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29 Cards in this Set
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capitalism |
an economic system in which individuals or corporations own goods and businesses, and public demand determines the prices, production, and distribution of most goods |
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Pyongyang [pyuhng-YAHNG] |
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arms race |
a competition between two or more nations to see who can build the most or the deadliest weapons |
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baby boom |
a marked increase in birthrate in the United States between 1946 and 1964 |
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franchise [FRAN-chiyz] |
the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services |
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G.I. Bill of Rights |
a variety of bills that Congress enacted to give money to military veterans for college educations, home-buying loans, and other benefits |
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colonialism |
control by one power or nation over another area or people |
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domino theory |
the theory that if communism takes over one nation, it will take over the neighboring nations as well |
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dove |
an opponent of a war or warlike policy |
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hawk |
a supporter of a war or warlike policy |
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dissenting opinion |
a justice's written opinion disagreeing with the majority opinion of the court |
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integrate |
to bring together different racial and ethnic groups |
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civil disobedience |
opposing a law or practice by refusing to obey it |
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civil rights movement |
a movement that sought fair treatment for all Americans regardless of race |
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Henry David Thoreau [thuh-ROH] |
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NAACP |
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an organization of blacks and whites formed to fight racial injustice |
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civil rights movement |
a movement that sought fair treatment for all Americans regardless of race |
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National Guard |
a military force whose job is to defend the public during civil emergencies and maintain peace within a country or state |
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nonviolent protest |
peaceful protest that avoids the use of physical violence |
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Walt Disney |
animator who produced the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Later he created Disneyland and other amusement parks. |
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Jonas Salk |
a medical scientist who helped develop the influenza vaccine that helped to control the spread of the flu virus after WWII. |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. |
A Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who was an advocate of nonviolence and racial harmony. He helped organize the March on Washington and delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. |
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James Watson |
One of the most influential researchers in the field of genetics. He discovered DNA. |
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Jackie Robinson |
baseball player who opened the door for black athletes in professional sports by being the only African American in the Major Leagues. |
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Rachel Carson |
A scientist that focused on the effects agricultural chemicals on animal life. Many people consider her the founder of the modern environmental movement. |
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Theodore Geisel |
Better known as, Dr. Seuss, he wrote and illustrated dozens of children's books. These books were filled with memorable characters, nonsense words, colorful illustrations, and moral lessons couched in humor. |
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Thurgood Marshall |
a lawyer for the N.A.A.C.P. he later the first black U.S. Supreme Court justice. |
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Georgia O'Keeffe |
One of the United States' most celebrated painters of both abstract and organic. Most of her works are of nature. |
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Leonard Bernstein |
A composer and conductor who composed ballets, symphonies, operas and Broadway musicals. Best known for the musical: West Side Story |
