week 3

Question 1

arbitration

Answer 1

the use of a 3rd party to settle a dispute

Question 2

articles of confederation

Answer 2

agreement among 13 original states of the united states of america that served as its first constitution which limited the federal government

Question 3

assimilation

Answer 3

to absorb a group into the culture of another population

Question 4

authority

Answer 4

control over determining and enforcing what is right or wrong, conferred by law, morality or custom to control

Question 5

automation

Answer 5

manufacturing process where labor turns to machine work

Question 6

baby boom

Answer 6

a marked rise in birthrate, such as occurred in the US following WWI 1946-1964

Question 7

balfour declaration (1917)

Answer 7

statement issued by Great Britain declaring its support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine

Question 8

Bay of Pigs

Answer 8

failed military invasion of cuba undertaken by the central intelligence agency sponsored paramilitary group brigade 2506 on april 17, 1916; biggest embarrassment while JFK was president

Question 9

bear market

Answer 9

market in which prices are falling, encouraging selling downward

Question 10

benevolent societies

Answer 10

organization formed in america during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s to support and aid such as the hull house and the YMCA