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S.S. - Ch. 16 Vocab
Social Studies - Unit 8 - Chapter 16 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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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. |