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23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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CUISINE
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STYLE OF COOKING AND PREPARING FOOD
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CONTINENTAL CLIMATE
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SHORT, HOT SUMMERS AND LONG, COLD WINTERS
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MARINE CLIMATE
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MILD WINTERS AND COOL SUMMERS
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MINIMUM WAGE
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GUARANTEES A WORKER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR EACH HOUR OF WORK
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ALLIES
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COUNTRIES THAT FORM ALLIANCES
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BORDER CONTROL
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CUSTOM CHECKS AND BORDER INSPECTIONS
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PROPAGANDA
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EXAGGERATED INFO ORGANIZED TO REFLECT A PARTICULAR VIEW OR BELIEF
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ANTI-SEMITISM
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PREJUDICE AND HOSTILITY TOWARD JEWS
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COMMUNISM
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GOVERNMENT OWNS AND RUNS MOST BUSINESSES AND DECIDES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK
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COLD WAR
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RIVALRY BETWEEN SOVIET UNION & WESTERN COUNTRIES AFTER WW2; NO PHYSICAL FIGHTING
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PUBLIC HOUSING
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HOUSING PARTLY PAID FOR BY THE GOVERNMENT
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HOLOCAUST
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MASSACRE OF JEWS AND OTHERS BY NAZIS DURING THE HOLOCAUST
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PLANNED ECONOMY
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GOVERNMENT PLANS WHAT PRODUCTS ARE MADE AND WHAT THEY COST
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QUALITY OF LIFE
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WAY PEOPLE LIVE THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES
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MARSHALL PLAN
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US PROGRAM THAT LOANED AND GAVE MONEY TO WESTERN EUROPEAN NATIONS TO BUY MACHINERY, BUILD FACTORIES, ETC.
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EUROPEAN UNION
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ORGANIZATION THAT GOVERNS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION OF EUROPEAN NATIONS
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DISSIDENT
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PERSON WHO DISAGREES WITH THE GOVERNMENT
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PASSPORT
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GOVERNMENTAL DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDES TRAVELERS WITH CITIZENSHIP INFORMATION
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CURRENCY
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SYSTEM OF MONEY
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GULF STREAM
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WARM-WATER CURRENT THAT STARTS IN WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA
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FREE-MARKET ECONOMY
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FARMS AND FACTORIES ARE PRIVATELY OWNED
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COMMON MARKET
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UNION OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO MAKE TRADE EASIER AND MORE PROFITABLE
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TARIFF
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FEE CHARGED ON PRODUCTS BROUGHT IN OR OUT OF A COUNTRY
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