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S.S. - Ch. 16 Vocab

Social Studies - Unit 8 - Chapter 16 Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
Imperialism When nations build empires by adding colonies.
Isthmus A narrow strip of land that links two larger pieces of land.
Alliance An agreement between two nations to work together and defend each other.
Trench Warfare A way of fighting in which soldiers fought from long narrow ditches, or trenches.
Armistice An agreement to stop fighting.
Isolationism The belief that the United States should stay out of world events.
Assembly Line A line of workes and equipment that puts a product together piece by piece.
Division of Labor When workers perform different parts of a large task.
Credit To get an item today but pay for it later.
Stock Market Where people can buy and sell shares of a company's stock.
Unemployment The number of people without a job.
Depression A period when many people cannot find work, and many others have no money to keep businesses going.
Population Map A map that shows where people live.
Dictator A ruler who has total power over a country an its people.
War Bonds Loans from the American people to the federal government.
Internment Camp A place where prisoners are held during wartime.
Atomic Bomb A powerful bomb that can destroy an entire city.
Concentration Camp A place where large numbers of people are held prisoner and forced to work.
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