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Chapter 12 Vocab
Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War | Iron Curtain |
| Policy of holding back or stopping communism | Containment |
| Delivery of supplies by airplane | Airlift |
| A war without actual combat | Cold War |
| Secret attempts to overthrow a government from within | Subversion |
| Spying | Espionage |
| The crime of lying under oath | Perjury |
| Formally criticize | Censure |
| Rise in prices | Inflation |
| Truman's postwar program aimed at solving some of the economic problems after WWII | Fair Deal |
| An agreement where a business owner only hires union members | Closed shop |
| End the system of separating races | Desegregate |
| A region in which no military forces are allowed | Demilitarized zone |
| An amount left over after meeting all expenses | Surplus |
| Competition between countries for stronger military power | Arms race |
| Meeting of the heads of government | Summit |
| Measure of the economic comfort enjoyed by a group | Standard of living |
| Having greater wealth | Affluence |
| Focus on collecting money and possessions | Materialism |