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16 Cards in this Set
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Productivity- |
a measure of how much work can be done in a certain length of time |
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Human resources |
people who can run the machines |
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Textiles- |
woven cloth |
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Cottage industry |
family members supplied their own equipment to make goods. |
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Union- |
spoke for all the workers in a factory or industry and bargained for better working conditions, higher pay, and a shorter working day |
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Strike- |
refusing to work until their demands were met |
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Imperialism- |
European countries claimed colonies in Africa and Asia in the late 1800’s |
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Holocaust- |
in which over 12 million people were killed.Over 6 million of the victims were Jews |
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Genocide- |
Mass murder of a people because of race, religion, politics, or culture |
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Cold War |
The global competition between the democratic United States and its allies and the Communist Soviet Union and its supporters |
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Nuclear weapon |
use atomic reactions to release enormous power |
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Deterrence- |
if Soviet leaders thought such an attack would trigger nuclear war with the United States. |
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Satellite nation |
are dependant upon a stronger power |
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Blockade- |
close off |
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Airlift- |
a system of carrying supplies into West Berlin by airplane. |
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Euro- |
A currency used in europe |
