Vocab.1(Was'sWrldHis1)
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RiahZ on September 17, 2008
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Review for quizzes, tests, and AP exams.
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Was's History, Pre-IB 9 World History, RiahZ, Was's Euro History, OSHS IB
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Yalta | the war conference in which FDR may have given the Soviet Union a sphere of influence |
| COMECON | the Soviet economic attempt to secure its support in its satellite states |
| Truman Doctrine | the US policy that established military, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology |
| SEATO | Southeast Asia Treaty Organization: Eisenhower's application toward containment |
| Revolution of 1959 | The revolution that made Cuba a Communist state, shocking the US with failure of containment and the Monroe Doctrine |
| Monroe Doctrine | an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers(Europe or SU) |
| Revolution of 1949 | Part of the Chinese Revolution. Zedong vs Kai-shek. Tension caused because of the lack of recognition of Zedong over Red China |
| Domino Theory | the political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control |
| Novotny | aka "Little Stalin": sought to oppress the dissidents and intellectuals in the Czechoslovakia in the 50s |
| Janos Kadar | Hungarian leader who gained power after the Soviets regained power '56; he was able to save some of the economic reforms of the former leader |
| European Coal and Steel Community | first steps towards European economic unity; rather than trade, though, it wanted to combine KEY natural resources of Benelux, France, Italy and W. Germany |
| European Economic Community | intro to free trade in the 50s between the Benelux, France, Italy and W. Germany; a TRUE step towards the European Union |
| Guest Workers | W. German's creation to stabilize and aid its GROWING economy |
| Prague Spring | euphoric movement to create democracy in '68 Czechoslovakia |
| Brezhnev Doctrine | Soviet Union and its allies had the right to intervene in any socialist country whenever they thought necessary. |
| Cold War | conflict from 1945-91; US vs Soviet Union;competing ideologies |
| Ideology | set of beliefs |
| Political Ideology | Soviets(dictatorship) vs US(democracy) |
| Economic Ideology | Communist gov't(command economy) vs Free Enterprise System(merchant dominated) |
| Potsdam | Second peace conference after WWII; discussion of the A-bomb |
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