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1. | a period of low general economic activity with widespread unemployment; a worldwide economic downturn starting in 1929 |
2. | Soviet attempt to force democracies out of Germany; Joseph Stalin's answer to the West's plans for West Germany to unite their zones and become a new West German Republic |
3. | began investigating communist subversion in the nation in 1947 |
5. | Hitlers autobiography in which he outlines his plans for the genocide of the Jews and world conquest |
6. | the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; in April 1949 US, Canada and 10 other western European nations signed this pact |
7. | it was part of the iron curtain, a long separation barrier between west berlin and east Germany |
9. | a system based on extreme nationalism with the government controlling heavy industry, the military plays an important role in the country's affairs; Italy WWII, Iraq under Saddam |
10. | a country's way of deciding how the people will use its resources and time; What will be produced and how it will be distributed |
12. | opposed NATO; the alliance headed/lead by the Soviet Union and all totalitarian communist countries of Eastern Europe |
14. | the effort to save the city of Berlin from starvation |
17. | the means of production are in private hands, profit motive and competition are significant factors; the US |
19. | the boundary between North Vietnam and South Vietnam |
20. | the state of being savagely wicked, brutal, or cruel; very bad |
21. | a period of low general economic activity with widespread unemployment |
22. | the 10 people that worked in the Hollywood film industry that refused to talk about their political party |
24. | the period of suspicion in the US that was actively countering any communist party subversion in the US; mainly to prevent any overthrowing of the government at all; named after Senator Joseph McCarthy |
27. | when you blame other people for causing your problems to make you feel better |
28. | People who favor some changes, but no great ones. They want to avoid extreme measures of the LEFT and RIGHT |
29. | one whose property by court order is turned over to be managed for the benefit of the creditors |
32. | in 1959 when Castro takes over he pretends to be democratic. Eisenhower and the CIA come up with plan to overthrow Castro. Secretly train Cuban exiles to make a Cuban Army to send and invade. They intended to give them American Air Support but Kennedy says not to and does not even tell them so they are all killed upon the Bahia de Cochinos |
35. | the border between North Korea and South Korea |
36. | the time period in history that saw the Nazi's practiced genocide |
37. | to overthrow or to sabotage a government |
38. | law that supplied soldiers for the war |
39. | a deferment; being excused from military service or running away from it and leaving the country |
42. | Usually made up of white, Christian mainstream males and females born in America; The ideas appeal more to the better educated, those with college degrees. The higher economic classes who want to "Keep the Status Quo"; Believe that traditional values of right and wrong should never change. These are like the values that made America a strong and moral country; Usually these people are opposed to any drastic changes made within society either socially or politically; As a group want to spend more tax money to modernize and strengthen our military ; Believe in less government regulations and interference with the daily lives of our citizens. "The government that governs least governs best" (small government) "Grow up" (self sufficient) ; Believe that a individual states and communities should set standards for "obscenity" in music, television, and movies; Belief (especially since 9/11) that the rights of the average citizen must come second to the security of the nation (pushed for the passage of the Patriot Act) ; Believe in keeping laws which regulate immigration tough! Immigrants puts a strain on the American economy by using tax dollars to settle immigrants and by taking low paying jobs away from americans; Believe in pressuring (economic, political or militarily) Dictatorial or communist regimes in the hope of overthrowing or weakening it enough until it grants its citizens some measure of freedom (Cuba, Granada, Somalia, Kuwait, Iraq); Believe all responsible adults (who receive firearm training and undergo background checks) have the constitutional right under the 2nd amendment to own handguns and other firearms opposed to gun control; NRA, National Rifle Association; Believe that US should only send money and troops overseas only to protect our business and security interests there; Believe that government should create educational and job programs to help poor and unemployed find jobs. Toughen rules on "Give away money" programs; Believe in tough punishments for convicted felons (especially repeat offenders) They support longer prison sentences and capital punishment. Prisons should be to punish and not to entertain (no weight rooms, x-rated videos, or gourmet foods) |
46. | major industries are controlled by the government, all other businesses are in private hands, people can vote political leaders out of office; England, Israel, and Scandinavia |
47. | government sponsored systematic extermination of entire groups of people based on their race, religion, ethnic group, and sexual orientation |
49. | a union between nations for assistance and protection |
51. | belief that certain races of people are by birth and nature superior to others; discrimination or hatred based on race |