Unit 8 Vocabulary Terms

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Independence

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When a country becomes free.

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Nationalism

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Pride in your people or country.

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Colonialism

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One country controls another.

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Partition

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Splitting a land into parts.

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Kwame Nkrumah

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Leader for African freedom.

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Cold War

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U.S. vs. USSR without fighting directly.

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Proxy War

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War fought by smaller allied countries.

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Nonaligned Movement

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Countries staying neutral in Cold War.

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Communism

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Government owns everything.

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Capitalism

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People own businesses for profit.