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unit 21 and 22
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History
9th Grade
04/25/2010

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Part of the UN that oversees adminsitrative work of the UN?
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Secretariat
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ruling-family of Nicaragua
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Somoza
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A smal island off the coast of Asia called the Republic of China?
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Tiewah
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Us President given permission to do "whatever necessary" with the Tonkin Resolution
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Johnson
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One of the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council?
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Great Britain
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US Secretary of State negotiating peace with vietnam?
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Kissinger
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Currupt leader of Cuba
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Batista
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Leader of Taiwan
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Chiangkaisheck
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City hosting the Olympics the US boycotted?
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moscow
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Group that did not accept the UN plan in Palestine?
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Airbs
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Part of the USSR that was hesitant to break away and join the CIS?
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Georgia
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Writer of massive economic aid package designed to strenghten democratic goverments and lessen the appeal of communism?
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Marshall
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successor of Khrushchev?
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Brezhnev
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US president during the Belin Airlift?
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Truman
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Group that accepted the UN plan in Palestine?
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JEWS
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Better known name for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?
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NASA
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The person who popularized the term "iron curtain" in refernce to the division in Europe between western democracies and eastern communism?
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Churchill
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Part of the UN that rule on international legal disputes?
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Inernational Court of Justice
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Leader of the Communists in China?
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maozedong
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Capital of South Vietnam?
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Saigon
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Effort by western countries to fly in 2 million tons of goods in 11 months to Berlin?
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Airlift
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Russian Persident who denounced the coup agianst Gorbachev?
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Yeltsin
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Leader of Iran the United States supported with weapons and advisors?
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Sham
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Leader of the Solidarity labor union in Poland?
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Walesa
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One of the 5 permanent members in the UN Security Council?
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USSR
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Promised massive land reform in Cuba?
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Castro
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Part of the UN that promotes human rights?
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Economic and Social Council
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European country which used to control the colony of Angola?
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Portugal
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The two word superpowers that emerged from WWll?
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United States

and

Soviet Union

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Part of the UN that investigates peace-threatening situations?
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Security Council
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Economically and Developmentally poor region of Germany?
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East Germany
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Attempt by the US and Cuban exiles to get rid of Castro in Cuba: invasion of the___?
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Bay of Pigs
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Hungarian nationalist and communist?
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Nagy
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Group more commonly known as NATO?
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North Atlantic Treaty Orginization
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Leader oth the Vietminh in French Indochina?
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Ho Chi Minh
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Tried to introduce reforms in Czechoslovakia?
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dubcek
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One of the 5 Permanent members of the UN security Council?
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France
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One of the 5 Permanent members of the UN security Council?
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United states
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Leader of South Korea?
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Syngmanrhee
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Location of first UN meeting?
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Sanfrancisco
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Sandinista leader of Nicaragua
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Ortega
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Most common method used by the USSR in stopping revolts in thies satelite nations: use of Soviet troops and___?
Definition

Tanks

"Roll in the tanks"

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Democratic leader of South Vietnam?
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Ngodinhdiem
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Military alliance group headed by the USSR?
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Warsaw Pact
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Anti-communist dictator of Congo?
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Mobutuseseseko
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Policy followed by the US trying to limit communism to areas already under Soviet control?
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Containment
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Nasser received support from the USSR to build the __ in Egypt?
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Agwanhigndam
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Leader in North Korea?
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Kimilsung
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Part of the UN that administers Territories?
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trusteeship council
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Gorbachev's effort to stimulate econimic growth, make industry more effective, and support free market reforms?
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Perestroika
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"New" name of Stalingrad
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Volgograd
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Us pilot of the U-2 spy-plane Captured by the USSR
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Powers
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Leader in Egypt determined to end western power in Egypt?
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Nasser
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Communist forces in South Vietnam?
Definition
Vietcong
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US president that promised withdraw troops from Vietnam?
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Nixon
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One of the 5 Permanent members of the UN security Council?
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China
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Term used in the 1970's to describe the period of "relaxing" in tensions between the US and the USSR?
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Detente
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Leader of Romania who fought agianst revolution and change?
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Ceausesca
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Supreme commander of the American mitilary goverment that ruled Japan?
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Macarthur
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"Amount" of American dollars used to help West Eurpopean countries recover from WWll?
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Billions
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"New" name of independant Congo?
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Zaire
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European country that use to control The Colony of Congo?
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Belgium
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Lone country providing troops in occupied Japan?
Definition
United States
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Country that ruled Vietnam from the mid 1800's?
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France
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PArt of the UN that provides a voice to all repesentives from every member nation?
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Central Assembly
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Group in Angola suppoted by the USSR and Cuba?
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MPLA
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Last USSR leader?
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Gorbachev
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Main econimic policy focus of Khrushchev right after he took power in the USSR?
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Farming
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Successor of Stalin?
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Khrushchev
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Writer of the economic and military program designed to help other nations resist Soviet agression?
Definition
Truman
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