10-1 Vocabulary

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10-1 Vocabulary

• Productivity
• Measurement of the amount of work accomplished in
  a given time
• Human Resources
• Supply of people who can produce goods
• Textiles
• Woven cloth
• Cottage Industry
• Home or village based industry in which family
  members supply their own equipment to make goods
• Union
• Labor organization that negotiates for improved
  worker conditions and pay

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10-1 Vocabulary

• Strike
• Refusal to work, usually by a labor organization,
  until demands are met
• Imperialism
• System of building foreign empires for military
  and trade advantages
• Alliances
• Political agreement between countries to support
  each other in disputes with other countries
• Communism
• Economic, political, and social system based on
  the teachings of Karl Marx, which advocated the
  elimination of private property

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10-1 Vocabulary

• Holocaust
• Systematic murder by Adolf Hitler and his
  followers of more than 12 million people,
  including 6 million European Jews, during WWII
• Genocide
• Mass murder of people because of their race,
  religion, ethnicity, politics, or culture

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10-2 Vocabulary

• Cold War
• Conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
  dating from the late 1940s to the late 1980s,
  when the two superpowers competed for world
  influence without declared military action at
  each other
• Nuclear Weapon
• Weapon whose destructive power comes from an
  uncontrolled nuclear reaction
• Deterrence
• Maintenance of military power for the purpose of
  discouraging an attack
• Satellite Nation
• Nation politically and economically dominated or
  controlled by another more powerful country

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10-2 Vocabulary

• Blockade
• To forcibly prevent entry into an area
• Airlift
• System of carrying supplies by aircraft
• Glasnost
• Russian policy of openness which permitted
  Soviet people to criticize the government without
  punishment
• Perestroika
• Soviet policy that loosened government controls
  and permitted its economy to move towards
  capitalism
• Capitalism
• Economic system that allows private ownership and
  open competition of businesses

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• Chapter 5 Notes The Modern Era
• I. A Rapidly Changing World
• In the 1700s the ____________ Revolution began
  and allowed people to use machinery and new
  methods to increase productivity.
• The Industrial Revolution happened as a result
  of Britains large supply of natural resources,
  raw materials, and _______________.
• C. _____________ were the first major industry.
• II. Changing Lifestyles
• Industrial workers worked long hours and in
  _________ conditions.
• Workers then formed _________ that bargained for
  better conditions.
• The Industrial Revolution resulted in __________
  living conditions and stronger economies for
  countries.

Industrial
human resources
Textiles
dangerous
unions
better
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• III. Rivalry Between Nations
• Under _____________, European countries claimed
  colonies in Asia and Africa in the late 1800s
• __________ broke out in Europe in 1914 and as a
  result many once-strong countries became weak.
  The U.S. and Japan became great powers.
• In 1917, the Russian __________ led to the system
  of communism.
• In the 1930s, worldwide depression and problems
  that were not solved led to _________.
• E. After WWII, the Soviet Union and ____ emerged
  as world powers.
• Chapter 5 (A Continent Divided)
• I. The Cold War
• The global competition between democratic U.S.
  and Communist Soviet Union to spread its ideas
  was known as the _____________.

imperialism
WWI
Revolution
WWII
U.S.
Cold War
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nuclear

• Both sides had a large amount of ___________
  weapons.
• The U.S. lent money to help rebuild Europe, and
  to stop the spread of communism (___________
  Plan).
• II. West European Nations Cooperate
• In 1948, the ___________ Doctrine offered
  military aid to those who were fighting communism
  inside their borders.
• In 1949, __________ was formed to respond to
  possible attacks by the Soviet Union. All agreed
  to help one another if attacked.
• III. The Soviet Community
• In Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union made
  ___________ nations of these countries.
• In 1955, the Soviet Union formed its satellites
  into an alliance known as the ___________ Pact.

Marshall
Truman
NATO
satellite
Warsaw
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• IV. A Clash Between the Superpowers
• In 1948, the Soviet Union blockaded, closed off
  _________ which created much tension.
• Two separate governments were also set up in
  Germany, W. Germany (____________) and E. Germany
  (_____________)
• The city of Berlin was divided by two which the
  Soviet Union created the __________ Wall to
  prevent people from leaving E. Berlin.
• V. The End of the Cold War
• In 1985, Mikhail ____________, introduce reforms
  to stimulate the economy.
• In the late 1980s the Soviet Union moved towards
  capitalism and ______________ and as a result
  their satellites became independent.

Berlin
democratic
communist
Berlin
Gorbachev
democracy
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• Chapter 5 Notes (Moving Toward Unity)
• I. The End of the Soviet Union
• Protests in E. Germany led to the Berlin Wall
  coming down and the _______________ of Germany in
  1990.
• In 1991, Soviet Union ________ up into 15 new
  countries.
• II. The New Europe
• Today, _________ is becoming an economic power.
• Some Europeans would like to see the European
  ____________ become the United States of Europe.
• In 2002, most of the EUs members use the same
  currency, the __________.
• Some of the ___________ that the EU is trying to
  solve is the income gap, population growth, and
  environmental issues.

reunification
broke
Europe
Union
Euro
problems