Final Exam 2024 Study Questions With Answers Graded A+

nuclear deterrence {Ans: the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred/stopped from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence; MAD (mutually assured destruction)}Osama Bin Laden {Ans: Muslim terrorist who established al-Qaeda and was the mastermind of 9/11 against the US}Kim Jong Un {Ans: current communist dictator of North Korea}Totalitarianism after WWI {Ans: Causes: the Great Depression, the Treaty of Versailles, colonization Effects: dictator, citizens live in fear, no rights, government controls newspapers, radio and TV, secret police}Mao Zedong {Ans: communist leader of China after WWII; committed the world's largest genocide}Outcomes of WWII {Ans: loss of empires by European powers (Britain & France); establishment of two major powers in the world=US and USSR; war crimes trials; division of Europe and the iron curtain; est. of the UN; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Marshall Plan; NATO and Warsaw Pact}