Unit 8 Vocab

sphere of influence

a country or region that another country has informal power over but no formal authority

superpower

a country with great international power and influence, especially one that dominates the affairs of other countries

protest

a gesture or formal action by a person or especially as a group as a public display of objection or dissent

containment

a government policy, enacted in a variety of ways, that is intended to curb the territorial growth, economic expansion, or ideological influence of a hostile nation, usually in reference to the American policy of containing communism during the Cold War

minority

a group that differs in race, ethnic background, religion, or political ideas from the majority of people in a society

Apatheid

a policy of racial segregation, especially the segregation of blacks and whites and the discrimination against blacks in the Republic of South Africa

union

an organization of laborers

ideological

of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and political aims of an individual, group, or institution

nuclear

of or having atomic or hydrogen bombs

dissident

one who disagrees with, dissents from, or opposes (the opinions or doctrines of the others or authority of some group or institution)

intervention

the act of entering a situation as to change what is happening by one nation in the affairs of another, as with military

activism

the belief in or practice of trying to make social or political changes through active, sometimes militant, involvement, especially in particular issues

dependency

the condition of relying on another for help of support

nonviolence

the policy or practice of refusing to use violent means to pursue political or social aims

partition

the political division of a nation into two or more separate nations

decolonization

the process or act of freeing a colony or eliminating colonialism

coup

the sudden and forceful attempt of a group, especially of military or other government personnel, to seize state power

nationalize

to bring under government ownership or control

redistribute

to distribute (spread over an area) again, often in different ways or amounts