AP World History Unit 8: Cold War & Decolonization Latest 2022 Rated A

Cold War A sometimes physical but also ideological conflict between the US and the Soviet Union lasting c. . The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats and proxy wars; capitalism vs. communism Non-Alignment Movement a group of states which are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc of the Cold War; didn't want to take sides in the war; examples include: Sukarno in Indonesia and Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance of capitalist nations made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; included US, England, France, Canada, and Western European countries Warsaw Pact An alliance between the Soviet Union and other communist Eastern European nations; formed in response to NATO