chapt. 11 vocabulary Word Scramble
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productivity | a measure of how much work can be done in a certain length of time. |
human resources | supply of people who could run machines. |
Textiles | woven cloth. |
cottage industry | spinning and cloth weaving. which family members supplied their own equipment to make goods. |
union | spoke for all workers or industry and bargained for better working conditions, higher pay, and shorter working day. |
strike | workers refused to work until demands were met. |
imperialism | countries competed for markets and resources for their factories. |
communism | a revolution in Russia led to a new political, economic, and social system. |
holocaust | when Nazis and hitler killed over 12 million people 6 million of the victims were jews. |
genocide | mass murder of people because of race,religion,ethnicity,politics,and culture. |
cold war | competition between the democratic united states and its allies and the communist soviet union. |
nuclear weapons | atomic reactions to release enormous power and can cause mass destruction. |
deterrence | deter or discourage an attack. |
satellite nations | countries bordering it. they are dependent apon stronger power. |
blockaded | closed off all land and water traffic into the western part of berlin. |
airlift | system of carrying supplies into western berlin by airplane. |
euro | eu members started to use a common currency to replace their national currencies. |
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