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Content: The buildup of nuclear weapons proved a deterrent from the superpowers fighting a full-scale war, but caused much tension and failed to stop many "brushfire" wars to break out in developing nations. Third World
After the end of WWII, most of the colonial empires collapsed. Between 1947 and 1962, many colonies in Asia and Africa gained their independence. India and Pakistan became nations in 1947 and the Dutch East Indies became Indonesia in 1949. Ghana gained independence in 1957, and many other nations followed. They were known as _________ because they were often not industrialized and lacked stable political and economic institutions. They often looked for foreign aid from either the U.S or the Soviet Union, making them easy pawns of the Cold War. Iran
In 1953 the CIA helped overthrow a government in Iran that had tried to nationalize the holding of foreign oil companies which allowed the return of Reza Pahlavi as shah of Iran. He provided the West with favorable oil prices and made enormous purchases of American arms. covert action
Using undercover intervention in the internal politics of other nations which became popular under Eisenhower as it seemed less objectionable than employing U.S troops and proved less expensive.