System of carrying supplies by air transportation

To forcibly prevent entry to an area

Period between the late 1940s and late 1980s when the United States and the Soviet Union competed for world influence without actually fighting each other

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

to associate with another or others for mutual benefit

home or village based industry in which family members supply their own equipment to make goods

maintenance of military power for the purpose of discouraging an attack

common currency adopted by countries in the European Union

mass murder of a people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, politics or culture

systematic murder of more than 6 million European Jews and 6 million others by Adolph Hitler and the Nazis during WWII

supply of people who can produce goods

system of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages

dependence of countries on one another for goods, raw materials to make goods, and markets in which to sell goods

[North Atlantic Treaty Organization] International military alliance created to defend Western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion

weapon whose destructive power comes from a nuclear reaction

measurement of the amount of work accomplished in a given time

nation politically and economically dominated or controlled by another, more powerful country

refusal to work, usually by a labor organization, until demands are met

a condition of extreme confusion

labor organization that negotiates for improved worker conditions and pay

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russia during communism)

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Ch 11 Vocab

Mr. Payne's Ch 11 Vocab

Question	Answer
Airlift	System of carrying supplies by air transportation
Blockade	To forcibly prevent entry to an area
Cold War	Period between the late 1940s and late 1980s when the United States and the Soviet Union competed for world influence without actually fighting each other
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
euro	common currency adopted by countries in the European Union
euro	common currency adopted by countries in the European Union
genocide	mass murder of a people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, politics or culture
Holocaust	systematic murder of more than 6 million European Jews and 6 million others by Adolph Hitler and the Nazis during WWII
human resources	supply of people who can produce goods
imperialism	system of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages
interdependence	dependence of countries on one another for goods, raw materials to make goods, and markets in which to sell goods
NATO	[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 accomplished in a given time
Satellite Nation	nation politically and economically dominated or 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	labor organization that negotiates for improved worker conditions and pay
USSR	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russia during communism)

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