Cold War, nonalignment, and development

Objective: Explain cold war influence and nonalignment, distinguish their meanings, and apply them to a described case.

Cold War influence: Superpower rivalry shaped resources, alliances, and interventions in many regions. Nonalignment: Nonalignment sought autonomy from dominant rival blocs through varying diplomatic practices. Cold War and postcolonial histories combined external pressures with local goals and choices. Nonalignment sought autonomy through varied policies rather than absolute absence of alliances or cooperation. Development and political transitions produced uneven benefits and burdens. A familiar case cannot represent an entire continent. Distinguish a change in state institutions from the persistence or transformation of social and economic inequalities. Application: A regional conflict receives competing foreign support. This most directly illustrates cold war influence. A state pursues an independent foreign-policy position. This most directly illustrates nonalignment.

Objective: Explain bandung conference and proxy conflict, distinguish their meanings, and apply them to a described case.

Bandung Conference: The 1955 Bandung Conference brought Asian and African representatives together around cooperation and anti-colonial concerns. Proxy conflict: A proxy conflict includes outside powers backing local sides with their own aims. Cold War and postcolonial histories combined external pressures with local goals and choices. Nonalignment sought autonomy through varied policies rather than absolute absence of alliances or cooperation. Development and political transitions produced uneven benefits and burdens. A familiar case cannot represent an entire continent. Distinguish a change in state institutions from the persistence or transformation of social and economic inequalities. Application: A lesson studies a meeting outside the two-bloc framework. This most directly illustrates bandung conference. A local war receives rival international assistance. This most directly illustrates proxy conflict.

Objective: Explain development planning and local agenda, distinguish their meanings, and apply them to a described case.

Development planning: Planning organizes economic goals and resources through different institutional arrangements. Local agenda: A local agenda reflects goals not reducible to a foreign patron's interests. Cold War and postcolonial histories combined external pressures with local goals and choices. Nonalignment sought autonomy through varied policies rather than absolute absence of alliances or cooperation. Development and political transitions produced uneven benefits and burdens. A familiar case cannot represent an entire continent. Distinguish a change in state institutions from the persistence or transformation of social and economic inequalities. Application: A government chooses priorities for infrastructure and production. This most directly illustrates development planning. A movement negotiates support while pursuing its own priorities. This most directly illustrates local agenda.