AP World History Ch 31 WBZ – Flashcards
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NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries
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UN
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an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
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World Bank
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a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
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Marshall Plan
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A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Europe. This plan offered $13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe.
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European Community
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an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members
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Truman Doctrine
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President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
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Warsaw Pact
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treaty signed in 1945 that formed an alliance of the Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain; USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania
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Korean War
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a war between North and South Korea
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Vietnam War
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a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Brink-of-war confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the latter's placement of nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba. (p. 839)
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Helsinki Accords
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35 nations agreed existing political frontiers that couldnt be changed by force. human rights and political freedoms
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Non-aligned Nations
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Developing countries that announced their neutrality in the Cold War. (p. 846)
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Third World
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underdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa and Latin America collectively
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Cultural Revolutions
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a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard
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OPEC
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; international cartel that inflates price of oil by limiting supply; Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and UAE are prominent members
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Iron Curtain
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a political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eatern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region
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Cold War
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A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted eachother on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.
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Countries in Warsaw Pact
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USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania
