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History exam

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show the act of doing away with something, such as the Abolitionist movement in the 19th century to do eliminate slavery.  
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absolute advantage   show
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absolute monarchy   show
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show a system of government in which a monarch is the only source of power.  
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show a society in which people make a living from farming  
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alliances   show
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amendments   show
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antitrust legislation   show
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show a policy that keeps races separate, such as in South Africa until 1989.  
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appeasement   show
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assimilation   show
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show a perspective, preference, or inclination that inhibits impartial judgment.  
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blacklist   show
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show paying a fraction of the cost of an item; for example, the practice of buying stocks during the 1920s at a small fraction of their full price.  
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show an economy in which private individuals own the means of production; a market economy.  
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circular flow model   show
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civil rights   show
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show a principle established by the Supreme Court that limits free speech if the words will bring about substantive evils  
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Cold War   show
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show an economy in which all decisions on production and consumption are made by a central government.  
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common good   show
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show an economy in which all the means of production are controlled by the government, a command economy.  
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comparative advantage   show
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show an individual who on the basis of religious or moral principles refuses to bear arms or serve in the military.  
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constitution   show
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constitutional   show
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constitutional monarchy   show
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show the post-World War II policy of the United States to limit communist expansion to areas already controlled by the Soviet Union.  
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credit   show
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critique   show
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cultural diversity   show
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culture   show
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data   show
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show a system of government in which political control is exercised by all the people, either directly or through their elected representatives.  
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depression   show
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dictator   show
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disarmament   show
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show the unfair treatment of a person or group based on a variety of prejudices.  
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Enlightenment   show
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environment   show
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show a situation in which people have the same privileges, status, or rights.  
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exploitation   show
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exports   show
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show a form of totalitarianism in which a nation is ruled by a dictator.  
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show a national banking system, created in 1913, that controls the United State money supply and the availability of credit.  
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show individuals make economic decisions in market economy.  
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genocide   show
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show the movement of people, products, and ideas from one part of the world to another  
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show the interconnections of the market that go beyond national boundaries.  
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show the act, process, or policy of making something worldwide in scope or application.  
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Great Depression   show
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)   show
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Holocaust   show
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show the movement of people to one region or country from another region or country.  
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imperialism   show
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show goods purchased from other countries.  
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indigenous language   show
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indigenous people   show
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show a society in which people make their living from the production of goods.  
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show the transformation of a society from one based on farming to one based on the production of goods, usually associated with urbanization.  
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show a society in which people make their living from communications and providing related service.  
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infrastructure   show
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show being mutually dependent, for example, countries trading with each other become dependent on the products or goods received from the other country.  
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interest rates   show
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show the exchange of goods between countries.  
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laissez-faire   show
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libel   show
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show statements or arguments based on a false or invalid inference.  
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market economy   show
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show the attacks, often unsubstantiated, by Senator Joseph McCarthy and others on people suspected of being communists during the early 1950s.  
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migration   show
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minorities   show
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mixed economy   show
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show a system of government headed by a monarch (such as king, queen, shah, or sultan) whose position is usually inherited.  
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monetary policy   show
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money   show
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perspectives   show
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show a belief that individuals are naturally endowed with basic human rights that cannot be taken away or given up.  
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Nazism   show
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opportunity cost   show
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parliamentary democracy   show
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show how one views something.  
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philosophes   show
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show a special interest group that organizes to impact public policy.  
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post-industrialization   show
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presidential democracy   show
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productive resources   show
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show the spreading of ideas to promote a certain cause or to damage an opposing cause.  
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protectionism   show
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show the maximum number of people or products that may be admitted to an institution or country.  
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recession   show
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show an effort to improve a situation or condition  
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regions   show
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regulation   show
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show payment for war damages.  
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slander   show
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socialism   show
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show a person or document that provides information.  
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specialization   show
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show a person's or group's level of material well-being, as measured by education, housing, health care, and nutrition.  
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show an oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.  
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subculture   show
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suburbanization   show
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show legal determinations made by the highest court in the United States, sometimes determining the constitutionality of laws.  
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suffrage   show
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tariffs   show
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show the use of violence to achieve political goals. theocracy (5B) a system of government headed by one or more religious leaders who claim to rule by divine authority.  
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show a proposition that is supported by an argument  
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topic   show
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show graphic representation of the surface features of a place or region on a map.  
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traditional economy   show
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show supporting ideas that are not explicitly presented in a source.  
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show the movement of people from rural areas to cities, usually associated with industrialization.  
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