Glossary Flashcards
Accomodation
Acceptance of economic, political, and social circumstances not of your own making or liking
Agribusiness
The business of agricultural production. It includes breeding, crop production, distribution, farm machinery, processing, supply, marketing and retail sales
Allies
The countries fighting against Germany including Britain, France, Belgium and Russia
Alsace-Lorraine
Area of France taken by Germany after the 1871 Franco-Prussian War
Anarchism
Belief in no government, no private ownership and the sharing out of wealth
Annex
To incorporate a territory into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city
Anti-Semitic
Hostility towards or discrimination against Jews as a religious group or race
Arbitration
Where two opposing sides go to a neutral body for a judgment in their dispute
Associated power
Power not formally allied to other countries fighting against a common enemy, therefore having independence as to military strategy and the subsequent peace settlement
Ballistic missiles
Missiles (rockets) that follow a ballistic flightpath moving under the force of gravity with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target
Belligerents
Countries engaged in warfare
Bible belt
Area of Southern USA where Christian belief is strong
Bimetallists
Those who wanted both silver and gold used in the coinage
Bipartisan
Supported by members of two parties
Black press
A term used to describe newspapers, magazines and periodicals aimed at a largely black audience
Blackleg labour
Strike-breakers
Blockade
The surrounding or blocking of a place
The Blue Eagle
A symbol used in the US by companies to show compliance with the National Industrial Recovery Act
Boll weevil
An insect which attacked the cotton crop, eating its buds and flowers
Bonanza farms
Very large farms in the US peforming large scale operations, mostly growing and harvesting wheat
Boom
When the economy of a country is rapidly developing
British blockade of Germany
British naval blockade to prevent goods leaving and entering German ports.
Bull market
A time when share prices are rising
Bureau of Indian Affairs
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as the Office of Indian Affairs, was set up in 1824 to centralise the work with Native Americans within the War department..