Key Historical and Political Concepts

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Containment

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US policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism

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Non-Alignment

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Policy of not supporting any side in a conflict

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Modernization

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Transformation or movement of a traditional society to a modern society

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Zionism

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Movement to bring a Jewish homeland in Palestine

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Communism

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Economic system in which all resources are publicly owned and controlled by the government

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Arms race

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A competition to have more and better weapons than your opponent

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Urbanization

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Transfer of people from rural areas (countryside) to cities (urban areas)

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Blitzkrieg

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Military strategy that uses fast and total attacks against an enemy

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Collectivization

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Large farms that combine all crops to meet quotas

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Imperialism

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When a larger country takes over a smaller country