Unit 8 Crossword

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  1. 5. This was arguably the first major military conflict of the Cold War (After WWII) in East Asia.
  2. 6. This was the disastrous attempt of Mao Zedong to colletivize industrialize China. It led to the death of Millions.
  3. 8. This was the leader of the Independence movement in Ghana.
  4. 9. This man was famous for using Nonviolence in South Africa as a way to bring about Change.
  5. 14. The leader of the Indian Independence Movement.
  6. 15. This was the leader of the USSR during WWII and the beginning of the Cold War.
  7. 16. This was a movement of states, such as Yugoslavia, India, and Egypt, that organized together to not be drawn into the cold war.
  8. 17. This is a type of cold war conflict for influence. These are often backed and instigated by a major power, but not fought by them directly.
  9. 18. This country negotiated a peaceful independence, but then broke into 2 separate states –mostly along religious lines – shortly afterwards.
  10. 19. This is a process of removing European Colonial governments. This most notably occurs from the 1940’s – 1980’s.
  11. 20. This is a term that has often been used to describe developed countries, but was used in the Cold War to refer to the United States and allied countries that opposed communism.
  12. 21. This is another term for Communist, Eastern Bloc countries when talking about the Cold War.
  13. 22. The Cold War ultimately collapsed under this leader due to Advances in American Military and Technology, the costly invasion of Afghanistan, and the public discontent and economic weakness of communism.
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  1. 1. This was a military pact where if one communist country was attacked, all other communist countries in the Eastern Bloc would retaliate. It exacerbated the cold war.
  2. 2. This was a military pact where if one Western (Western European, Canadian, USA) country was attacked, all other countries in would retaliate. It exacerbated the cold war.
  3. 3. This was the revolutionary leader of the CCP who won the Chinese Civil War.
  4. 4. In order to stop the sharing of nuclear secrets with states that did not have nuclear technology, these types of treaties were signed by the USSR and USA.
  5. 7. This was the military format by which the cold war was fought. It meant that each side could not use its military weapons or directly go to war for fear of nuclear reprisal from the other side.
  6. 10. This occurred when the USA blockaded Cuba and demanded that the missiles and arms placed there were removed. The USSR complied and the USA removed missiles in Turkey in response.
  7. 11. This was the revolutionary leader of Cuba in the 1950’s.
  8. 12. This terrorist organization used violence against American Civilians in 2001 in an effort to achieve political aims.
  9. 13. This was the leader of the Vietnamese independence movement.