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a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to cooperate for specific purposes
alliance
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Able to speak two languages with the facility of a native speaker
Bilingual
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A type of war that makes use of bacteria, viruses, toxins, etc., to disable or destroy people, domestic animals, and food crops
Biological Warfare
4Aan economic system that is based on the private ownership of property and the resources of production
Capitalism
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a long term change in the Earth’s climate
Climate Change
6Aa political and economic system in which factors of production are collectively owned and directed by the state
Communism
7Athe clearing or destruction of forests, generally for the purposes of timber extraction, agricultural expansion, cattle raising and in drier climates an increase demand for firewood.
Deforestation
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the statistical data of a population
Demographics
9Aa process by which desert-like conditions are created by a loss of plant cover and soil due to human activity and climatic changes in arid and semi-arid regions
Destertification
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a movement that stressed the use of reason to challenge ideas and beliefs
Enlightenment
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an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many individuals at the same time
Epidemic
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the removal or extermination of a racial or cultural group
Ethnic Cleansing
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the extermination of a cultural or racial group
Genocide
14Aa mass slaughter of people. Used especially to refer to the killing of Jews and other European citizens during World War 2
Holocaust
15Athe act of a stronger nation taking over a weaker one for land, money, resources, and/or people
Imperialism
16Aperiod of social and economic change that transforms a group from agriculture based to industrial based
Industrialization
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the creation and implementation of new ideas, methods, or devices
Innovation
18Aa person who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country.
Missionary
19Aan extreme love and adoration of ones country that leads to contempt to other nations
Nationalism
20Aa process taking place in the natural environment that destroys human life, property, or both
Natural Disasters
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to arrange for or bring about through conference, discussion, and compromise
Negotiation
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the pattern of where people live
Population Distribution
23Aforces or conditions that serve to drive people either towards or away from place i.e. environmental conditions and demographic trends.
Push/Pull Factors
24Asocio-economic wellbeing and life satisfaction
Quality of Life
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the power to comprehend, infer, question, and reflect
Reason
26Aa person who has fled or been expelled from his or her country of origin because of natural disaster, war or military occupation, or fear of religious, racial, or political persecution
Refugee
27Atime of rebirth. Europeans experienced a reawakening of interest in the classics--government, literature, art, and thought.
Renaissance
28Aa complete or drastic change of government or society and the rules which are followed by that government or society
Revolution
29AA Spanish explorer and soldier determined to conquer new land for profit and the glory of the Church.
Conquistador
30Aany one of various systems in which the means of producing goods are owned by the community or the government rather than by private individuals with all people sharing in the work and the goods produced.
Socialism
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massive and rapid growth of the population of a city or town as a result of increased migration. The migration is usually from a rural, non-industrialized area
Urbanization
32AThe process of trading goods and services for other goods and services without the use of money.
Barter
34AA form of government in which citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives and that they are allowed to participate equally—either directly or through elected representatives—in the proposal, development, and creation of laws.
Democracy
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A large group of lands and peoples controlled by a central authority, either a monarch or an oligarchy.
Empire
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A source, such as a letter or a law, written in the time period that you are studying.
Primary Source
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theory that Earth’s atmosphere is warming up as a result of air pollution, causing ecological problems
Global Warming
38AA political system in which the leader, usually a king or queen, is decided by hereditary title.
Monarchy
39AA system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of political opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism
Fascism
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a natural resource that can be quickly replaced by nature
Renewable Resource
41AA form of government in which one person possesses absolute power without constitutional limits. Usually taken by force.
Dictator
42AAn elimination of barriers to trade, communication, and cultural exchange. The theory is that worldwide openness will promote the inherent wealth of all nations.
Globalization
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a relationship between individuals or groups in which both groups are reliant on each other
Interdependence
44Aanything from the natural environment that people use to meet their needs. They are “gifts of nature” that are present without human intervention.
Natural Resources
46AThe period of great advances in the sciences, roughly 1500-1700
Scientific Revolution
47AA system of satellites, computers, and receivers that is able to determine the latitude and longitude
Global Positioning System
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The belief that the government should not be involved in economic affairs
Laissez-faire
49AThe belief that conflict between groups in society leads to social progress as superior groups outcompete inferior ones.
Social Darwinism
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A social class of people that hold hereditary titles granted by a monarch.
Aristocracy
51AA religion that worships one god only. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are examples of this.
Monotheism
53AA system of government where power is held by a small group of people, often members of the military.
Oligarchy
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A religion that worships many gods
Polytheism