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- 1. Collective organization of newly independent states that sought to avoid formal alliances with either Cold War superpower.
- 5. Theory associated with the Truman Doctrine, desiring to prevent the spread of communism to other states.
- 8. Egyptian nationalist leader who challenged Western control by nationalizing the Suez Canal.
- 10. Economic practices emphasizing private ownership, competition, and minimal government control, increasingly adopted after the Cold War.
- 13. Type of conflict in which major powers support opposing sides in a regional war without fighting each other directly.
- 14. Post–World War II U.S. economic program intended to promote recovery and stability in Western Europe.
- 16. Movement of people across regions or borders due to economic opportunity, conflict, or decolonization in the modern era, in this period it’s characterized by people leaving the colonized country and going to the colonizing state, eg South Asians to Britain, Algerians to France, Filipinos to the US
- 20. Eastern European states that were politically, militarily, and economically dominated by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
- 21. Military alliance formed in 1949 by the United States and Western European nations as part of the Cold War strategy to counter Soviet influence.
- 22. ✅ (preferred over “Bipolar World”) Term describing the Cold War power structure dominated by two rival superpowers.
- 27. Political movement launched by Mao Zedong to reinforce communist ideology by mobilizing youth and attacking traditional culture.
- 28. Soviet policy stating that the USSR had the right to intervene in socialist states to maintain communist control.
- 29. Economic system characterized by private ownership, market competition, and limited government intervention.
- 30. Political organization formed to advocate for Muslim interests during the decolonization of British India, leading to the creation of Pakistan.
- 31. Soviet leader associated with de‑Stalinization, peaceful coexistence, and major Cold War confrontations with the United States.
- 32. Movements within multiethnic or multinational states that seek political autonomy or independence, for example the Basque Movements in Spain and the Quebec movements in Canada
- 34. Leader of the Indian independence movement who used nonviolent civil disobedience to challenge British imperial rule.
- 36. Chinese economic program under Mao Zedong that aimed to rapidly industrialize agriculture but resulted in widespread famine due to poor leadership and a fear of reporting failure to Chairman Mao.
- 38. Term used to describe the close relationship between a nation’s military and its defense industry that expanded during the Cold War and raised concerns about political influence.
- 39. (SALT) Series of Cold War agreements between the United States and the Soviet Union that limited the production of nuclear weapons.
- 40. Revolutionary leader who aligned Cuba with the Soviet Union after overthrowing a U.S.-backed government.
- 41. U.S. foreign policy statement that pledged support to nations resisting communism, marking a shift toward active Cold War intervention.
- 42. The theory that led to US involvement in Korea and Vietnam because we feared that if communism spread to one country, other states in the region would also fall to communism.
- 43. (PLO) Organization formed to represent Palestinian nationalism and advocate for statehood in the Middle East.
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- 2. Cold War-era conflict in Southeast Asia that became a major example of a proxy war.
- 3. (e.g., GATT / WTO) International institutions designed to regulate global trade and promote economic cooperation among nations.
- 4. Political and economic ideology advocating state ownership of the means of production and central planning
- 6. AKA Global South, AKA Developing World Term used by historians and the College Board to describe regions of Asia, Africa, and Latin America experiencing decolonization and economic development challenges.
- 7. Political system in which a single political party controls the government, common in communist states during the Cold War.
- 9. Process following World War II through which colonial territories gained political independence from imperial powers.
- 11. Term used to describe the imperial homeland that exerted political and economic control over its colonies.
- 12. Test Ban Treaty Cold War agreement that limited atmospheric nuclear weapons testing in an effort to reduce global tensions. This is an example of the detente reached toward the end of the Cold War.
- 14. Communist revolutionary who led the Chinese Communist Party to victory and established the People’s Republic of China in 1949.
- 15. Ideology emphasizing loyalty to one’s nation and often used to mobilize anti-imperial independence movements.
- 17. Guards Youth organizations mobilized during China’s Cultural Revolution to enforce communist ideology and eliminate perceived capitalist influences.
- 18. Cold War military alliance established by the Soviet Union in response to NATO.
- 19. Economic and political reforms introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev aimed at restructuring the Soviet system. They allowed for limited amounts of personal property.
- 23. Period during the Cold War when the United States and Soviet Union sought to reduce tensions through diplomacy and arms agreements.
- 24. Nuclear deterrence theory in which neither superpower would initiate conflict due to the certainty of total destruction.
- 25. Nkrumah Leader of Ghana who became a prominent figure in African decolonization and Pan‑Africanism.
- 26. U.S. foreign policy doctrine designed to prevent the expansion of communism after World War II.
- 33. Economic system in which the government controls major industries and directs production decisions, common in communist states.
- 34. Policy introduced by Gorbachev that emphasized increased openness, transparency, and freedom of information.
- 35. International organization created in 1945 to promote diplomacy, peacekeeping, and cooperation among nations after World War II.
- 37. Cold War conflict that reinforced the division of the Korean Peninsula between communist and noncommunist governments.