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urbanization
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process of changing from rural to a city-dwelling population that results in densely populated and vast numbers of city buildings;this resulted in latin america after WWII when population rose
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separatism
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movement for the creation of an independent state;quebecois felt that they were the victoms of discrimination and french canadians suppoted this(seperation of quebec from canada)
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referendum
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direct popular vote on a legislative act or some public issues;federal gov. tried to discourage separatism by recognizing quebecs heritage, in the official business act of 1967 the gov. recognized as national languages both english and french-in a popular vote in quebec 59% of the voters supported remaining a part of canada
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civil rights
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rights guaranteed to citizens under the constitution; african americans-predudice limited the opportunities for education and jobs, they were treated as social inferiors and dinied full rights of citizens
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deficit
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a loss of money resulting from expenditures exceeding income;foreing companies began to expand within the U.S. itself, the effect of this was an increase in (shortfall in revenue)in the nations balance of payments as imports exceeded exports.
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liberation theology
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the doctrine that the church has a moral obligation to use political action to improve the plight of the poor
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descamisados
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"shirtless ones"; peron recognized the potential political power of the urban people
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diversification
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the policy of expanding business or product lines to increase the variety of items produced;relieing on a single major export ment risk, so after WWII latin america reduced their dependence on single exports
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import substitution
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the policy of replacing foreign goods with locally-manufactured products;countries tried to encourage industrial development at home by borrowing heavily from foreign banks to launch new industries and by putting high tariffs on manufactured goods impoted from abroad- this was most successful in the larger latin american countries;britain becam the worlds fourth largest manufacturer of automobiles
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