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Collective security
Collective security is the idea that nations work together to maintain peace by deterring or punishing aggression.
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.
Reparations
payments made for war damage
Reparations
Payments made for war damage
Salami tactics
Salami tactics refers to the strategy used by communist parties in Eastern Europe (1945-1948) to eliminate opposition by slicing away rival parties one by one, first forming coalitions, then marginalising partners, and finally establishing single-party rule. The term was coined by Hungarian communist leader Matyas Rakosi.
Self-determination
Principle that nations should have the right to govern themselves, ignored in China’s case.
Self-determination
The right of a people to control their own political, cultural, and economic destiny.
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.