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Chapter. 11 Vocab
Mr Paynes Ch. 11 Voacb
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cold war | Period between the late 1940s and late 1980s |
| Holocaust | Systematic murder of more than 6 million European Jews and 6 million others in world war 2.Working together |
| Blockade | Closed off, all land and water traffic |
| Air lift | A system of carrying supplies into West Berline by airplane. |
| Communism | 1.A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs |
| Cooperation | Working together |
| Cottage Industry | Home or village based industry in which family memebers supply their own equipment to make goods. |
| Deterrence | Maintence of military power for the purpose of discourging an attack |
| EU | Meaning "good" "well" occuring chiefly in words of greek orgin |
| Euro | Common currency adopted by countries in the European Union |
| Genocide | Mass murder of a people because of their race, religion, ethnicty, politics, or culture. |
| Human resources | Suppyly of peope who can prepare goods |
| Imperialism | System of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages |
| Interdependenc | Dependence of countries on one another for goods. |
| NATO | A organization formed in Washington D.C. |
| Nuclear weapon | Weapon whose destructive power comes from a nuclear reaction |
| Productivity | Measurement of the amount of work accomplished in a given time |
| Satellite Nation | Nation politically and economically dominated or controlled by another, more powerful country |
| Strike | Refusal of work, till demands met |
| Textiles | Woven cloth |
| Turmoil | A state of great commotion |
| Union | Labor organization that negotiates for improved worker conditions and pay. |
| USSR | Former fereral union of 15 republics |