World History Quiz Part 3

dictator of Cuba from 1934-1959

successfully overthrew Batista in 1959; became Communist dictator in Cuba

In 1961, President Kennedy promised aerial support to Cuban freedom fighters

Communist revolutionaries of Nicaragua

overthrew the government of Argentina and established tyrannical rule

1st woman to head a government in the Western Hemisphere

communist president of Chile

replaced Allende and brought free market economy to Chile

supported a national Jewish homeland in Palestine

advocates of a Jewish national state

founding of the modern nation of Israel

Israel preemptively attacked and defeated surrounding Arabic nations

Egypt and Syria invaded Israel’s territory but they were defeated

formed to control supply and price of oil

peace treaty between Israel and Egypt negotiated by President Jimmy Carter; first Arabic/Jewish treaty in history

sought to establish a Palestinian state in Israel through force and terror

leader of the PLO

Pro-American government under The Shah

became dictator in 1979

Gandhi

advocated civil disobedience against the British in a movement for independence

the 1st black African nation south of the Saharah to gain independence

Prime Minster and eventual dictator of Ghana

Belgium’s largest African colony

pro-communist premier

became dictator of the Congo; it was renamed Zaire in 1971

leader of the black African nations

last of the original monarchs of Ethiopia

policy of racial segregation

communist soldiers from North Vietnam who invaded the South (1957) and eventually the rest of Indochina

a main North Vietnamese invasion route and supply trail

1st American combat troops were sent to South Vietnam

large-scale Northern Vietnamese attack against 30 South Vietnamese cities and several US military installations

What was Congo called when freed

Where did Apartheid take place

Who led Viet Cong

What did the American congress pass to allow America to join the conflict in Vietnam in 1965

Who led the American troops in South Vietnam

What year did South Vietnam surrender

What was Saigon renamed to

developed the hydrogen bomb in 1952

French word that means a lessening or decrease of hostility between nations

worked to include Communist China in the United nations (1971)

became dictator of the S.U. in 1964

allowed the Soviet Union more access to technology and weapons from the West

warned the West to not be too trusting of the Soviet Union’s decreased hostility

1st manmade satellite

1st man in space

mission of the 1st moon landing

What did people around the world opposed that was used by the Soviet Union

What movement was promoted in America

What year was the first moon landing

conservative leader that became England’s 1st female Prime Minister (1979)

became president of America in 1981

England and Argentina fought for control of the Falkland Islands;

an offensive policy to stop communism before it attacked a nation; applied in Nicaragua and Grenada

nuclear plant in Russia that had a reactor meltdown in 1986; still uninhabitable today

system of space-age weaponry designed to destroy enemy missiles in flight

freedom movement in Poland that was brutally crushed

New leader of the Soviet Union (1985)

Who won the Falklands War