vocabulary
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| referendum | a direct popular vote on a measure or proposed law
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| stalemate | a deadlock,, or situation in which neither of two opponents can move further
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| archipelago | a group or chain of islands
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| refugee | person who must leave his or her home and flee elsewhere for safety
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| quota | a specified number or amount
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| pragmatists | in China, a moderate who advocated economic reform and trade with the West
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| sect | a group with distinct beliefs within a large religious group
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| special economic zones | areas of China where foreign businesses and a free market were allowed to operate in the 1800's
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| domino theory | cold war belief that if one nation became communist, so would its neighbors
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| nonaligned | not taking sides with either of the superpowers in the cold war
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| pollution | putting toxic or impure substances into the air, land, or water
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| gross domestic product(GDP) | total value of goods and services produced within a country in a year
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| general strike | strike involving workers from many parts of a nation's economy
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| colons | French settlers in the colon of Algeria
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| clans | group based on family ties
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| negritude | a literary movement that emphasizes and takes pride in Africa's cultural heritage
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| pan-africanism | movement encouraging unity and cooperation among African nations
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| desertification | process of fertile land becoming desert
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| cash crops | farm product grown to be sold or tracked, not used by the farmer
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| apartheid | official policy of strict racial separation and discrimination practiced in South Africa from 1948 to early 1990's
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| genocide | deliberate attempt to kill all members of a racial, cultural, ethnic group
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| literacy rate | the percentage of a country's adult population who can read and write
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| disengagement | act of freeing oneself or withdrawing from a situation
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| nationalized | to bring a private industry under government control
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| fundementalism | movement emphasizing adherence to traditional religious laws and practices
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