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Chapter 27
Term | Definition |
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Protectionism | Policy of trade restrictions to protect domestic industries |
Acid Rain | Rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants |
Conservation | The careful preservation and protection of natural resources |
Refugee | A person who has willingly left his or her home to escape war, famine, or other disaster |
Internationalism | Involvement in world affairs |
Charter | A government document granting permission to organize a corporation |
Globalization | Individuals and nations working across barriers of distance, culture, and technology |
Multinational | Firm that does business or has offices in many countries |
Human Rights | Fundamental freedoms of individuals |
Tribunal | Courts established by the UN to hear cases of violations of international human rights laws |
Genocide | Mass murder of a people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, politics, or culture |
Apartheid | System of laws that separated racial and ethnic groups and limited the rights of blacks in South Africa |
Sanction | Measure such as withholding economic aid used to influence a foreign government's actions |
Satellite | Nation politically and economically dominated or controlled by another, more powerful country |
Cold War | Conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union dating from the later 1940s to the late 1980s, when the two countries competed for world influence without declared military action |