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Grade 8 Social Studies: Cold War & Decolonization Awareness
1.
a period of rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII without direct all-out war between them
2.
a nation with great global influence militarily, economically, and politically
3.
a set of ideas about how society and government should work
4.
the process by which colonies gained independence from imperial powers
5.
a conflict where rival powers support opposing sides without fighting each other directly as main armies
6.
rivalry was intense but the two superpowers avoided direct full-scale war with each other
7.
Answers vary: alliances, arms race awareness, space race, aid, propaganda, regional conflicts
8.
wartime allies disagreed about postwar security and influence
9.
U.S.–Soviet rivalry after WWII without direct all-out war between them
10.
nation with great global influence
11.
ideas about how society and government should work
12.
colonies gaining independence from empires
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