CH. 29 Flashcards
1
Q
Ostpolitik
A
German for Eastern policy, attempt to ease diplomatic tensions
2
Q
derente
A
progression of Cold War tensions relaxing
3
Q
Second Vatican Council
A
meeting of Catholic leaders that initiated a number of reform
4
Q
New Left
A
movement that embraced updated forms of Marxism to challenge both Western capitalism and Soviet-style communism
5
Q
Brezhnev Doctrine
A
held that the Soviet Union had the right to intervene in any East Bloc country when necessary
6
Q
OPEC
A
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
7
Q
stagflation
A
combo of low and high inflation that led to a world wide recession
8
Q
postindustrial society
A
relies on high tech and service oriented jobs for economic growth
9
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neolideralism
A
philosophy of conservatives who argued privatization of of state-run industries
