autonomy: Self-government; in modern times, understood to be a right.

cold war: Term used to describe the post–World War II competition for influence between the United States and the USSR that was supported by military action but did not result in the termination of diplomatic ties.

communism: A political philosophy proposing the elimination of private property; the official doctrine of the former Soviet Union, in which a totalitarian government controlled the means of production.

containment: The policy or process of preventing the expansion of a hostile power or ideology.

ethnicity: A social grouping comprising individuals who share aspects of a common culture, including some combination of the following traits: race, appearance, language, religion, and common origin.

ethnocide: The destruction of an ethnic group, also known as ethnic cleansing. Ethnocide can be accomplished through killing or by destroying a group's culture and assimilating them so that they...