AP World History Unit 10 Cold War and Decolonization Latest 2022 Graded A

The Cold War 40 year period of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union Latter half of the 20th century, Capitalist United States and the Communist USSR emerged as the two global superpowers competing to fill the power vacuums left behind by WWII. They competed for global dominance through nuclear brinkmanship and proxy wars in the developing world. Marshall Plan U.S program to support the reconstruction of Western Europe after WWII by giving them a TON of money, farming and industrial equipment, and food. Used as Cold War tool by USA to promote democracies and capitalism NATO Military alliance created in 1949 made up of 12 non communist countries including the United States that support each other if attacked Warsaw Pact The 1955 treaty binding the Soviet Union and countries of eastern Europe in an alliance against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Developing Country Refers to countries that have not industrialized or are in the process of industrializing Many countries were colonies and gained indepence after WW2 Nonalignment Movement Refers to a group of developing countries that stayed neutrality in the Cold War... chose not to side with either USSR or USA