Cold War Vocab and New Nations Review

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Period from 1950s-1990s marked by US-Soviet political tension without war.

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Cold War

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Government by the people, exercised directly or through elected representatives, using them as the primary source of political power.

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Democracy

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Military alliance with the US, UK, France, and other democracies post-WWII.

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NATO

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Fortified concrete and wire barrier separating East and West Berlin (1961-1989) built by East Germany to prevent defections.

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Berlin Wall

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Economic and political system where the state owns production and a single party rules.

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Communism

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Hit-and-run tactics by small, mobile irregular forces in hostile territory.

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Guerrilla Warfare

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Defense treaty among the Soviet Union and satellites

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Warsaw Pact

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Key figure in India's independence:

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Gandhi

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India gained independence from which nation?

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Great Britain

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New country formed from British India before independence?

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Pakistan