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United Nations (UN): Intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, and promote social progress, better living standards, and human rights.Truman Doctrine: US foreign policy to contain communism, providing military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.Non-aligned movement: Group of states not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc during the Cold War.Marshall Plan: US initiative to aid Western Europe's economic recovery after World War II by providing monetary assistance.Proxy war: Conflict where two opposing countries support combatants that serve their interests instead of waging war directly against each other.North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): Military alliance formed to counter the Soviet Union and ensure collective defense among member states.Warsaw Pact: Military alliance of Eastern European communist states led by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.Nikita Khrushchev: Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War, succeeding Stalin.Mao Zedong: Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China.Great Leap Forward: Chinese economic and social campaign aiming to rapidly transform China from an agrarian society to a socialist society through industrialization and collectivization.Cultural Revolution: Sociopolitical movement in China initiated by Mao Zedong to preserve communist ideology and purge remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from society.Muhammad Reza Pahlavi: Shah of Iran who ruled from 1941 until his overthrow during the Iranian Revolution in 1979.Kwame Nkrumah: Ghanaian politician and revolutionary who led Ghana to independence from British colonial rule.Suez Crisis: International crisis in 1956 over the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt, leading to a military intervention by Britain, France, and Israel.Muslim League: Political party in the Indian subcontinent advocating for the creation of a separate Muslim state, which led to the formation of Pakistan.Yom Kippur War: Conflict in 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.Shining Path: Maoist guerrilla insurgent organization in Peru.Nelson Mandela: South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.Mikhail Gorbachev: Last leader of the Soviet Union who introduced reforms such as perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness).Perestroika: Soviet policy of economic and political restructuring introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev.Glasnost: Soviet policy of openness and transparency introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev. Make individual notes for each one. Just put the definition and the term provided, nothing more

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United Nations (UN): Intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, and promote social progress, better living standards, and human rights.Truman Doctrine: US foreign policy to contain communism, providing military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.Non-aligned movement: Group of states not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc during the Cold War.Marshall Plan: US initiative to aid Western Europe's economic recovery after World War II by providing monetary assistance.Proxy war: Conflict where two opposing countries support combatants that serve their interests instead of waging war directly against each other.North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): Military alliance formed to counter the Soviet Union and ensure collective defense among member states.Warsaw Pact: Military alliance of Eastern European communist states led by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.Nikita Khrushchev: Soviet politician who led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War, succeeding Stalin.Mao Zedong: Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China.Great Leap Forward: Chinese economic and social campaign aiming to rapidly transform China from an agrarian society to a socialist society through industrialization and collectivization.Cultural Revolution: Sociopolitical movement in China initiated by Mao Zedong to preserve communist ideology and purge remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from society.Muhammad Reza Pahlavi: Shah of Iran who ruled from 1941 until his overthrow during the Iranian Revolution in 1979.Kwame Nkrumah: Ghanaian politician and revolutionary who led Ghana to independence from British colonial rule.Suez Crisis: International crisis in 1956 over the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt, leading to a military intervention by Britain, France, and Israel.Muslim League: Political party in the Indian subcontinent advocating for the creation of a separate Muslim state, which led to the formation of Pakistan.Yom Kippur War: Conflict in 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.Shining Path: Maoist guerrilla insurgent organization in Peru.Nelson Mandela: South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.Mikhail Gorbachev: Last leader of the Soviet Union who introduced reforms such as perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness).Perestroika: Soviet policy of economic and political restructuring introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev.Glasnost: Soviet policy of openness and transparency introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev. Make individual notes for each one. Just put the definition and the term provided, nothing more