
Nixon administration
1980 Ronald Reagan elected (calls USSR the Evil Empire)
Term
SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative)
Definition
could destroy all Soviet missiles in the air from satellite defense network
Soviets can't keep up with American technology
Term
USSR leader who came to power in 1985
Definition
Mikhail Gorbachev
Term
Glasnost
Definition
openness
Term
Perestroika
Definition
restructuring
Term
Fall of Communism
Definition
1989 E.European countries fall
Satellite Soviet States ask for help from USSR
economies fail and revolutions take place
USSR doesn't use force to intervene
Term
1700's in India
Definition
becomes part of British empire
largest British colony
Term
British leader in India
Definition
viceroy
Term
Indians wanted swaraj
Definition
self-rule
Term
Gandhi's full name
Definition
Mohandas Gandhi
Term
Gandhi's early life
Definition
studied law in England
assignment in South Africa where stayed 21 years fighting for South African Indians
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Gandhi's philosophy
Definition
borrowed ideas from every religion
Philosophy of Actions
Term
Philosophy of Actions
Definition
live simply, never seeking material rewards
be tolerant of religious beliefs of others
spend life in the service of others
battle injustice in all of its forms but never resort to violence
Term
Gandhi returns to India when he is 45 and given new name
Definition
Mahatma = Great Soul
Term
caste system
Definition
highest - Brahman priests
lowest - untouchables
reincarnation
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2 organizations formed near 1900
Definition
Indian National Congress
Muslim League
Term
Gandhi's protest behavior
Definition
nonviolent
non-cooperation
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Rowlatt Act
Definition
British law that have the British the right to jail protesters for up to 2 years without a trial
banned gathering of protests
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1919 Amritsar incident
Definition
Hindus and Muslims gather to pray and protest British rule
British troops come in and shoot
400 killed and 1200 wounded
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Post Amritsar
Definition
overnight millions of Indians went from loyal subjects to revolutionaries
Gandhi continues civil disobedience campaign
boycott of British goods (make own clothes)
Term
threatened independence movement
Definition
conflict between Muslims and Hindus
Term
1930 Muslims were asking for
Definition
own country
Term
Muslim nation
Definition
Pakistan
Term
reason for Pakistan
Definition
didn't want Hindu dominated Indian independence
Term
Pakistan translation
Definition
Land of the Pure
Term
1947 British turn over government
Definition
to Indians
Term
after protest and riots, partition created and
Definition
Pakistan is formed
Term
1948 Gandhi
Definition
assassinated by a Hindu
Term
disputed area between India and Pakistan
Definition
Kashmir region
Term
Chronology - Cold War
Definition
Feb 1945 - Yalta Conference
1945 - WWII ends
1949 - NATO formed
1949 - Soviet gets nukes
1949 - China falls to communism
1950 - Korean War
1952 - USA develops hydrogen bomb
1953 - Korean War ends in armistice
1957 - Sputnik put into orbit
1959 - Fidel Castro takes over Cuba
Bay of Pigs
1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis
1963 - Kennedy assassinated
Vietnam
1979 - Soviets invade Afghanistan
1980 - Reagan elected
1985 - Gorbachev comes to power
1989 - communism begins to fall
Term
Chronology - India
Definition
1700's - India becomes part of British empire
1885 - Indian Nation Congress formed
1906 - Muslim League formed
1919 - Amritsar incident
1947 - British turn India over to Indians and Pakistan formed
1948 - Gandhi assassinated
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