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AP World History: Modern
Unit 8
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AP World History: Modern Unit 8 Vocabulary
75 essential vocabulary terms and definitions for Unit 8 – Cold War & Decolonization (1900-Present)
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Unit 8 – Cold War & Decolonization (1900-Present)
Topics
8.1 Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization
8.2 The Cold War
8.3 Effects of the Cold War
8.4 Spread of Communism After 1900
8.5 Decolonization After 1900
8.6 Newly Independent States After 1900
8.7 Global Resistance in the 20th Century
8.8 End of the Cold War
8.9 Causation in the Age of the Cold War and Decolonization
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