unit 8

Got it — you’re short on time, so here are the most important Unit 8 terms that will help you the most on SAQ, LEQ, and DBQ (based on the College Board rubric and Heimler’s Unit 8 review):

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### 🚨 Top Priority Unit 8 Terms (Cold War & Decolonization)

#### 🧊 Cold War Basics

* Cold War = U.S. (capitalism) vs. USSR (communism)

* Containment = U.S. policy to stop communism (EX: Korea, Vietnam)

* Proxy Wars = Fighting through other countries (Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan)

* Non-Aligned Movement = Countries like India stayed neutral (used in DBQs!)

#### 🌍 Decolonization

* India (Gandhi) = Nonviolent independence from Britain

* Algeria = Violent decolonization from France

* Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh) = Fought France + U.S., used communism

* Mau Mau Rebellion (Kenya) = Violent resistance to British rule

* Israel (1948) = Jewish state, led to Arab-Israeli conflict

#### 💥 China

* Chinese Civil War → Mao Zedong (communist) won in 1949

* Great Leap Forward = Mao’s failed plan → mass famine

* Cultural Revolution = Mao’s purge of “old ideas” using Red Guards

#### 💵 Foreign Aid / Alliances

* Marshall Plan = U.S. gave \$\$ to rebuild Europe (stop communism)

* Truman Doctrine = U.S. would help any country fight communism

* NATO vs. Warsaw Pact = Capitalist vs. Communist military alliances

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### 🧠 Tips for SAQ/LEQ/DBQ:

Compare *violent vs. nonviolent decolonization** (India vs. Algeria)

Use *proxy wars** to show how Cold War was fought indirectly

Use the *Non-Aligned Movement** to explain new global power strategies

Connect *Mao’s policies** to impacts on people (famine, chaos)

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