chapter 32-34 vocab

Question 1

dependent state

Answer 1

satellite

Question 2

the US offered to help the soviet union and its _____ but stalin would not accept it

Answer 2

satellites

Question 3

Keeping the _____ was a major goal of the leftist parties

Answer 3

welfare state

Question 4

deliberate use of random violence, especially against civilians, to achieve political goals

Answer 4

terrorism

Question 5

policy of killing or forcibly removing people of certain ethnic group

Answer 5

ethnic cleansing

Question 6

many nations did not want to be involved in the cold war so they remained _____

Answer 6

non-aligned

Question 7

banks and businesses closed after russia _____ on its loans

Answer 7

defaulted

Question 8

act that violates international rules of war

Answer 8

war crime

Question 9

restructuring of the soviet government and economy in the 1980s

Answer 9

perestroika

Question 10

the US and soviet union agreed to reduce the number of nuclear weapons they had and a time of _____ began

Answer 10

detente

Question 11

many people felt the _____ done by the Serbs was as horrifying as the Holocaust

Answer 11

ethnic cleansing

Question 12

kidnappings, hijackings, bombings, and shootings are some ways terrorism has happened in our world

Answer 12

terrorism

Question 13

gorbachev began _____ to make the government become more efficient.

Answer 13

perestroika

Question 14

system in which the government takes responsibility for its citizens’ social and economic needs

Answer 14

welfare state

Question 15

conference of leaders and experts from around the world

Answer 15

summit

Question 16

In the soviet union ______ were arrested and put in jail

Answer 16

dissidents

Question 17

mutual dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world

Answer 17

interdependence

Question 18

the united states and soviet union became ______ and gave economic and military aid to other countries

Answer 18

superpowers

Question 19

not allied with either side in a conflict

Answer 19

non-aligned

Question 20

policy of openness instituted by soviet leader mikhail gorbachev in the 1980s

Answer 20

glasnost

Question 21

fail to make payments

Answer 21

default

Question 22

someone who speaks out against the government

Answer 22

dissident

Question 23

the united nations have held _____ on the environment, women and population

Answer 23

summit

Question 24

gorbachev ended censorship and wanted all citizens to be able to speak freely about the government when he started the policy of _____

Answer 24

glasnost

Question 25

george keenan’s ideas of _____ was used in the truman doctrine to limit communism.

Answer 25

containment

Question 26

cold war policy of limiting communism to areas already under soviet control

Answer 26

containment

Question 27

after the balkan conflicts, people were charged with ______ for the mass killing of civilians.

Answer 27

war crimes

Question 28

easing of tensions between the united states and the soviet union in the 1970s

Answer 28

detente

Question 29

nation strong enough to influence the acts and policies of other nations

Answer 29

superpower

Question 30

many problems have occurred between countries because of _____ due to transportation and communication needs

Answer 30

interdependence