Cold War: End of Cold War Vocab by 9th GCHS Camryn D Rush https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly en-us 2017-05-12 04:00:16 UTC 2026-02-21 03:25:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Perestroika 024699 https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171405330 Definition: Perestroika was the restructuring of the Soviet Union's economy into a market where the consumers influenced what was made.
Importance: Other communist nations started wanting this but Gorbachev denied troops from going to help those Communist governments. This led to revolutions. ]]> 2017-05-12 04:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171405330 024699 https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171405592 2017-05-12 04:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171405592 Glasnost 024699 https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171405621 Definition: Glasnost was the political reformation of the Soviet Union where openness was encouraged.
Importance: Citizens were urged to talk about the strengths and the weaknesses of the Soviet Union. It gave the citizens more power.]]> 2017-05-12 04:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171405621 024699 https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171405852 2017-05-12 04:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171405852 Principle of Nonalignment 024699 https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171405894 Definition: It was the principal India had to refuse to align with the US or the USSR in the Cold War.
Importance: Instead, India aligned with developing countries. This helped India stay out of the fighting a little bit. 
]]> 2017-05-12 04:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171405894 Refugee 024699 https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171406487 Definition: A refugee is a person who is forced to leave their country because of war.
  • Importance: The Jewish were forced to become refugees during the Holocaust. They had to leave Israel, which was the land God had given them for eternity, causing the Arabs to come and take it over.
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Importance: The Arabs wanted to use profits of oil to help all Arab nations. Unfortunately, the 6 days war occurred and Israel won. This caused there to be a rise in oil prices in the U.S. 
]]> 2017-05-12 04:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171407308 Apartheid 024699 https://padlet.com/024699/my2zjayotgly/wish/171407508 Definition: Apartheid was the apartness in Africa from 1950-1991. 
Importance: Laws that separated blacks and whites were strengthened. This caused blacks to protest, Nelson Mandela was among the protestors. He was arrested in 1962. worldwide pressure ultimately forced the government to end apartheid. 
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