Unit 7+8 Vocabulary by Arrya Gupta _ Student - DavisDriveMS

Nuclear Weapons

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Vastly more powerful than atomic bombs. Capable of destroying entire cities and permanently irradiating countries.

Atomic Bomb

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Significantly more powerful than past weapons. First used in Hiroshima.

Domino Theory

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Belief that if one country becomes Communist its neighbors would also become communist.

Warsaw Pact

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Military alliance between countries in Eastern Europe and the USSR.

United Nations

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Successor to the League of Nations. Exists to solve the world’s political problems.

Bretton Woods System

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Created the World Bank and IMF to solve the world’s economic problems.

Brown v. Board

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Supreme Court Case that ended the segregation of schools.

Mutually Assured Destruction

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Theory that if one country uses nuclear weapons other countries will use them as well effectively ending the world as we know it.

Containment

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Theory that communism must be prevented from spreading to other countries and that the USA must use military force to stop it if necessary.

Iron Curtain

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Named by Winston Churchill. This is the metaphorical demarcation between communism and democracy in Europe.

International Organizations

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Globally centered groups that try to solve world problems.

Holocaust

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The death and destruction of six million jews and five million other people by the Nazis during WWII.

NATO

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Military alliance primarily between the USA and Western Europe.

Great Society

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Created by President LBJ to improve the social welfare safety net in the USA.

Moral Majority

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A political movement in the 1980s, led by religious conservatives, advocating for socially conservative policies and seeking to influence American politics based on moral and religious principles.

Inflation

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The general increase in the prices of goods and services over time, reducing the purchasing power of currency.

Liberal

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Individuals or policies advocating for social and economic equality, government intervention in the economy, and progressive social values.

Monetary Policy

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Actions by a central bank to control the money supply and interest rates, influencing economic activity by managing inflation, employment, and overall economic stability

Fiscal Policy

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Government actions related to taxation and spending to influence the economy, aiming to achieve economic goals such as full employment and stable prices.

Reaganomics

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Refers to the economic policies of President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, emphasizing tax cuts, reduced government regulation, and a belief that stimulating economic growth among the wealthy would benefit the entire economy.

Deregulation

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Reducing or eliminating government restrictions and regulations on industries, with the goal of fostering competition and economic efficiency.

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

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The total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period, serving as a key indicator of economic performance.

Conservative

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Individuals or policies favoring limited government intervention, traditional values, and a free-market approach to economic issues.

Globalization

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The process of increased interconnectedness and interdependence among countries, economies, and cultures through international trade, communication, and cultural exchange

Terrorism

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The use of violence or threats to intimidate and create fear for political, religious, or ideological purposes

Laissez-Faire

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An economic philosophy advocating minimal government interference in the marketplace, allowing natural market forces to determine prices, production, and distribution.

Trickle down economics

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An economic theory asserting that benefits provided to the wealthy and businesses will eventually "trickle down" to the rest of the population through job creation and economic growth