Vocabulary Global II

Question 1

Tariff

Answer 1

Tax on imports

Question 2

Superpower

Answer 2

Term given to the USA and USSR during the Cold War

Question 3

Imperialism

Answer 3

A policy of economic, political, and social control of a country by a stronger country

Question 4

Mass Production

Answer 4

the manufacturing of products on a large scale - usually with machines

Question 5

Interdependence

Answer 5

Mutual assistance or reliance between two or more parties

Question 6

Communism

Answer 6

government in which a single ruler/party holds power - state control of the economy, and restrictions on personal freedom

Question 7

Capitalism

Answer 7

economic system based private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods - promotes a free market based on supply and demand

Question 8

spheres of influence

Answer 8

territory where an imperialist country has control in another country

Question 9

Enlightenment

Answer 9

movement that stressed the importance of reason - looking to reform government

Question 10

Cold War

Answer 10

War of tension and diplomacy - no actual fighting

Question 11

Ethnocentrism

Answer 11

a belief in the superiority of a certain ethnic group or race