Unit 8 Vocabulary

What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

• An organization to regulate global trade

• A military alliance

• A sociopolitical movement

• An agricultural advancement

What was the Cultural Revolution?

• A movement to reinforce communist ideology

• A military alliance

• A period of geopolitical tension

• An agricultural advancement

What is terrorism?

• Use of violence by non-state actors

• A military alliance

• A sociopolitical movement

• An agricultural advancement

What was the Green Revolution?

• Agricultural advancements

• A military alliance

• A period of geopolitical tension

• A sociopolitical movement

What is NATO?

• A military alliance formed in 1949

• An international organization

• A U.S. foreign policy strategy

• A term describing a division

What does the term Iron Curtain refer to?

• Division between Western and Eastern Europe

• A military alliance

• A U.S. foreign policy strategy

• An agricultural advancement

What is the Arms Race?

• Competition to build nuclear weapons

• A military alliance

• A period of geopolitical tension

• An agricultural advancement

What was the Warsaw Pact?

• A military alliance created in 1955

• A U.S. foreign policy strategy

• A period of geopolitical tension

• An agricultural advancement

What is containment?

• A U.S. foreign policy strategy

• A military alliance

• A period of geopolitical tension

• An agricultural advancement

What was the Cold War?

• A period of geopolitical tension

• A military alliance

• A U.S. foreign policy strategy

• An agricultural advancement