AP CHAPTER 33 part 2 Homework due date: Wednesday, March 6 name ___________
Directions. Write a richly detailed paragraph for questions 5,6 and 8 listed below. Number 7 requires a shorter response. You must use and explain the ideas mentioned in the bullet points in your responses.
Vocabulary—define these terms (give the historical context and explain the significance): Cuban Missile Crisis; Third World; Korean War; Helsinki Accords; non-aligned nations; Truman Doctrine; Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
5) Vietnam War: Briefly discuss the origins of the Vietnam War. Who fought in the first Indochina War? Who won? Who fought in the second Indochina War (a.k.a. the Vietnam War? Who won? Briefly explain the results of the Vietnam War.
Read p. 842, but mainly paraphrase these bullet points.
q Main cause: A decolonization conflict between opposing forces of capitalism & communism
q First Indochina War was fought in 1954. Vietnam defeated Franceà Vietnam divided into communist north and non-communist south.
q Second Indochina War (this is what we call the Vietnam War): The U.S. stepped in to keep communism out of South Vietnam. After a stalemate and truce was declared in 1973, the U.S. pulled out most troops (similar to what we’ll do in Iraq at the end of next year). In 1975 the communist north defeated the non-communist south.
6) China and Japan in the Cold War : How did the Cold War affect China and Japan?
Read pages 847-848, but mainly explain these bullet points.
q China: 1949 Mao defeats Chiang Kai Shekàcommunist government, economy, society
q 1958-1960: Great Leap Forward policy failed à 20 million deaths!!
q Due to failure of Great Leap Forward, people criticized Mao. This criticism à Cultural Revolution (describe it) which was put in effect to stop criticism against Mao; Red Guards (describe the role of these students) attacked leaders and teachers critical of Mao.
q Though both were communists, relationship between China and USSR turned sour. Explain.
q China focused on rural economy and peasants; USSR focused on industrial economy and factory workers; sever lack of freedom of speech on both countries.
q Japan: couldn’t have a military force after WW II. This saved them much $$$$$$$à development of steel production, electricity, ship building, electronic consumer goods.
7) Continuity and Change in Latin America : Describe the economic and political struggle between third World nations in Latin America and the United States. Read pages 844-845 ,
and explain the bullet points.
q In some nations foreign political influence continued, but U.S. free trade imperialism continued. Explain what this means.
q Explain the events that occurred in Guatemala.
q Explain wealth distribution problem (haves vs. have-nots) in Cuba. Which superpower did Castro side with? What was the CIA’s response? (Explain the Bay of Pigs invasion).
8) The Arab Israeli Conflict : Describe the political situation in the Middle East after World War II
with particular emphasis on the region’s production of oil. Read pages 848-849, study the
map on page 850. Explain the bullet points.
q Topic sentence: After World War II, the geopolitical importance of the Middle East increased greatly due to its increased role in oil production.
q Define the term Balfour Declaration (look it up). Define Zionism (Jewish nationalism).
q Explain that the Balfour Declarationàthe growth of Zionism.
q Note: the Palestinians are Arab Muslims who live or lived in Palestine before it was Israel.
q What was the Palestinian reaction after the U.N. divided Palestine into Jewish and Palestinian land? What happened?
q Define OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries). See map on page 850.
q What impact did OPEC have on the world’s economy? What did OPEC do in 1973? Why?
q What happened to the wealth and power of Middle Eastern nations that were rich in oil?
(i.e. Saudi Arabia)