Countries that were part of the Allies, including mainly the U.S., Great
Britain, Soviet Union, China, and France. Among the wartime leaders of the Allies were
Countries that were part of the Axis powers included
mainly the countries of
Israel
is the country that signed a peace treaty with
Egypt is
the country that signed a peace treaty with
Iraq was
the country U.N. nations fought during the Persian Gulf War. Saddam Hussein is
the president of
Iran is the country where American hostages were held for over a year.
Kuwait
is the country that was invaded by
PLO stands for Palestine Liberation Organization. Its current leader is Yasser Arafat.
Lebanon
is the country located just north of
Serbia
is the largest republic in
Bosnia became an
independent country from
Kosovo
is part of the
NATO stands for the North American Treaty Organization.
Warsaw Pact
was the alliance of the
Berlin Wall
is the wall that was built by the communists.
The Wall fell in 1989. Three Baltic countries, Latvia, Lithuania, and
Estonia
declared their independence from the Soviet Union. The
The Contras of Nicaragua received the profits made during the Iran-Contra affair under President Reagan.
El Salvador’s
central government received military aid from the
Cuba is
the only communist country in the
People’s Republic of China is a communist country founded by Mao Tse-tung.
Republic of
China is a country founded by Chiang Kai-shek. The Chinese nationalists led by Chiang fled
to the
Vietnam is the country where American troops fought under the Nixon and Johnson administrations.
Korea is
a divided country. The 38th
Parallel divides North Korea
and South
Korea. Along the 38th
Parallel is the DMZ or Demilitarized Zone between Communist North
Korea and anti-Communist
UNITED NATIONS
President Harry Truman helped in the creation of the United Nations in