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Unit 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Revolution | a complete change in ways of thinking, working, or living |
| Industrial Revolution | a period of change from 1760 to 1840 in which new sources of energy allowed machines to replace humans and animals |
| Nationalism | feeling of unity as a nation |
| Imperialism | the control of foreign lands by stronger states |
| Genocide | the deliberate extermination of an ethnic, racial, or religious group |
| Cold War | conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that dominated world politics |
| Alliance | a formal agreement between people or nations to help one another |
| Human Rights | rights belonging to everyone including life, liberty, freedom from torture, and equality before the law |
| Apartheid | political system that gave privileges to whites in South Africa |
| Sustainability | meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future (environment, social, economic) |
| Interdependence | dependence by each country or group on the other |
| Globalization | the increase in links between people and economies around the world |
| Technology | the use and knowledge of tools |
| Diffusion | the spread of cultural beliefs, practices, technologies, religions, languages, and ideas from one society or group to another |