Flashcard: Cold War Dynamics and US Territorial Influence — 14 carte

Cold War — definition?

A rivalry between US and USSR post-1945.

Bipolarisation — role?

Divides world into two superpower blocs.

Bloc of the West — alliance?

US-led group aligned with Western policies.

Rivalry mechanisms?

Arms race, space race, propaganda, espionage, proxy wars.

Proxy war — example?

Vietnam War as US vs North Vietnam.

Détente — purpose?

Reduce Cold War tensions.

Gorbachev — reforms?

Perestroika and Glasnost.

End of Cold War — key event?

Fall of the Berlin Wall.

US power — types?

Hard power (military), soft power (culture).

American regions?

Northeast, Sun Belt, Pacific Coast, Great Plains.

Transport networks — role?

Connect regions and support economic activity.

Urbanization effects?

Creates inequalities, segregation, gentrification.

Territorial inequalities?

Rich vs poor, city vs countryside, coast vs inland.

Timeline order?

Blocs, crises, détente, USSR's end.