appeasement Flashcards

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appeasement

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a policy of giving into aggression in order in order to avoid war

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Armistice

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halt in fighting that allows peace talks to begin

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assimilation

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the process of becoming apart of another culture

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bracero

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Mexican laborer

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corporations

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business owned by many investors

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entrepreneur

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someone who sets up a business to make a profit

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genocide

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deliberate attempt to kill or destroy an entire nation or group of people

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intern

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to temporarily imprison so as to keep from leaving a country

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island hopping

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allied strategy used during world war 2 to gain control of the pacific islands

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Monopoly

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company that controls all or nearly all business in a particular industry

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Patent

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document that gives someone the sole right to make and to sell an invention

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Prohibition

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total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol

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Propaganda

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false or misleading information that is spread to further a cause,informationused to sway public opinion

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reparations

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payments to cover war damages

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rationing

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limits set on the amount of certain good people can buy

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urbanization

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movement of large numbers of people from rural areas to cities, rapid growth of city populations