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Vocab. 61-80

Vocab. 61-80. WWII, Cold War and Communist China. What is Feudalism? Name 2 locations that used Feudalism. What are some other names for a Capitalist economy?. Exchange of land for services Japan and Middle Age Europe. Free enterprise Supply and Demand Free market.

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Vocab. 61-80

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  1. Vocab. 61-80 WWII, Cold War and Communist China

  2. What is Feudalism? Name 2 locations that used Feudalism What are some other names for a Capitalist economy? Exchange of land for servicesJapan and Middle Age Europe Free enterprise Supply and Demand Free market What is Communism? What is another name for Communist economy? Economic system where the gov’t owns the means of production Command Who led the Russian Revolution? What did he promise the peasants? Vladimir Lenin Peace, Bread and Land

  3. Fascism • An authoritarian government that is not communist. • Mussolini, Hitler, Franco

  4. Appeasement • Giving in to one’s demands to avoid a conflict • Example: Hitler and the Sudetenland (Munich Pact)

  5. United Nations • A peace organization formed after WWII • Much stronger than League of Nations post WWI

  6. Cold War • A state of tension between the Superpowers (U.S. and U.S.S.R.) • Fear of spread of communism and nuclear weapons • Events: Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Korean War, Afghanistan aid

  7. Iron Curtain • Imaginary wall dividing Communist ideology from Democratic ideology. WestEast • Democracy Communism • U.S. U.S.S.R. • NATO Warsaw Pact • Supported Israel Supported Palestinians

  8. Containment • Stop the Spread of Communism beyond the Iron Curtain • Used money to avoid communist takeovers (make communism less appealing)

  9. Marshall Plan • Give aid to foreign nations to avoid communism’s spread • Communism looks less appealing if you have food, shelter and work

  10. Truman Doctrine • An economic and military program to promote democracy established by President Truman

  11. Détente • A state of relaxed tensions between the US and the USSR (end of Cold War)

  12. Both failed and the USSR collapsed • Replaced with Russian Republic

  13. OPEC • Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries • Regulates oil prices and production • Oil Embargo of 1970s affected world

  14. Long March • When Mao and the communists fled to northern China avoiding the Guomindang (nationalists) led by Chaing Kai Shek. • Mao recruited supporters to the communist movement along the way (peasants)

  15. Great Leap Forward • Mao’s plan for China (like Stalin’s 5 year plans) • Attempted to create self sufficiency by using farming collectives • Failed= starvation/ famine

  16. Cultural Revolution • Mao’s program to eliminate any opposition to his plans. • Forced people to live “Mao’s Way” • Red Guard- Corrupted Youths monitored people for signs of anti-communism

  17. Tiananmen Square 1989 • A Pro-Democracy protest where students gathered to demand freedom in the government. • The Gov’t sent in tanks to disperse the crowd • Chinese gov’t still totalitarian

  18. PLO • Palestinian Liberation Organization • Yassir Arafat original leader • Goal is the destruction of Israel

  19. Islamic Fundamentalism • Belief Islam is corrupted by outside ways- need to return to the basics of Islam • Uses Sharia law (traditional Islamic Law)

  20. Ethnic Cleansing • The deliberate and intentional attempt to get rid of a race or ethnic group • Genocide • Bosnia, Chechnya, Serbia

  21. NAFTA • North American Free Trade Agreement • Increases trade between North American nations (Canada, U.S. and Mexico) • Reduces Tariffs along borders to promote trade

  22. Post-Colonialism • A term used to describe conditions in nations that were once colonies Pre- World War I Europe • A term used to describe conditions in Europe prior to World War I

  23. STOP

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