Post-Cold War
Definition
Post-Cold War refers to the period after the end of the Cold War, which was a state of political and military tension between powers in the Western Bloc and powers in the Eastern Bloc from 1947 to 1991.
Related terms
Globalization: A process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. This process accelerated after the end of Cold War.
NATO Expansion: After Cold war ended NATO expanded its membership with inclusion of several countries from Eastern Europe who were earlier part of Warsaw Pact under Soviet Influence.
Unipolarity: A distribution of power where there is one superpower dominating over all other nations. USA emerged as such superpower after collapse USSR marking beginning post-cold war era.
"Post-Cold War" appears in:
Subjects (2)
AP US History
AP World History: Modern
Study guides (1)
AP Human Geography - 4.2 Political Processes
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