Unit 8 Vocabulary

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What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

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An organization to regulate global trade

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What was the Cultural Revolution?

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A movement to reinforce communist ideology

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What is terrorism?

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Use of violence by non-state actors

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What was the Green Revolution?

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Agricultural advancements

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What is NATO?

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A military alliance formed in 1949

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What does the term Iron Curtain refer to?

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Division between Western and Eastern Europe

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What is the Arms Race?

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Competition to build nuclear weapons

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What was the Warsaw Pact?

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A military alliance created in 1955

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What is containment?

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A U.S. foreign policy strategy

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What was the Cold War?

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A period of geopolitical tension