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16 Cards in this Set
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Detente |
Easing of tensions between the US and the soviet union |
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Welfare state |
System in which the govt takes responsibility for its citizens social and economic needs |
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Deficit |
Gap between what a govt spends and what it takes in through taxes |
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Perestroika |
Restructuring of the soviet govt and economy |
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Collectivization |
Pooling of land and labor in an attempt to increase efficiency |
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Communes |
Community in which property is held in common, living quarters are shared, physical needs in exchange for work |
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Embargo |
Ban on trade |
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Partition |
Divide |
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Kibbutz |
Collective farm in Israel |
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Hejab |
Traditional dress worn by Muslim women |
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Ayatollah |
Title given to a learned shitte Muslim legal expert |
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Intifada |
Mass uprising mounted by Palestinians in territory held by Israel |
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Mixed economy |
Economic system with both private and state run enterprises |
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Apartheid |
Policy of strict racial seperation in south africa |
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Favela |
Brazilian slum |
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Plebiscite |
Ballot in which voters have a direct say on an issue |
