unit 8

Here are some memorable and simple key terms and ideas you’ll need to know for Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization (based on the College Board rubric and Heimler's review):

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### Key Cold War Terms (1945–1991)

* Cold War = U.S. (capitalism) vs. USSR (communism), no direct war

* Iron Curtain = Line splitting East (USSR) and West (USA) Europe

* Containment = U.S. plan to stop communism from spreading

* Proxy Wars = Small wars backed by U.S./USSR (ex: Korea, Vietnam)

* NATO = U.S. military alliance

* Warsaw Pact = USSR’s version of NATO

* Berlin Wall = Symbol of Cold War division

* Space Race = USSR launched Sputnik, U.S. went to the moon

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### Decolonization Movements

* India = Independence from Britain (Gandhi = nonviolence)

* Algeria = Violent fight vs. France

* Vietnam = Ho Chi Minh led fight against France and U.S.

* Kenya = Mau Mau Rebellion (violence vs. British)

* Israel = Created after WWII in Palestine → conflict with Arabs

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### Global Shifts

* Non-Aligned Movement = Countries like India didn’t pick a side

* Communist China = Mao Zedong won civil war in 1949

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

* Cultural Revolution = Mao attacked old ideas, used Red Guards

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### Economics and Alliances

* Marshall Plan = U.S. gave money to rebuild Europe

* COMECON = USSR’s economic help for communist countries

* Truman Doctrine = U.S. would help fight communism anywhere

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