Cold War vocab

the belief in or practice of trying to make social or political changes through active, sometimes militant, involvement, especially in particular issues

a policy of racial segregation, especially the segregation of blacks and whites and the discrimination against blacks in the Republic of South Africa

a government policy, enacted in a variety of ways, that is intended to curb the territorial growth, economic expansion, or ideological influence of a hostile nation, usually in reference to the American policy of containing communism during the Cold War

the sudden and forceful attempt of a group, especially of military or other government personnel, to seize state power

the process or act of freeing a colony or eliminating colonialism

the condition of relying on another for help or support

one who disagrees with, dissents from, or opposes (the opinions or doctrines of others or the authority of some group or institution)

of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and political aims of an individual, group, or institution

the act of entering a situation so as to change what is happening by one nation in the affairs of another, as with military force

a group that differs in race, ethnic background, religion, or political ideas from the majority of people in a society