the cold war Flashcards
apartheid
a policy that is founded on the idea of separating people based on racial or ethnic criteria.
arms race
any race to develop better weapons such as the race between the US and Soviet union to develop more powerful nuclear bombs.
the fall of the Berlin wall
it fell in 1989 and it was the turning point of the cold war when it ended the division between the east and west and led to the reunification of germany and the collapse of the Soviet union.
brinkmanship
an approach in which a country pushed a situation extremely close to a dangerous point.
civil disobedience
the refusal to obey the demands or commands of government or occupying power without resorting to violence.
containment policy
a foreign policy strategy followed by the US during the cold war.
cuban missile crisis
a direct and dangerous confrontation between the US and the Soviet union during the cold war.
decolonization
process by which states and colonies become independent of the colonizing country.
developing nation
countries that have not achieved a significant degree f industrialization relative to their populations and have in most cases a medium to low standard of living.
fundamentalism (Islamic)
type of conservative religious movement characterized by the advocacy of strict conformity of sacred texts.
genocide
an effort to murder an entire population or group of people
proxy (war)
a conflict fought by one or more major powers that do not themselves become directly involved.
space war
a r5ace between the US and soviet union to see who was more technologically advanced.
super power
a state that posses military or economic might, or both and general influence vastly superior to that of other states.
israeli conflicts
became entangled in the global rivalry between the US and Soviet union
