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nationalism
A feeling of intense loyalty to others who share one’s language and culture or country
total war
A nation’s domestic population, in addition to its military, committed to winning a war.
five year plans - Soviet Union
S hort-term plans to transform the economy of the USSR
New deal
U.S. president Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s (FDR) response to the Great Depression. Jobs
were created to work on infrastructure and other such things in order to decrease
unemployment.
Totalitarianism
Form of government where the government controls all economic, military, and societal
Fascism
ideology promoting the nation and/or race above the individual
Self- determination
The ability of a state to determine and manage its own government
Propaganda
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a particular
political cause or point of view.
Non-aligned
movement
Newly independent African and Asian countries wanted to stay out of the US–USSR Cold War rivalry, so they created an alliance to strengthen their resistance
Marshall plan
The United States gave billions of dollars to help rebuild Western Europe after WWII.
COMECON
In response to the Marshall Plan, the USSR developed this in an effort to support their allies in Eastern Europe
NATO
A military alliance created by several Western Nations in 1949
Warsaw Pact:
A pact between the USSR and its satellite states in response to NA TO, combining their
armed forces
Nuclear proliferation
spread of nuclear weapons or nuclear weapon technology into countries
Proxy war
A war in which major powers support a conflict between smaller nations (the major powers do not fight each other directly
Great Leap Forward
Mao Zedong’s 5 year plan to improve the Chinese economy through Communist initiatives
Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong’s effort to reinvigorate China’s commitment to communism
Red guards
Paramilitary force of teenagers in China during Mao’s leadership- roamed the streets attacking people who they perceived to be a potential threat to communism.
Pan-Africanism
unity of African nations and people of African descent to support one another in
resisting colonialism and racism
Nationalize
To transfer an industry (like oil, railroads, steel, etc) from private ownership to state
ownership
Collectivization
Developing a system of social and economic organization based on collective ownership and
control
Green Revolution
20th century agricultural shift which led to a large increase in crop production in developing
countries
Vaccine
substance used to stimulate immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen
Antibiotic
medicine (such as penicillin) that stops the growth of or destroys bacterial infections
Longevity
Having a long-life span
Deforestation
The action of clearing a wide area of trees.
Desertification
The process by which fertile land becomes desert
Greenhouse Gasses
Gasses in the atmosphere that raise the surface temperature of planets such as the Earth
Economic
Liberalization
Lessening of government regulations and restrictions in an economy
Knowledge economy
system in which the production of goods and services is based on knowledge-intensive activities
Multinational
corporation
corporation that is registered and operates in more than one country at a time
Globalization
The process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide
Consumer Culture
lifestyle hyper-focused on spending money to buy material goods
United Nations
An international organization developed after World War II, that aims to maintain
international peace and security
