Non-Alignment movement

Question 1

bandung confreence 1955

Answer 1

• first international gathering of indepedent asian and african countries
• inaugurated the non-aligned movement

Question 2

third world

Answer 2

• countries that didnt want to belong to either groups (western capitliast or communist blocks); economic idea of the developing world

Question 3

how to be considered

Answer 3

• not join in any alliances or defence pacts with the super powers
• allow for autonomy from superpower domination by not commiting to a side; allows for bi-polar manipulate to own advantage
• if pressure from a superpower got too much; other non-aligned countries can ally with one another

Question 4

non aligned bloc

Answer 4

• work together in UN general assembly to overide unity

- 1961

Question 5

group of 77

Answer 5

• work to gain support for developing countries by putting pressure on industrial nations
• necceasry as many of he non-aligned states needed economic aid and modernization
• 1964

Question 6

origins

Answer 6

• Tito + Yugoslavia; accepted marshall law but still kep relations with USSR
• Tito wants to stay socialist but not introduce capitalistm to Yugoslavia
• TIto treated as equal after Stalisn death; non-aligned position

Question 7

growth

Answer 7

• India and China don’t want colonial power control
• India and Pakistan want to strike back o US without having to ally to USSR
• after sino-soviet split, china jojins; to avoid hegemony over CHina by US, to present itself as a leader and to further develop marxist ideology
• fear of nuclear war also key of ocncern

Question 8

nasser invovlement

Answer 8

= key player of Egypt, attended the conference

• impressed with the views + arguments
• Nasswer wants a neutral position; and wants to exploid both USSR and USA
• Nasswer triggers cirsis in Middle East ; SEUZE CANAL; Nasswer manages to use both superpowers to himself emerge as winner of arab nationalist state

Question 9

cold war 1960s and 70s non alignment

Answer 9

key political content of movement to encourage solidarity among membr states, warn supoerwpoers of spreading cold war, apply pressure against war and imperalism and restructure world economic order

• Belgrade Summit 1961; meetings conideicde with Berlin crisis; head of nonaligned committee send letter to Kennedy + kruschnev about threat of war and motivates them to find a peace ful solution
• nonaligned countries shift power balance in UN
• NAM continued to grow, but India and China beign to orient to USSR and US (bipolarity)
• mos counries gone, dead, or overthrow by 1970

Question 10

cold war 1980s and 1990s non alignment

Answer 10

• NAm members turn against each other regarding Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
• The Third World ceases to exist as apolitical and economic concept
• NAM continues to hold international conference and summits; focus shifts from political issues to promotion of solutiongs for global economic problems