Keywords G-H Flashcards

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Ghetto

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A densely populated area of a city inhabited by a socially and economically deprived minority.

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GNP

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Gross National Product - the total value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a particular year.

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Gold Standard

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Where the value of is based on the amount of the nations’s gold reserves.

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Good Neighbour

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Foreign policy adopted by Roosevelt to mend and improve relations with Latin America.

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Guerrilla

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A member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment.

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Hire purchase

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A system of credit whereby a person may purchase an item by making regular payments while already having the use of said item.

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Holding company

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Where one very large company obtains a controlling interest in smaller companies in order to control the market.

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