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7th grade ch.11 voc.
7th grade chapter 11 (the world and its people) vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Airlift | A system of carrying supplies by aircraft. |
| Blockade | To forcibly prevent entry to an area. |
| Cold war | Period between the late 1940s and the late 1980s when the United States and the Soviet Union competed for world influence without actually fighting each other. |
| Communism | Economic, social, and political system based on the teachings of Karl Max which advocated the elimination of private property. |
| Cooperation | To associate with another or others for mutual benefit. |
| Cottage Industry | Home- or village-based industry in which Family members supply their own equipment to make goods. |
| Deterrence | Maintenance of military power for the purpose of discouraging attack. |
| E.U. | European Union. |
| Euro | Common currency adopted by countries in the European Union. |
| Genocide | Mass murder of people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, politics, or culture. |
| Holocaust | Systemic murder of more than 6 million Jews and 6 million others by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in World War 2 |
| Human Resources | Supply of people who can produce goods. |
| Imperialism | System of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages. |
| Interdependence | Dependence on countries on one another for goods, raw materials to make goods, and markets in which to sell goods. |
| N.A.T.O. | (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) International military alliance created to defend Western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. |
| Nuclear Weapon | Weapon whose destructive power comes from a nuclear reaction. |
| Productivity | Measurement of the amount of work done in a given time. |
| Satellite Nation | Nation politically and economically controlled by another, more powerful country. |
| Strike | Refusal to work, usually by a labor organization, until demands are met. |
| Textiles | Woven cloth. |
| Turmoil | A condition of extreme confusion. |
| Union | A labor organization that negotiates for improved work conditions and pay. |
| U.S.S.R. | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. [Russia during communism] |