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13 Cards in this Set
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moderate
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Middle-of-the-road
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surplus
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Excess
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arms race
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Building more and more weapons in an effort to surpass another’s
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domino theory
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Belief that if one nation falls to communism, others will also fall
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summit
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Meeting of heads of government
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peaceful coexistence
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Policy in which superpowers agree to compete with one another
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productivity
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Ability to produce more goods with the same amount of labor
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standard of living
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Measure of people’s overall wealth and quality of life
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affluence
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Wealth
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baby boom
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Nation’s soaring birthrate during the 1950s
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ghetto
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Neighborhoods inhabited mainly by poor minority groups
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automation
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Producing goods using mechanical and electronic devices
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materialism
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Focus on obtaining money and possessions rather than an interest in spiritual
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