Global History Regents vocab

Allied powers:

The countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union, that fought against the Axis powers in World War II.

Apartheid:

(in South Africa) a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race. In Afrikaans, apartheid means “apartness”

Arms Race:

A competition between nations for supremacy in terms of military capability and development of advanced weapons.

Ataturk:

A title meaning "Father of the Turks," used for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey after the fall of the Ottoman Empire after World War 1.

Axis powers:

The alliance of countries, including Germany, Italy, and Japan, that fought against the Allied powers in World War II.

Bandung Conference:

A meeting of Asian and African states in Bandung, Indonesia, to promote Afro-Asian economic and cultural cooperation. One goal of this conference was to help countries resist the tension of the Cold War which pressured countries to pick a side - either the US or Soviet Union. The countries who didn’t pick a side were part of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Berlin Conference:

A meeting in 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules for the colonization of Africa. A major consequence was the division of the African continent into European controlled colonies.

Berlin Wall:

The barrier that divided East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating communist East Germany from democratic West Germany.

Bolivar:

Simon Bolivar was a Venezuelan military and political leader from the mid 1800s who was influenced by Enlightenment ideas. He played a crucial role in the establishment of several South American countries including Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama.