Vocab Flashcards
Stalemate
A situation in which neither side or of an argument can make progress or take action
Bolsheviks
A radical communist group of the Soviet union that were led by Lenin to lead the revolution and form a dictatorship “linens puppets”
League of nations
An international peacekeeping a situation with 40+ nations that agreed to negotiate dispute and take common action against any state threatened peace
Mandates
Authorization granted by the league of nations to remember nation to govern a former German or Turkish colony territory, called mandate
The 14 points
A proposal made by US president, Woodrow outlining his vision for any World War I, and would prevent it from ever occurring again
Collectivization
Program to modernize Russia, agriculture in farming, technology, in order to in private ownership of farmland in integrated into a state managed system
Appeasement
Foreign policy of pacifying in agreed country through negotiation in order to prevent war even the opposing side in advantage, they’ve demanded, to prevent war. They like to please.
Lebensraum
Means living Spaces-policy of Nazi Germany that involves expanding German territories to east to provide land and material resources for the German people ( not Jews)
The MAD doctorine
Agreement that a nuclear attack by one superpower would be met with an overwhelming nuclear counterattack so they both would be annihilated
Deterrence
The use of threats to convince or discouraged and opponent from taking action against them
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty organization, created by the US Canada in Europe to provide collective security against the Soviet union
WARSAW PACT
A collective defense treaty established by the Soviet union and their allies to reinforce communist dominance in Eastern Europe
Guerilla warfare
Warfare fought by the regulars are people who are not with government military police force. Wage fast, moving small action against.
Containment
US Jew, political strategic policy during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism after the end of World War II
Apartheid
Racial segregation in south Africa that dictated that nonwhites live in separate areas from whites