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Chapter 28 (AP World History) Flashcards

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9553417669Abstract expressionisman earlier artistic movement before surrealism that had deserted any attempt to recreate reality0
9553426716Apartheidthe former policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa1
9553430149Brezhnev Doctrinethe right of the Soviet Union to intervene if communism was threatened in another communist state2
9553436390Collective securityA system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all3
9553439483Consumer societyA society preoccupied with buying goods4
9553447487ContainmentAmerican policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world5
9553449768DestalinizationProgram to remove the imprint of Joseph Stalin from Soviet everyday life6
9553452035Detentethe easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.7
9553454699Free tradeinternational trade free of government interference8
9553456908Marshall PlanA United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)9
9553456910Mutual deterrencethe threat of using nuclear weapons against the enemy prevents the enemy from using those same weapons10
9553471427NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization. Cold War military alliance (USA + Western Europe vs. USSR).11
9553473607Truman Doctrine1947 - Stated that the U.S. would support any nation threatened by Communism.12
9553481673Stalinizationsocial process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin13
9553481674Socialized medicinethe provision of medical and hospital care for all by means of public funds.14
9553487062RapprochementA reestablishing of cordial relations15

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