Cold War vocab Flashcards
to stop working, end suddenly/fail
collapse
striving to gain or win
competition
to help someone in need
aid
weapons
arms
practice of negotiating
diplomacy
to restrict or hold
contain
use of power to manage
control
the state of being the most powerful
supremacy
a statement of harm or punishment toward others
threat
armed rebellion against own government
insurgency
condition of stress or strain
tension
action that is meant to change something
intervention
to help something grow or move forward
promote
representation of something
symbolize
agreement, usually between countries
treaty
dissenting political group within a larger one
factions
make something stronger and more solid
consolidate
differences/contrasts between things/people
distinctions
condition of being successful or thriving
prosperity
permission for something to happen
consent
to take up a place
occupy
to hold within
containing
lack of alliance with other nations
nonalignment
the authority of a state to govern itself
sovereignty
the state of having maximum productivity
efficiency
the right to vote
suffrage
to make united, uniform or whole
unified
originating in a particular place
indigenous
keeping things free from damage
preservation
to take apart
dismantle
attitudes, activities, and practices that are not religious
secular
competence/knowledge in a particular area
literacy
people or places that are freed
liberated
rarely
seldom
traveling by sea
seafaring
