AP World History Unit 10 Cold War and
Decolonization Latest 2022 Graded A
The Cold War ✔✔40 year period of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
Latter half of the 20th century, Capitalist United States and th
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AP World History Unit 10 Cold War and
Decolonization Latest 2022 Graded A
The Cold War ✔✔40 year period of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
Latter half of the 20th century, Capitalist United States and the Communist USSR emerged as the
two global superpowers competing to fill the power vacuums left behind by WWII.
They competed for global dominance through nuclear brinkmanship and proxy wars in the
developing world.
Marshall Plan ✔✔U.S program to support the reconstruction of Western Europe after WWII by
giving them a TON of money, farming and industrial equipment, and food.
Used as Cold War tool by USA to promote democracies and capitalism
NATO ✔✔Military alliance created in 1949 made up of 12 non communist countries including
the United States that support each other if attacked
Warsaw Pact ✔✔The 1955 treaty binding the Soviet Union and countries of eastern Europe in an
alliance against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Developing Country ✔✔Refers to countries that have not industrialized or are in the process of
industrializing
Many countries were colonies and gained indepence after WW2
Nonalignment Movement ✔✔Refers to a group of developing countries that stayed neutrality in
the Cold War... chose not to side with either USSR or USA
Proxy War ✔✔A war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate
Civil wars in which the superpowers backed different different sides that acted as substitutes for
the superpowers themselves
Domino Effect ✔✔Idea that if the United States would let one country fall to communist control
neighbouring countries would fall into communism
Containment Strategy ✔✔U.S policy to contain or restrict communism from spreading to stop the
Domino effect
Nuclear Proliferation ✔✔The spread of nuclear weapons to nation's that doesn't have them
The rapid creation and stock piling of nuclear weapons
Vietnam War ✔✔Refers to America's involvement in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
Considered a proxy war as USA backed anti communist South Vietnam and USSR backed
communist North Vietnam with Ho Chi Minh
Cuban Missile Crisis ✔✔The 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over Soviet
missiles in Cuba. 13 day stand off
Trueman Doctrine ✔✔Policy to help other countries resist communism and think of it as a threat
Zionism ✔✔An international movement originally for the establishment of a Jewish national
homeland in Palestine and later for the support of modern Israel... to protect the Jewish people
Religious Fundamentalism ✔✔Refers to the belief of an individual or a group of individuals in the
absolute authority of a sacred religious text or teachings of a particular religious leader,
prophet,and/ or God
Any religion can have fundamentals
Iranian Revolution ✔✔The overthrow of the shah of Iran in 1979 and the creation of an Islamic
state
Delocalization ✔✔After WW2 and during the Cold war nationalism in European colonies led to a
period of Independence movements. Independence was gained through violent struggle or
negoteations. Powerful empires broke apart
Mahatma Gandhi ✔✔Played a key role in India's Independence movements with his policy of non
violence and his leadership of the INC
Nehru ✔✔First prime minister of India
Partition of India ✔✔India gained it's Independence from Britain. Upon indepence tensions
between Hindus and Muslims led to the country splitting into 2- Muslim Majority Pakistan and
Hindu Majority India
African National Congress ✔✔A political organization that pushed for an end to apartheid in South
Africa and equality between whites and blacks
Kenyatta ✔✔A nationalist leader who fought to end oppressive laws against Africans; later
became the first Prime Minister of Kenya
Nkrumah ✔✔Nationalist leader of Ghana
Pan-Africanism ✔✔The idea that people of African descent, in all parts of the world, have a
common heritage and destiny and should cooperate in political action.
Pan-Arabism ✔✔The idea that all Arabic speaking people should unite into one country
Pan-Islamism ✔✔A political movement advocating the unity of Muslims under one Islamic state
Muslim League ✔✔Indian Muslims who broke away from the Indian National Congress. Led by
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Secularism ✔✔The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions.
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