WHAP 1900-Present

Apartheid

South African policy of racial segregation and discrimination.

Appeasement

Anglo-French policy to avoid WWII by conceding to Hitler.

Arab Spring

Series of uprisings across the Middle East starting in 2010.

Authoritarianism

Strong central government with limited political freedoms.

Climate Change

Ongoing alteration in global climate patterns.

Cold War

Political rivalry between the U.S. and USSR after WWII.

Collectivization

Soviet policy consolidating individual farms into state-run enterprises.

Communism

System where property is publicly owned and wealth is distributed equally.

Containment

U.S. strategy to prevent the spread of communism.

Decolonization

Gaining of independence by Asian and African nations post-WWII.

Fascism

Nationalist, authoritarian ideology that rose in 20th-century Europe.

Feminism

Movement advocating women's rights and gender equality.

Genocide

Systematic extermination of a group based on identity.

Glasnost

Soviet policy of openness initiated by Gorbachev.

Great Depression

Global economic crisis of the 1930s.

Holocaust

Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews during WWII.

Human Rights

Basic freedoms entitled to every person.

Indian National Congress

Political party pushing for Indian independence.

ISIS

Islamist extremist group in Iraq and Syria.

League of Nations

Post-WWI international peace organization.

Medical Innovations

Advances like antibiotics, vaccines, and artificial organs.

Mujahideen/Taliban

Islamic fighters who opposed Soviet occupation, later became extremists.

Multinational Corporations

Global companies like Shell, Coca-Cola, and Amazon.

NATO

Military alliance of Western powers after WWII.

New Economic Institutions

IMF, World Bank, WTO supporting global economy.

OPEC

Organization controlling oil production and prices.

Pacific Rim

Economic region around the Pacific Ocean.

Perestroika

Gorbachev's policy of Soviet economic restructuring.

Propaganda

Biased information to influence public opinion.

Proxy Wars

Conflicts supported by rival powers during the Cold War.

Regional Trade Agreements

Economic alliances like EU, NAFTA, and ASEAN.

Scientific Paradigms

Major theories like relativity, quantum physics.

Segregation

Enforced separation of racial groups.

Self-Determination

Right of people to form their own government.

Terrorism

Use of violence for political goals.

Third World

Cold War term for developing nations.

Totalitarianism

Government with total control over public and private life.

United Nations

International group promoting peace and cooperation.

Warsaw Pact

Soviet-led military alliance countering NATO.

Anti-Semitism

hostility or prejudice against Jews