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Buffer State
Country situated between two rival powers, preventing direct conflict.
Cold War
Political rivalry between the USA and the Soviet Union after WWII
Containment
US policy aiming to stop the spread of communism.
Lend-Lease
A US policy enacted in March 1941 allowing the President to transfer military supplies to any nation whose defence was deemed vital to American security, without requiring immediate payment. It provided over $50 billion in aid to the Allies during World War II.
Lend-Lease
A US programme enacted in March 1941 that allowed the president to supply military aid to nations deemed vital to American defence. It provided billions of dollars in equipment to Britain, the Soviet Union, China, and other Allied powers without requiring immediate payment.
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs - the Soviet secret police responsible for political repression, surveillance, running the Gulag system, and enforcing state security from 1934 to 1946.
Reparations
payments made for war damage
Reparations
Payments made for war damage
Self-determination
Principle that nations should have the right to govern themselves, ignored in China’s case.
Spheres of Influence
Areas of the world where a great power claims exclusive or dominant influence over the political and economic affairs of other states.