Unit 6 Vocab (W)

Country that is formally independent, but under political, economic, and military influence of another

American leader who worked with Gorbachev to end the Cold War

An era within which the political and economic interests of one nation are more important than those of other nations

System of government in which a single political party controls both the government and economy

Guatemalan nationalist president who implemented land reforms, but was ultimately overthrown

Leader of Ghana independence movement who used Gandhi's non-violent strategies

International organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, & cooperation among the World's nations

Process by which the regions, peoples, and economies of the world are becoming increasingly interconnected

Process by which a country determines its own statehood & forms its own allegiances & government

Extremely powerful nation 1 of a very few dominant states when the world is divided politically into these states

Ruler of Vietnam's Communist Party from 1945 to 1965

A competition to achieve weapons superiority

Restructure government & economy by allowing free market and private ownership

1955 defense pact between the USSR & Eastern European nations

Divide a region into separate political units

The system of racial separation in South Africa, designed to create a fully segregated society

Breaking of or refusal to obey laws to protest & bring attention to injustice to force change

The poor, less-developed nations of the world, which lay outside the two great blocs of East and West

Leader of the Cuban nationalists who established a communist state & relations w/ the USSR

General Secretary of the Soviet Union that adopted policies of perestroika & glasnost

Struggle for power that took place between US & USSR in the decades after WWII

US plan to provide political, military, and economic assistance to all nations under threat of communist forces

After WWII, many nations in Africa and Asia gained independence from European imperialists

A US aid plan designed to promote economic recovery in Europe after WWII

Ruler of China's Communist Party from 1945 to 1976

The communist movement in Cambodia that took power in 1975

Leader of Indian independence movements in the 1920s who used tactics like civil disobedience

Open Soviet Union by allowing free speech & freedom to travel

Actions taken with the intent to destroy an ethnic, racial, or religious group

Moderate Communist leader of China who began capitalistic economic reforms

A mutual defense pact formed by Western nations in 1949

The US policy of attempting to restrict Soviet power & influence around the world by preventing the spread of communism

The ideological barrier that divided Eastern & Western Europe during the Cold War

Chile's socialist president who took over and nationalized industries

Freedom from external control

Anti-apartheid leader of South Africa