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KS History Key Terms
Chapter 7, Lessons 1 - 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an economic resource that includes money, tools, and equipment (machinery) to produce goods and services | capital |
| impure or harmful | contaminated |
| varied or diverse | diversified |
| the practice where one country takes control of other countries to gain power in another region of the world | imperialism |
| rules or laws that say how something should be done | regulation |
| having to do with the countryside | rural |
| the development of special skills and strengths | specialization |
| having to do with cities | urban |
| a formal agreement between groups fighting a war to stop fighting, sometimes only temporarily | armistice |
| a loan to a government by a private citizen with the promise of repayment with interest later | bond |
| a widespread outbreak of disease | epidemic |
| to assemble or prepare people and supplies for action | mobilize |
| a position on neither side of a conflict or war | neutrality |
| a specific amount to meet or achieve | quota |
| a situation in which neither side of a conflict is winning | stalemate |
| to decide an argument or dispute between two sides | arbitrate |
| a system where employees and managers or owners negotiate for wages, working hours, and other conditions | collective bargaining |
| unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of race, age, or gender | discrimination |
| the central cabin of an airplane meant to hold the pilots and crew | fuselage |
| an organization of workers who join together to achieve common goals, such as better pay or safer working conditions | labor union |
| a tactic of labor unions where workers refuse to work until the company meets their demands | strike |