S.s Vocab

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productivity

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measurement of the amount work accomplished in a given time

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human resources

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supply of people whp can produce goods

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textile

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woven cloths

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cottage industry

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

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union

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labor organization that nepotiated for improved worker conditions and pay

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strike

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

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imperialism

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system of building foreign empires for military and trade advantages

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alliance

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political agreement between countries to support each other in disputes with other countries

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communism

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economic,social, and political system basedon the teachings of Karl Marx, which advocated the elimination of private property

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holocaust

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the murdering of jews in World War 2 by Adolf Hitler

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genocide

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

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cold war

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conflict between the U.S.and the Soviet Union dating from the late 1940s to the late 1980s , when the two superpwers competed for world influence without declared military action at each other

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nuclear weapons

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weapons whose destructive power comes from an uncontrolled nuclear reaction

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deterrence

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maintenance of military power for purpose of discouraging an attack

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satellite nation

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nation politically dominated or controled by another,more powerful country

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blockade

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to forcibly prevent entry to an area

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airlift

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system of carrying supplies by aircraft

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glasnot

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russian policy of "openness",which permitted Soviet people to criticize the government without punishment

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perestroika

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Soviet policy the loosened government controls and permitted its economy to move towards capitalism

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capitalism

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economic system that allows private ownership and open competitionof businesses

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European union

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Trade alliance among many European countries, formality called the Common Market

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Euro

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common currency sdopted by countries in the European Union