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EOC US History Vocab
Part 1 #'s 1-10
Question | Answer |
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Being hostile towards Jews. | antisemitism |
To yield or concede to the belligerent demands of a nation; to pacify. | appeasement |
To take in and incorporate as one's own. | assimilation |
The isolating of a place, especially a port or harbor, or part of a coast, by hostile ships or troops by preventing entrance or exit. | blockade |
Grievous affliction; adversity; misery. | calamity |
An economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations. | capitalism |
A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. | communism |
To act in accord or harmony with a standard or norm; comply; to be or become similar in form or character. | conformity |
The theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial. | consumerism |
A policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiatate peacefully. | containment |