Western powers
Europe and America
Western powers refers to the United States, Western European nations, and their allies—countries historically dominant in global politics, economics, and military affairs.
The term implies shared democratic traditions, capitalist economies, and cultural heritage rooted in European civilization.
It often appears in discussions of international relations, particularly regarding conflicts or negotiations with non-Western nations: Western powers imposed sanctions on the regime.
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- foreign policyInternational relations strategy
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
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- WestWesternization, Occident, Europe, North America, United States
- Qing Diplomacyextraterritoriality, Opium Wars, Treaty of Nanking, spheres of influence, kowtow
- NATOArticle 5, military alliance, mutual defense, alliance, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- May Fourth EraMay Fourth Movement, Peking University, student protests, anti-traditionalism, cultural criticism
- Taiping RebellionNanjing
Western powersSoviet Union
Former communist superstate
Warsaw Pact · USSR · Soviet Russia · People's Republic of China · East Germany
Western powersdeveloping nations
Countries with lower economic output
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