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15 Cards in this Set
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Canton
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Swiss state
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Reparations
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money for war damages
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polder
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land reclaimed from the sea
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nationalize
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to bring industries under state control
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lignite
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soft brown coal
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neutral
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not taking sides in a conflict
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decentralize
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to transfer power to smaller regions
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confederation
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loose organization of independent states
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recession
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extended decline in general business activity
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strip mining
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used to mine coal or tar sand
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inflation
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general increase in prices
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perishable good
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product that does not stay fresh for long
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Impressionism
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style of painting popularized by Claude Monet and Pierre Auguste Renoir
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dike
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embankment of earth and rock built to hold back water
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dialect
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variations of a language that are unique to a region or community
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