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AP World History Final Exam Review (Part 8): People Flashcards

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177412848General Douglas MacarthurCommander of the US forces in the Philippine Islands who directed the Allied occupation of Japan0
177412849Jawaharlal NehruIndian statesman. He succeeded Mohandas K. Gandhi as leader of the Indian National Congress. He negotiated the end of British colonial rule in India and became India's first prime minister.1
177412850Mao ZedongLeader of the Chinese Communist Party. He led the Communists on the Long March and rebuilt the Communist Party and Red Army during the Japanese occupation of China.2
177412851Chiang kai-shek/Jiang JeishiGeneral and leader of Nationalist China. Although he succeeded Sun Yat-sen as head of the Guomindang, he became a military dictator whose major goal was to crush the communist movement led by Mao Zedong.3
177412852Kwame NkrumahLeader of nonviolent protests for freedom on the Gold Coast. When independence was gained, he became the first prime minister of Ghana. He develpoped economic projects, but was criticized for spending too much time on Pan-African efforts, and neglecting his own countries' issues4
177412853Nikita KrushchevLeader of the Soviet union during the building of the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis. He and President Kennedy signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, temporarily easing Cold War tensions.5
177412854Mikhail GorbachevHead of the Soviet Union. His liberalization effort improved relations with the West, but he lost power after his reforms led to the collapse of Communist governments in eastern Europe.6
177412855Golda MeirIsraeli politician; she was the prime minister of Israel during the Yom Kippur War and sought assistance and supplies from the United States.7
177412856Indira GhandiPrime minister after JawaharlaL Nehru who proved to the world that women could hold powerful positions8
177412857Margaret ThatcherPrime minister of Britain; strong relationship with Reagan; supported NATO, allowed US to store missiles in England; one of the first Western leaders to act warmly toward reformer Gorbachev.9

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