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Geo Ch. 11 terms
Ch.11 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| communism | an economic system in which the government plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power, claiming to make progress toward a higher social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people |
| 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 an attack |
| EU | European Union |
| imperialism | system of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages |
| NATO | [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] International military alliance created to defend Western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. |
| satellite nation | nation politically and economically dominated or controlled by another, more powerful country |
| union | labor organization that negotiates for improved worker conditions and pay |