Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Unit 8 Vocab

TermDefinition
Labor Unions Groups formed by workers to advance their interests
Suburbs residential communities outside of a city
Communism an economic system in which the state owns the land and the means of production
Free Enterprise an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods; investment that are determined by private decisions rather than by state control , and determined in a free market
Cold War The struggle of power between the United States and the Soviet Union from the end of WWII through the 1980's
Dwight Eisenhower Commonly known as Ike, he was the 34th president of the U.S. (Republication) He was a 5 star army general before becoming president
Lyndon B. Johnson Vice president to JFK , became the president after the JFK assassination. LBJ was from Texas and the 36th president of the U.S.
Civil Rights the right due to all U.S. citizens under the constitution
Primary Election an election in which voters choose the candidates for the general election
Satellite a human made object sent into outer space to orbit the earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration commonly known as NASA located in Houston Texas, the world leader in space exploration
International Space Station a flying laboratory that orbits Earth and is home to astronauts from all around the world
Petrochemical a substance made from oil or natural gases
Carbon Black a fine , black powder made by heating oil at high temperatures
Boom-and-Bust cycle a prolonged period of great profits followed by a sharp decline
OPEC The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries , a group of nations banded together to control the oil industry
Embargo an order to stop trade with a certain nation
Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) water and chemicals pumped under high pressure deep into the ground in order to break the Earth and release oil & gas
Maquiladoras factories in Mexico owned by foreign investors
Agribusiness large
Hybrid
NAFTA
Infrastructure
Diversify
Retail
Research and development
Michael Dell
Fraud
Limited Convention
George W. Bush
Created by: user-1714345
Popular History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards