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Sexton chapter 20

Bellevue West chapter 20

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Detente Easing of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s
Welfare State System in which the resposibility for it's citizens' social and economic needs
Recession Period of reduced economic activity
Service Industry Industry that provides a service rather than a product
Euro Common currency used by member nations of the European Union
Chancellor Prime Minister
Coalition Temporary alliance of various political parties
Deficit Gap between what a government spends and what it takes in through taxes and other sources
Surplus Extra or excess
Civil rights movement Effort in the 1950s and 1960s to end discrimination and ensure equal rights for all Americans
Segregation Separation of the races
Separatism Movement advocating that Quebec separate from Canada and become an independent nation
Dissident Someone who speaks out against the government
Glasnost Policy of openness instituted by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s
Perestroika Restructing of the Soviet government and economy in the 1980s
Default Fail to make payment
Ethnic cleansing Policy for killing or forcibly removing people of certain ethnic groups
War crime Act that violates international rules of war
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