countries Crossword Puzzles
Chapter 1 Civics 2018-02-15
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- america's favourite invention
- as long as you follow the laws you get______
- the first Europeans to build settlements in the americas
- 90% were native born
- columbus in 1492 who sailed to the caribbean islands and claimed land for spain
- people who came here from other countries
- a periodic counting of a population
- rate the annual number of live births per 1,000 members of a country's population
- columbus brings the wealth of the new world back to_____
- rate Refers to the annual number of people that die per year
- a legally recognized member of a country
- washington who was elected in 1789
- bankers and sailors lived in these cities
- vegas one of the fastest growing cities in the us
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- a specific number of immigrants who get to come over from their countries
- what did the pilgrims travel on from england
- the study of the characteristics of human population
- permanent residents of the united state that are still citizens of another country
- the first step to becoming a citizen is to apply for a permanent residency ____
- the fourth step to becoming a citizen is by taking_____
- york city is the u.s's most populous city
- the organizations, institutions that exercise political authority over people
- people who are trying to escape dangers in their countries
- movement of large numbers of people from a region to region
- the first people to settle in north america were____
25 Clues: 90% were native born • america's favourite invention • washington who was elected in 1789 • a periodic counting of a population • a legally recognized member of a country • york city is the u.s's most populous city • people who came here from other countries • bankers and sailors lived in these cities • what did the pilgrims travel on from england • ...
The Distribution of Wealth 2013-11-10
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- Advocates the accumulation of wealth through foreign trade
- High unemployment rate, failing inflation
- An instrument a country uses to measure its wealth
- Colonial powers pull away from colonies
- Synonym to progressive thought
- Based on equality, the collective good and the means of production
- Basend on the domination of society by an aristocracy
- Is our country getting better or worse from the 2008 recession?
- Fill in the blank: People who live on a dollar a day and people in ___________ poverty
- The countries employ socialist ideologies, but evolve into totalitarian where the population has very limited access to civil, economic, political freedoms and liberties
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- Centered on private enterprise, individualism and the pursuit of profit
- Fill in the blank: WW2 ____________ colonial powers
- Fill in the blank: Fall of communism largely due to global market tendencies and the __________ practices
- The government may not have the organization necessary to distribute any wealth generated is known as this noun
- The name given to the U.S's military alliances
- The right to pursue wealth individually and individual freedoms
- A state where the government is corrupt and does not provide for the basic needs of it's population
- Fill in the blank: Existing political borders in Africa were defined by _________ nations with no regard to local populations and for the best interest of the mother country
- Low unemployment rate, rising inflation
- Fill in the blank: New core and near core countries and known as ___________ countries
20 Clues: Synonym to progressive thought • Colonial powers pull away from colonies • Low unemployment rate, rising inflation • High unemployment rate, failing inflation • The name given to the U.S's military alliances • An instrument a country uses to measure its wealth • Fill in the blank: WW2 ____________ colonial powers • Basend on the domination of society by an aristocracy • ...
The Distribution of Wealth 2013-11-10
Across
- Advocates the accumulation of wealth through foreign trade
- High unemployment rate, failing inflation
- An instrument a country uses to measure its wealth
- Colonial powers pull away from colonies
- Synonym to progressive thought
- Based on equality, the collective good and the means of production
- Basend on the domination of society by an aristocracy
- Is our country getting better or worse from the 2008 recession?
- Fill in the blank: People who live on a dollar a day and people in ___________ poverty
- The countries employ socialist ideologies, but evolve into totalitarian where the population has very limited access to civil, economic, political freedoms and liberties
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- Centered on private enterprise, individualism and the pursuit of profit
- Fill in the blank: WW2 ____________ colonial powers
- Fill in the blank: Fall of communism largely due to global market tendencies and the __________ practices
- The government may not have the organization necessary to distribute any wealth generated is known as this noun
- The name given to the U.S's military alliances
- The right to pursue wealth individually and individual freedoms
- A state where the government is corrupt and does not provide for the basic needs of it's population
- Fill in the blank: Existing political borders in Africa were defined by _________ nations with no regard to local populations and for the best interest of the mother country
- Low unemployment rate, rising inflation
- Fill in the blank: New core and near core countries and known as ___________ countries
20 Clues: Synonym to progressive thought • Colonial powers pull away from colonies • Low unemployment rate, rising inflation • High unemployment rate, failing inflation • The name given to the U.S's military alliances • An instrument a country uses to measure its wealth • Fill in the blank: WW2 ____________ colonial powers • Basend on the domination of society by an aristocracy • ...
The Distribution of Wealth 2013-11-10
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- Fill in the blank: People who live on a dollar a day and people in ___________ poverty
- Based on equality, the collective good and the means of production
- Centered on private enterprise, individualism and the pursuit of profit
- Fill in the blank: New core and near core countries and known as ___________ countries
- Synonym to progressive thought
- High unemployment rate, failing inflation
- Colonial powers pull away from colonies
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- A state where the government is corrupt and does not provide for the basic needs of it's population
- Basend on the domination of society by an aristocracy
- Advocates the accumulation of wealth through foreign trade
- The countries employ socialist ideologies, but evolve into totalitarian where the population has very limited access to civil, economic, political freedoms and liberties
- Low unemployment rate, rising inflation
- Is our country getting better or worse from the 2008 recession?
- Fill in the blank: WW2 ____________ colonial powers
- An instrument a country uses to measure its wealth
- The right to pursue wealth individually and individual freedoms
- Fill in the blank: Fall of communism largely due to global market tendencies and the __________ practices
- The government may not have the organization necessary to distribute any wealth generated is known as this noun
- Fill in the blank: Existing political borders in Africa were defined by _________ nations with no regard to local populations and for the best interest of the mother country
- The name given to the U.S's military alliances
20 Clues: Synonym to progressive thought • Low unemployment rate, rising inflation • Colonial powers pull away from colonies • High unemployment rate, failing inflation • The name given to the U.S's military alliances • An instrument a country uses to measure its wealth • Fill in the blank: WW2 ____________ colonial powers • Basend on the domination of society by an aristocracy • ...
KenneyAPESCh6 2014-09-04
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- People who had to leave their homes because of environmental reasons
- The numbers or percentages of males and females in young, middle, or older age groups in that population
- Number of deaths among children under age 5 per 1,000 live births
- Time between 1946 and 1964 when 79 million people were born in the United States
- Problem in less-developed countries caused my large numbers
- When human populations grow or decline in particular countries, cities, or other areas through death, births, and migration
- Average number of children born to a women during their reproductive years
- Maximum number of people who could live in reasonable freedom
- Hypothesis of population change created by demographers in the 19th century
- Number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population in a given year
- Moving out of an area
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- Expert who make predictions on the future with gathered information
- The movement of people into and out of an area
- Average number of children that couples in a population must bear to replace themselves
- Moving into an area
- Number of children born to a woman during her lifetime
- Problem in more-developed countries because of high rates of resource use per person
- Number of babies out of every 1,000 born who die before their first birthday
- Average number of years a newborn infant can be expected to live
- Number of live births per 1,000 people in a population in a given year
20 Clues: Moving into an area • Moving out of an area • The movement of people into and out of an area • Number of children born to a woman during her lifetime • Problem in less-developed countries caused my large numbers • Maximum number of people who could live in reasonable freedom • Average number of years a newborn infant can be expected to live • ...
Nya World Geography 2021-10-22
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- legislative body of government
- the wind in the middle latitudes between 35 and 65 degrees latitude
- the unlawful use of violence and intimidation,especially against civilans,in the pursuit of political aims
- the exchanges of diseases,ideas,foods,crops,and population between the new world and the old world
- send (goods or services)to another country for sale
- a region consisting of a clensely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories
- the spreading of something more widely
- movement from one part of something to another
- resources that are avaliable under current market conditions
- a principal administrative divison of certain countries or empires
- an alliance for combined action,especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states
- permanently frozen layer below earths surface
- enclosure or basin located in the course of a canal or a river
- the land and maritime area bounded on the west by the lena river in russia
- a company operating in several countries
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- term for the basic physical systems of buisness,region,or nation
- a very large,heavily populated city or urban complex
- gives power to representatives who are elected by citizens
- a line or border seperting two countries
- an outlying district of a city
- an economic system in which private buisness operates in competition and largely free of state control
- a personwho does not stay long in the same place
22 Clues: legislative body of government • an outlying district of a city • the spreading of something more widely • a line or border seperting two countries • a company operating in several countries • permanently frozen layer below earths surface • movement from one part of something to another • a personwho does not stay long in the same place • ...
OLIVER 6TH HOUR SOCIAL STUDIES CROSSWORD 2021-12-17
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- What continent has the least amount of countries?
- What is a famous place inbetween four states?
- What time does Central America use?
- This animal was around Kansas back then, but now are almost extinct.
- What is the smallest country?
- What is the study of the world?
- This college was made right in this town.
- Which state is above Kansas (not Arkansas.)?
- What language is the second most spoken language in the world?
- Which continent has no humans but scientists on it?
- Which continent has the most countries
- How many oceans are there?
- Which ocean borders Spain and Brazil?
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- How many timezones are there?
- What ocean borders the USA to the west?
- Which state is split in two?
- There is no antartic ocean, but what is the opposite of the antarctic ocean?
- What is the smallest continent?
- Which country has land in Asia and Europe?
- How many countries are in the world?
- Most populated state.
- The old Chinese government moved to this country when China became communist.
- Which direction is Canada from the United States?
- The biggest state.
- Which country did Donald Trump want to border from illegal immigrants?
- Which country has two states not connected to the mainland?
- What country did the USA bomb twice causing them to join WWII?
- What is the last state?
- What is the first state?
- This state is used as a military base and is a day ahead of the U.S.
- What ocean borders the USA to the east?
31 Clues: The biggest state. • Most populated state. • What is the last state? • What is the first state? • How many oceans are there? • Which state is split in two? • How many timezones are there? • What is the smallest country? • What is the smallest continent? • What is the study of the world? • What time does Central America use? • How many countries are in the world? • ...
Economics Crossword 2020-04-30
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- A system where factors of production are owned by the government
- Organisation with authority to make decisions for the population
- The study of how people use scarce resources to satisfy needs and wants
- Complex group of firms in many countries each producing a component of a final product.
- The cost of the next-best alternative opportunity
- A system which allows private ownership of the factors of production
- A system where all factors of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services are controlled by the government
- Income flows which are added to the Circular Flow of Income model (investment, govt. spending, exports)
- An economy where people produce only enough goods and services for their own family
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- Where actions by one party have impacts on another, particularly economically.
- Situation where demand is greater than supply
- Compulsory government levy
- A company that operates in many countries with independent headquarters in each.(McDonalds)
- Raw materials used to make goods and services (land, labour, capital & enterprise)
- A company which operates in several countries with its headquarters in the parent country. (Apple)
- Income flows that are removed from the Circular Flow model. (savings, tax, imports)
- Financial assistance given to people by the Government
- Place where goods and services are bought and sold (Coles, Seek.com, Fremantle markets) Same as Market
- Place where goods and services are bought and sold.
- Place where factors of production are bought and sold.
20 Clues: Compulsory government levy • Situation where demand is greater than supply • The cost of the next-best alternative opportunity • Place where goods and services are bought and sold. • Financial assistance given to people by the Government • Place where factors of production are bought and sold. • A system where factors of production are owned by the government • ...
Trade, Consumption and Fairtrade 2020-11-30
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- A shipping method in which material is packaged into large containers
- The action of buying and selling goods and services
- tourism directed towards exotic, natural environments
- Traveling to places outside their usual environment for leisure, business or other purposes for not more than one consecutive year.
- A company which does business in several countries
- An arrangement which ensures fair prices and wages for farer, workers and their families in developing countries
- Goods that are available from cultivating raw materials
- link/connection
- A poor agricultural country that is seeking to become more advanced economically and socially
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- A country which has a sophisticated economy and advanced technology
- The world becoming more interconnected
- The movement of people from one place to another
- Goods and services brought from abroad
- Exchange of goods between two countries promoting trade and investments
- Goods and services sold abroad
- The spread of cultural characteristics
- Science/knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or invent useful tools
- Goods that are available from cultivating raw materials without a manufacturing process
- Products/produce
- A factory/workshop where manual workers are employed at long hours, low wages in poor conditions
- The sale and delivery of an intangible product
- A person who purchases goods and services
- The world considered as a single community linked by telecommunications
- The system of making and trading goods and services of value
24 Clues: link/connection • Products/produce • Goods and services sold abroad • The world becoming more interconnected • Goods and services brought from abroad • The spread of cultural characteristics • A person who purchases goods and services • The sale and delivery of an intangible product • The movement of people from one place to another • ...
Changing economic world 2024-04-13
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- AKA GDP, the total income of a country from its goods and services
- The number of babies born per 1000 people = _____ rate
- the model showing how birth and death rate change as a country develops is called the ___ transition model
- the sport India is most famous for
- the main religion in India
- an economy that no longer relies on secondary industry for its income
- the differences in quality of life seen between parts of England
- the average age people live to
- a historical cause of the development gap, where countries were owned by another country
- a scheme where farmers are paid a minimum price for their crop
- the number of people who die per 1000 people = ___ rate
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- the percentage of a population who can read and write
- where the money an LIC owes another country is reduced to allow development
- small loans given to help communities develop
- a 0-1 scale that uses education, healthcare and gdp to measure development
- the improvements made to motorways to improve transport
- the number of chidren who die before their first birthday per 1000 live births
- an example of a TNC that employs 16000 people in India
- the acronym used for companies that operate in multiple countries
- when a country is completely surrounded by other countries, making trade harder
- the country where tourism has been used to reduce the development gap
21 Clues: the main religion in India • the average age people live to • the sport India is most famous for • small loans given to help communities develop • the percentage of a population who can read and write • The number of babies born per 1000 people = _____ rate • an example of a TNC that employs 16000 people in India • ...
industrialism and imperialism 2023-02-08
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- policy where all countries have an equal chance at trading with china
- a german emperor
- revolt in china to stop foreign influence
- a belief that national success justifies any means possible
- prussian prime minister
- Chinese tried to stop the opium trade, British declared war
- a building that has many machines and workers in it to mass produce produced
- belief that only the best would be able to survive in an economic struggle
- a system when the government owns and controls factors of production
- the change from making things by hand to making things in a machine factory
- allowed countries to trade with China, allowed them to go into other trading area
- class made of skilled workers, business people, wealthy farmers
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- three groups of resources used to make goods and services: land, capital, labor
- conflict between Russia and japan
- a person who starts and creates their own business
- when a strong country dominates and controls another smaller country
- adding new territory to a country
- rulers treating a country with care but not giving them rights
- process of industrial development when countries change to mass-producing goods
- movement of people from rural areas to cities
- the higher class began fencing off their land which pushed peasants into the cities
- taking land for location or products
- belief one race is better than another
- a system where the government controls all aspects of life
- factors of production are controlled and owned individually
25 Clues: a german emperor • prussian prime minister • conflict between Russia and japan • adding new territory to a country • taking land for location or products • belief one race is better than another • revolt in china to stop foreign influence • movement of people from rural areas to cities • a person who starts and creates their own business • ...
Cold War Crossword 2023-04-17
Across
- First Indonesian president
- First president of Tanzania
- Cuban dictator and less fashionable associate of 10 down
- Political movement in the Soviet communist party for reform
- The direction of Mao's great leap
- English doomsayer who forgot about the power of human innovation
- Indian activist most known for nonviolent protest
- A fruit which gave the United States great influence in South America
- Margaret _____, the "Iron Lady"
- Policy of openness in Russia
- Singapore,Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan
- City divided by a wall which fell in 1989
- Armed communist organization in Vietnam during the Vietnam war
- Material of curtain which fell over Eastern Europe
- Organization of Middle Eastern countries, concerning petroleum extraction
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- Civil rights activist who had a Dream, abrv
- Chinese leader who insisted nothing happened April 1989
- second democratically elected president of Guatemala
- Dictator of Chile who staged a coup in 1973
- A semiconductor, and name of the valley where tech companies have agglomerated
- ______ Hussein, leader who lead Iraq into war against Iran
- Cuban revolutionary and fashion icon
- 40th president of the United States
- Movement of countries who supported neither USSR nor Western countries
- Risky foreign policy strategy, e.g. Soviet installment of missiles in Cuba
- Treaty formed to combat communism
- South African segregation
- First popularly elected Russian president
- Most widely supported method of keeping communism from spreading
- Final leader of the USSR
- _____ Bloc, realm of USSR
31 Clues: Final leader of the USSR • South African segregation • _____ Bloc, realm of USSR • First Indonesian president • First president of Tanzania • Policy of openness in Russia • Margaret _____, the "Iron Lady" • Treaty formed to combat communism • The direction of Mao's great leap • 40th president of the United States • Cuban revolutionary and fashion icon • ...
Cold war crossword puzzle 2025-02-05
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- Soviet leader who ruled iron fist from 1920s to 1953
- the U.S backed country that fought against communist forces in the Korean War
- metaphorical divide between communist Eastern Europe
- the soviet unions response to NATO a military alliance of communist nations
- safety drill taught to schoolchildren in case of a nuclear explosion
- a 1960 Cold War event in which an American aircraft was shot down over the soviet union
- a system of government where a single party has complete control
- the U.S president during WWII
- U.S program that provided economic aid to rebuild European countries after WWII
- a military alliance formed in 1949 to counter soviet influence
- form of government where power is held by the people
- countries in Eastern Europe controlled by the Soviet Union
- the country that became communist in 1949 under Moa Zedong
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- first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
- hatred between the us and Russia
- The U.S senator who led anti communist investigations in the 1950s
- The dividing line between North and South Korea
- the U.S and allied operation to supply West Berlin
- a U.S policy promising to aid to countries resisting communism
- a structure built during the Cold War to protect against nuclear attacks
- communist nations that invaded its southern neighbor in 1950 starting a war
- nation that supports democracy and freedom
- congressional committee that investigated suspected communist influence in the U.S
- largest country in the world
24 Clues: largest country in the world • the U.S president during WWII • hatred between the us and Russia • nation that supports democracy and freedom • The dividing line between North and South Korea • the U.S and allied operation to supply West Berlin • Soviet leader who ruled iron fist from 1920s to 1953 • metaphorical divide between communist Eastern Europe • ...
NICARAGUA 2025-03-21
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- NICARAGUA HAS THE LOWEST AMOUNT OF HOMICIDES IN ALL OF CENTRAL AMERICA.
- THE MAIN NATURAL RESOURCE IN NICARAGUA IS WHAT TYPE OF LAND?
- FRANCISCO _____________ DE CORDOBA FUNDED THE FIRST CITY IN NICARAGUA.
- NICARAGUA HAS A LOT OF THIS AND POETRY, SOME OF IT IS VIBRANT AND SOME OF THE
- NICARAGUA IS THE _____________ OF THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES.
- NICARAGUA RANKS AS THE 2ND _____________ NATION IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
- THIS IS THE LARGEST VOLCANO IN NICARAGUA.
- NICARAGUANS CALL THEMSELVES OR ARE KNOWN AS THIS WORD.
- NICARAGUA WAS NAMED AFTER THE FAMOUS _________ TRIBE AND THE WORD AGUA.
- THE CAPITAL OF NICARAGUA.
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- TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CORE, THERE IS A STRING OF 40 WHAT?
- THE FIRST ____________ SETTLEMENTS WERE ORGANIZED IN 1524.
- THE WEST SIDE OF NICARAGUA WAS COLONIZED BY SPAIN WHILE THE WEST SIDE WAS COLONIZED BY THIS COUNTRY.
- ____________ RIVER IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE COUNTRY OF NICARAGUA.
- NICARAGUA IS BORDERED BY THIS COUNTRY TO THE NORTH.
- ____________ IS A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE OF NICARAGUAN CULTURE.
- THE NATIONAL SPORT, MAKING NICARAGUA ONE OF THE ONLY LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES THAT DON'T PREFER SOCCER.
- THE MAIN EXPORT IN NICARAGUA.
- AFTER ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN, LIKE OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION, NICARAGUA BRIEFLY JOINED THE FIRST MEXICAN ______________.
- THE CURRENCY IS CALLED.
- EL GUEGUENSE IS A TRADITIONAL DANCE AND COSTUME USED TO CELEBRATE THE THIS FEAST.
- LEGENDS ARE DARK AND SCARY.
- THE BLUE STRIPES ON THE FLAG REPRESENT THE PACIFIC & _______________ SEAS.
23 Clues: THE CURRENCY IS CALLED. • THE CAPITAL OF NICARAGUA. • LEGENDS ARE DARK AND SCARY. • THE MAIN EXPORT IN NICARAGUA. • THIS IS THE LARGEST VOLCANO IN NICARAGUA. • NICARAGUA IS BORDERED BY THIS COUNTRY TO THE NORTH. • NICARAGUANS CALL THEMSELVES OR ARE KNOWN AS THIS WORD. • THE FIRST ____________ SETTLEMENTS WERE ORGANIZED IN 1524. • ...
U1 - How Globalization has shaped our world? 2025-09-11
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- Meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet theirs.
- Playing video games via the internet with others around the world.
- Movement of people from one country to another for work or residence.
- The exchange of goods and services between countries.
- A blend of Chinese and English that is often ungrammatical or nonsensical.
- The people engaged in or available for work.
- Online platforms used for communication and sharing content, like Twitter.
- Content distributed through electronic means such as the internet.
- Fast train transport that enhances connectivity.
- A global network that allows people to communicate and share information instantly.
- When a language loses all its native speakers and is no longer used.
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- Excessive, compulsive use of something, like online gaming, that can be harmful.
- Clothing produced in a way that respects workers' rights and the environment.
- Shared values and practices experienced worldwide.
- Portable communication devices like smartphones and tablets.
- Positive effects on income and wealth in countries.
- The exchange of information through various means such as internet and mobile technology.
- The process of economic and social progress in countries.
- The process of producing goods in factories.
- The dominant global language used in international business and communication.
- Permission to open a replica business branch from an original company.
- The process by which the world becomes more interconnected through developments in transport, communications, and trade.
22 Clues: The process of producing goods in factories. • The people engaged in or available for work. • Fast train transport that enhances connectivity. • Shared values and practices experienced worldwide. • Positive effects on income and wealth in countries. • The exchange of goods and services between countries. • The process of economic and social progress in countries. • ...
Julia Davis M6 2019-05-08
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- The process of intensified interaction among peoples, governments, and companies of different countries around the globe, more specifically the increased integration of the world economy since the 1970s; Significance: universal application in human geography, especially relating to diffusion, transportation, and the impact of technology (3 VIT)
- Dispersing a group into several districts to prevent a majority (4 IDK)
- The location of a place relative to it's surroundings and other places (1 CC)
- Describes people's connection to a particular country (3 CC)
- The permanently inhabited portion of the earth's surface (7 IDK)
- The use of economic, political, and social pressures to control former colonies (5 IDK)
- The permanent or semipermanent relocation of people from one place to another; Significance: Impacts population, as well as social and economic factors, of the places where the relocation takes place (2 VIT)
- Abbreviation for the commercial heart of a city; Significance: A vital part of any urban model, often located near the physical center of a city, or the crossroads where the city was founded. It is the focus of transportation and services (7 VIT)
- _________(or supply) Chain: The system of resources, producer transportation, communication, information, and consumers (5 CC)
- A policy of extending a country's political and economic power; Significance: The Industrial Revolution was built on the early rise of this, as countries like Great Britain and France industrialized and recognized the value of controlling trading posts and colonies around the world (6 VIT)
- Contracting work out to noncompany employees or other companies (6 CC)
- Membership in a group of people who share characteristics such as ancestry, language, customs, history, and common experiences; based upon cultural traits (3 CC)
- Combining like-minded voters into one district to prevent them from affecting elections in other districts (4 IDK)
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- The way a phenomenon is spread out over an area; Significance: Broad concept that can reveal patterns which indicate its causes and effects (1 VIT)
- The seasonal herding of animals from higher elevations in the summer to lower elevations and valleys in the winter (5 IDK)
- A chain of connected cities (7 CC)
- _______________ Transition Model: predictable stages in disease and life expectancy that countries experience as they develop (2 CC)
- A single, uninterrupted urban area (7 CC)
- The study of the effects of geography on politics and relations among states; Significance: relates to many topics including political power, trade, resource management, and the environment on a global scale (4 VIT)
- The process by which humans alter the landscape in order to raise crops and livestock for consumption and trade; Significance: Enabled people to obtain food to eat, sustaining more life and increasing life expectancy (5 VIT)
- ____ Map: show and label property lines and details of land ownership (1 IDK)
- __________ Theory: idea that food production increases arithmetically while population increases exponentially, so population growth would have to be limited voluntarily, or by mass starvation (2 IDK)
- _______ Occupance: process where ethnic groups move in/out of neighborhoods and create new cultural imprints on the landscape (3 IDK)
- ___________ Transition Model: shows five typical stages of population change that countries pass through as they modernize (2 CC)
- The process of re-embracing the uniqueness and authenticity of a place in response to globalization (3 IDK)
- The integration of various steps of production in the food-processing industry (5 CC)
- __________ Effect: A term for the potential of a job to produce additional jobs (6 IDK)
- Companies move their back offices to other countries (6 CC)
- The characteristics at the immediate location ex. climate, labor force (1 CC)
- __________ Zones: Areas not connected to city services and under the control of drug lords and gangs (7 IDK)
- __________ Model: Countries do not exist in isolation but are part of an intertwined world system in which all countries are dependent on each other ex. Wallerstein's World Systems Theory (6 IDK)
- Type of map where the sizes of countries are shown according to some specific statistic, ex. population (1 IDK)
- Diluting a minority populated district with majority populations (4 CC)
- _______ Model of Migration: combines the concept of distance decay, the belief in the greater pull in larger communities, and the assumption that more people are likely to gravitate from a large community than a small one, ex. Cuban-Americans in Florida after Fidel Castro's overthrow of the Cuban govt. in 1959 (2 IDK)
- Redrawing two districts in order to force two elected representatives of the same party to run against each other (4 CC)
35 Clues: A chain of connected cities (7 CC) • A single, uninterrupted urban area (7 CC) • Companies move their back offices to other countries (6 CC) • Describes people's connection to a particular country (3 CC) • The permanently inhabited portion of the earth's surface (7 IDK) • Contracting work out to noncompany employees or other companies (6 CC) • ...
Economic Development Game 1 2020-11-16
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- attribute reasons of underdevelopment of developing nations for internal reasons
- it is a classical Keynesian model of economic growth. It is used in development economics to explain an economy's growth rate in terms of the level of saving and productivity of capital
- His model implies that output growth results from one or more of three factors : Increase in labor quantity and quality, Increase in Capital and/or Improvements in technology.
- Ability to meet basic need such as food, clothing, and shelter, that are necessary to sustain an average human being at the bare minimum level of living.
- Countries with little industrial development, little wealth, and high population growth.
- It is a systematic explanation of relationships between economic variables, explains causal relationships among variables and provides a basis for policy.
- The concept that the relationship between the rich and the poor countries is just a global version of the dualism that we see in every aspect of life.
- what matters is not the things person has but what person is , or can be and does or can do
- Used by UNDP to classify countries, 0 is the worst and 1 is the best.
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- A ratio that shows the units of capital required to produce a unit of output over a given period of time.
- results when some proportion of present income is saved and invested in order to augment future output and income
- The proposition that developing countries have failed to develop because their development strategies (usually given to them by Western economists) have been based on an incorrect model of development.
- failure: Occurs when the principal fails to induce agents to coordinate their actions, which leads to an outcome that makes all agents worse-off.
- is a multi-dimensional process involving changes in social structures, popular attitudes, and national institutions, as well as the acceleration of economic growth, the reduction of inequality, and the eradication of poverty.” Todaro and Smith
- Declared by the United Nations in September 2000 Aim.
- It explains the growth of a developing economy in terms of a labor transition between two sectors, the capitalist sector and the subsistence sector
- A theory argued that the economies of all countries could be placed within one of five different stages of economic growth
- is the total value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.
- Fourth Stage of Rostow’s stages of growth
- is basically a Marxist approach. It says that underdevelopment is due to the historical evolution of a highly unequal international capitalist system of rich country-poor country relationships
20 Clues: Fourth Stage of Rostow’s stages of growth • Declared by the United Nations in September 2000 Aim. • Used by UNDP to classify countries, 0 is the worst and 1 is the best. • attribute reasons of underdevelopment of developing nations for internal reasons • Countries with little industrial development, little wealth, and high population growth. • ...
Unit Four Vocab 2024-01-22
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- _______ Boundary Dispute when two political entities cannot agree on a common definition of where their boundaries lie
- Practice MDC (more developed countries) of using economic or political influence to indirectly control LDC (less developed countries)
- _______ Forces include regional separations, ethnic and racial disputes, and religious differences.
- manipulation of electoral district boundaries with the intent to create undue advantage for a party
- Region caught between larger powers fighting
- forces divide states
- Abbv for United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- _______ Boundary Dispute over how the boundary ought to function.
- group of people with a common identify through a shared culture
- _______ Boundary established on straight lines of latitude and longitude
- _______ Boundary aligns with physical features
- desire by one state to annex a territory of another state.
- The process of a colonizing state withdrawing from a former colony, leaving it independent.
- _______ Boundary boundary between opposing cultural, ethnic, or political groups, that was established to settle disputes
- _______ Boundary Dispute dispute over the right to resources
- _______ States territorial and constitutional community forming part of a federation
- _____ Autonomous Region: location within a state that is given some authority to govern independently
- _______ Boundary political barriers drawn in an area with complete disregard for cultures
- A state’s authority to control itself
- _______ Boundary established after the settlement with an attempt to accommodate cultural differences
- _______ States sovereign state governed as a single entity in which the central government is the supreme authority.
- _______ Boundary Dispute occur when entities have different ideas of where a boundary should be placed
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- Efforts by a state or nation to control and defend a particular geographic area often arising when there are border disputes
- _______ Boundary created before human settlement
- The practice of a country establishing and maintaining colonies in other parts of the world
- political territory with defined borders, permanent population, an effective government, recognition from other countries
- Geographic area on land or sea that has to be passed through in order to reach a new destination
- _______ Power: Control over people, land, and resources
- forces unite states
- _____________ Nation: people without a state to occupy
- When the borders of a nation match the borders of a state (no hyphon)
- The practice of a country extending its power and influence over other countries
- _____________ State Nation: A nation of people that live in more than one state
- _____________ State: A state with various nations (ethnicities) within its borders
- _______ Organizations multinational union or association in which member countries cede authority and sovereignty on at least some internal matters.
- _______ Boundary: line separating political entities
- _______ Boundary boundary that no longer exists
37 Clues: forces unite states • forces divide states • A state’s authority to control itself • Region caught between larger powers fighting • _______ Boundary aligns with physical features • _______ Boundary boundary that no longer exists • _______ Boundary created before human settlement • _______ Boundary: line separating political entities • ...
Economic Development Game 1 2020-11-16
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- Countries with little industrial development, little wealth, and high population growth.
- A ratio that shows the units of capital required to produce a unit of output over a given period of time.
- Declared by the United Nations in September 2000 Aim.
- it is a classical Keynesian model of economic growth. It is used in development economics to explain an economy's growth rate in terms of the level of saving and productivity of capital
- attribute reasons of underdevelopment of developing nations for internal reasons
- what matters is not the things person has but what person is , or can be and does or can do
- Used by UNDP to classify countries, 0 is the worst and 1 is the best.
- Ability to meet basic need such as food, clothing, and shelter, that are necessary to sustain an average human being at the bare minimum level of living.
- His model implies that output growth results from one or more of three factors : Increase in labor quantity and quality, Increase in Capital and/or Improvements in technology.
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- The concept that the relationship between the rich and the poor countries is just a global version of the dualism that we see in every aspect of life.
- The proposition that developing countries have failed to develop because their development strategies (usually given to them by Western economists) have been based on an incorrect model of development.
- A theory argued that the economies of all countries could be placed within one of five different stages of economic growth
- It explains the growth of a developing economy in terms of a labor transition between two sectors, the capitalist sector and the subsistence sector
- is a multi-dimensional process involving changes in social structures, popular attitudes, and national institutions, as well as the acceleration of economic growth, the reduction of inequality, and the eradication of poverty.” Todaro and Smith
- is basically a Marxist approach. It says that underdevelopment is due to the historical evolution of a highly unequal international capitalist system of rich country-poor country relationships
15 Clues: Declared by the United Nations in September 2000 Aim. • Used by UNDP to classify countries, 0 is the worst and 1 is the best. • attribute reasons of underdevelopment of developing nations for internal reasons • Countries with little industrial development, little wealth, and high population growth. • ...
The Role of International Organizations in Promoting Peace and Stability 2023-11-09
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- The full right and power of a governing body to govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies, a key principle respected in international law.
- Penalties or other means of enforcement used to prompt compliance with international law or to punish countries that violate international agreements or norms.
- The establishment or resumption of harmonious relations between countries, often a goal of diplomacy and international efforts to build peace.
- Official orders or proclamations issued by an authority, which in the context of international organizations, can refer to binding resolutions or directives.
- Guards or watchmen, metaphorically representing international organizations that monitor and aim to maintain world peace and stability.
- Acts of warfare or aggression, typically between states or groups, that international organizations aim to prevent or resolve.
- Agreement, harmony, or accord, used metaphorically to describe coordinated action or unified effort among countries within international organizations.
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- The place of origin or earliest known history of something, in this context, referring to the historical roots of international organizations.
- The prevention of an increase or spread, particularly referring to the prevention of the spread of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.
- Agricultural implements used for cutting ground, symbolically mentioned in the phrase "turning swords into ploughshares," representing the idea of converting military technology and efforts into peaceful civilian applications.
- The easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries, often achieved through diplomatic efforts and negotiations.
- The study of the effects of geography (human and physical) on international politics and international relations, often involving the strategic maneuvering of countries for power and resources.
- Diseases or ailments, in the context of international relations, referring to problems or issues that affect the health and stability of the global community.
- A state of balance or parity characterized by equal distribution of power and influence, often sought in international relations to maintain peace and avoid conflict.
- The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations by a country's representatives abroad, involving negotiation and dialogue to maintain peace between nations.
15 Clues: Acts of warfare or aggression, typically between states or groups, that international organizations aim to prevent or resolve. • Guards or watchmen, metaphorically representing international organizations that monitor and aim to maintain world peace and stability. • ...
America Builds an Empire Vocabulary 2017-11-07
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- battleship that exploded in Havana harbor which led to the declaration of war.
- Wilson's policy refusing to give full recognition to Mexican government
- owner of the New York World newspaper
- Navy commander--kept Japan isolated from the rest of the world.
- discovered yellow fever was spread by mosquitoes
- severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty and gave US the right to intervene if Cuba gets in trouble
- Led raid across the US/Mexican border murdering people in NM and TX
- Spanish Ambassadors letter criticizing President McKinley
- 25th president
- war between U.S. and Spain over the control of Cuba
- first President of the NAACP
- proposed by the U.S. in which all nations would have equal opportunities to trade with China
- shortened the sea voyage between the east and west coasts of N. America
- american plantation owner became President of Hawaii after annexed by the US
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- a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries
- secretary of state under McKinley
- foreign policy idea by Taft to make countries dependant on U.S.
- exploits, distorts, or exxaggerates---deliberately sensationalizing the news
- 26th President, leader of the Rough Riders
- Roosevelt's international philosophy
- publisher of the New York Journal
- queen of Hawaii
- U.S. Navy officer influenced navies around the world
- Chinese rebellion opposing foreigners living in China.
- a country's policies toward other countries
- led the AEF into Mexico to capture Pancho Villa
26 Clues: 25th president • queen of Hawaii • first President of the NAACP • secretary of state under McKinley • publisher of the New York Journal • Roosevelt's international philosophy • owner of the New York World newspaper • 26th President, leader of the Rough Riders • a country's policies toward other countries • led the AEF into Mexico to capture Pancho Villa • ...
The Distribution of Wealth 2013-11-10
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- Advocates the accumulation of wealth through foreign trade
- High unemployment rate, failing inflation
- An instrument a country uses to measure its wealth
- Colonial powers pull away from colonies
- Synonym to progressive thought
- Based on equality, the collective good and the means of production
- Basend on the domination of society by an aristocracy
- Is our country getting better or worse from the 2008 recession?
- Fill in the blank: People who live on a dollar a day and people in ___________ poverty
- The countries employ socialist ideologies, but evolve into totalitarian where the population has very limited access to civil, economic, political freedoms and liberties
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- Centered on private enterprise, individualism and the pursuit of profit
- Fill in the blank: WW2 ____________ colonial powers
- Fill in the blank: Fall of communism largely due to global market tendencies and the __________ practices
- The government may not have the organization necessary to distribute any wealth generated is known as this noun
- The name given to the U.S's military alliances
- The right to pursue wealth individually and individual freedoms
- A state where the government is corrupt and does not provide for the basic needs of it's population
- Fill in the blank: Existing political borders in Africa were defined by _________ nations with no regard to local populations and for the best interest of the mother country
- Low unemployment rate, rising inflation
- Fill in the blank: New core and near core countries and known as ___________ countries
20 Clues: Synonym to progressive thought • Colonial powers pull away from colonies • Low unemployment rate, rising inflation • High unemployment rate, failing inflation • The name given to the U.S's military alliances • An instrument a country uses to measure its wealth • Fill in the blank: WW2 ____________ colonial powers • Basend on the domination of society by an aristocracy • ...
Chapter 22 Vocabulary 2014-03-12
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- security/A system by which the participating nations agree to take joint action against a nation
- formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries
- avoidance of involvement in world affairs
- of members of both major political parties
- document entitling a traveler to certain protections established by international treaty
- attacks any one of them
- treaty/Agreement between two nations
- official of the government who represents the nation in diplomatic matters
- defense alliance/An agreement between nations to support each other in case of an attack
- military service; also called the draft
- special document, required by certain countries, that is issued by the government of the country
- agreement/An agreement made between the president and another head of state
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- security/Protection of a nation’s borders and territories against invasion or control by foreign
- security pact/A mutual defense treaty among nations of a region
- in world affairs
- policy designed to keep the Soviet Union from expanding its power
- ambassador’s official residence and offices in a foreign country
- measure such as withholding economic aid to influence a foreign government’s activities
- policy/The strategies and goals that guide a nation’s relations with other countries
- treaty/International agreement signed by several nations
- /Office that promotes American business and safeguards its travelers in a foreign country
- government official who heads a consulate in a foreign nation
22 Clues: in world affairs • attacks any one of them • treaty/Agreement between two nations • military service; also called the draft • avoidance of involvement in world affairs • of members of both major political parties • treaty/International agreement signed by several nations • government official who heads a consulate in a foreign nation • ...
Trade, Consumption and Fairtrade 2020-11-30
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- The action of buying and selling goods and services
- link/connection
- An arrangement which ensures fair prices and wages for farer, workers and their families in developing countries
- A country which has a sophisticated economy and advanced technology
- Exchange of goods between two countries promoting trade and investments
- The spread of cultural characteristics
- Traveling to places outside their usual environment for leisure, business or other purposes for not more than one consecutive year.
- tourism directed towards exotic, natural environments
- The world becoming more interconnected
- A poor agricultural country that is seeking to become more advanced economically and socially
- A factory/workshop where manual workers are employed at long hours, low wages in poor conditions
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- The movement of people from one place to another
- A company which does business in several countries
- Products/produce
- The system of making and trading goods and services of value
- Goods that are available from cultivating raw materials
- Science/knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or invent useful tools
- Goods and services brought from abroad
- Goods that are available from cultivating raw materials without a manufacturing process
- A shipping method in which material is packaged into large containers
- Goods and services sold abroad
- A person who purchases goods and services
- The sale and delivery of an intangible product
- The world considered as a single community linked by telecommunications
24 Clues: link/connection • Products/produce • Goods and services sold abroad • Goods and services brought from abroad • The spread of cultural characteristics • The world becoming more interconnected • A person who purchases goods and services • The sale and delivery of an intangible product • The movement of people from one place to another • ...
kiley pendergrass world geography 2021-10-20
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- a line or border separating two countries
- an outlying district of a city
- term for the basic physical systems of a business, region, or nation
- permanently frozen layer below earths surface
- movement from one part of something to another
- a company operating in several countries
- a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires
- a very large, heavily populated city or urban complex
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- an economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control
- an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states
- the land and maritime area bounded on the west by the lena river in russia
- enclosure or basin located in the course of a canal or a river
- gives power to representatives who are elected by citizens
- the spreading of something more widely
- resources that are available under current market conditions
- a person who does not stay long in the same place
- the exchange of diseases, ideas, foods, crops, and population between the new world and the old world
- the winds in the middle latitudes between 35 and 65 degrees latitude
- a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less - populated surrounding territories
- legislative body of government
- the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims
- send ( goods or services ) to another country for sale
22 Clues: an outlying district of a city • legislative body of government • the spreading of something more widely • a company operating in several countries • a line or border separating two countries • permanently frozen layer below earths surface • movement from one part of something to another • a person who does not stay long in the same place • ...
Globalized Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-18
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- Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google
- European countries had this belief which drove them to take over many countries
- WWF, MSF, WVI
- People from all over the world migrated to North America for a better life
- Forcing a culture to follow a bigger culture
- William got laid off from his toothpaste capping job to a machine
- Powerful countries that have this belief can cause mass destruction
- Europe gave livestock for potatoes from NA
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- The last one of this building closed in 1996
- Nelson Mandella abolished this policy in South Africa and was elected president
- This policy created tariffs and devalued other currencies
- Some First Nations carry a card which allows them to hunt and fish freely
- When Christopher Columbus came to the Caribbean, this period happened
- Hutus and Tutsis were in a conflict that caused many people to die because of their tribe name
- Owning land and property is easy when this system is in action
- Without ambitious people in NASA, we would barely see anything outside Earth
- In this historical trade route, the west gave wood, gold and silver while the east gave silk, gunpowder and the idea of glasses
- People who came to Britain and did not afford to pay the travel fee had to work for the railroad without pay
- Mass death of people causes this
- The government gave 4.7 billion dollars to First Nations as an apology
20 Clues: WWF, MSF, WVI • Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google • Mass death of people causes this • Europe gave livestock for potatoes from NA • The last one of this building closed in 1996 • Forcing a culture to follow a bigger culture • This policy created tariffs and devalued other currencies • Owning land and property is easy when this system is in action • ...
Hitler’s Lightning War according to Maria 2019-05-19
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- What part of France did the Germans take control of?
- Under the .....,passed in March 1941, the president could lend or lease arms and other supplies to any country vital to the USA.
- What nickname did Erwin Rommel earn after his successes in North Africa?
- Who was the new British prime minister?
- To everyone’s surprise, what country actually drew USA into the war?
- What two countries declared war on Germany on September 3?
- What battle ended on May 10,1941?
- Who was known as Hitler’s partner?
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- How many hours did it take Hitler to overthrow Denmark?
- Under the command of what General did Hitler send German tank forces, Afrika Korps to attack the British?
- How many countries did Hitler pursue to join the Axis powers?
- What is the name of the 10 year contract that Joseph Stalin signed with Hitler?
- What is known as the ultimate prize?
- What was the name of Hitler’s plan to invade the Soviet Union?
- What was known as key to reaching the oil fields in the Middle East?
- What was the name of the German air forces that started bombing Great Britain in 1940?
- What city did Germany put under seige on September 8th?
- How many Soviet troops did Stalin send to Finland?
- What countries of the Southern Europe were key to Hitker’s invasion plan?
- How many technological devices turned the tide in the RAF’s favor?
20 Clues: What battle ended on May 10,1941? • Who was known as Hitler’s partner? • What is known as the ultimate prize? • Who was the new British prime minister? • How many Soviet troops did Stalin send to Finland? • What part of France did the Germans take control of? • How many hours did it take Hitler to overthrow Denmark? • ...
enterprise 2025-02-04
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- Money put into a business for growth.
- The rivalry between businesses that drives better products and prices.
- A business owned and operated by one person.
- A company that operates in multiple countries.
- Payments businesses make to the government, funding public services.
- Organizations owned by the government.
- A newly established business, often focused on innovation.
- The development of new products or services.
- Goods and services bought from other countries.
- A large company with shareholders.
- When a business can no longer pay its debts.
- A business run by two or more people who share profits and responsibilities.
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- Goods and services sold to other countries.
- A person who starts and runs a business.
- Short for Corporate Social Responsibility, businesses acting ethically.
- Businesses owned by individuals or companies rather than the state.
- A business that prioritizes social impact over profit.
- A market controlled by a single company, limiting competition.
- Businesses contribute to roads, buildings, and public facilities.
- The total income a business earns.
- A business practice that reduces environmental impact.
- The financial gain after expenses are deducted.
- A business owned and run by its members for mutual benefit.
- One major way enterprises contribute to the economy.
- A movement ensuring ethical production and fair wages.
- The system of money, production, and trade in a country.
- A business model where an individual operates a branch of an established brand.
27 Clues: The total income a business earns. • A large company with shareholders. • Money put into a business for growth. • Organizations owned by the government. • A person who starts and runs a business. • Goods and services sold to other countries. • A business owned and operated by one person. • The development of new products or services. • ...
WWI Crossword 2024-12-03
Across
- passenger ship torpedoed by a German U-boat was:
- One of the new countries created from Austria Hungary after the war
- Money paid to repair the damage caused by war
- Country that had to pay reparations and take blame for WWI
- The belief that disputes can only be resolved through military force:
- Caused a greater death toll
- What country's entrance into WWI was considered the turning point?
- War I Test
- WWI combatants that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire
- Term that refers to a stronger country taking over a weaker country's government or economy:
- WWI weapon used by the Germans that required is to use urine soaked rags for protection
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- The organization that was proposed by the US president after WWI to help countries work out their problems was called:
- Document that the US refused to sign because they were afraid of being drug into another war was:
- Used to influence your opinion using emotional appeals
- Harming women and children and other non-combatants in war
- Many thought this was an indirect threat against the US
- Weapon used in WWI that was effective in rolling over trench lines
- Who was the US president during WWI?
- Groups of countries that agree to assist one another in case of war.
- Ferdinand Name of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne whose assassination began WWI:
- Powers Name for WWI combatants that included France, the US, GB and Russia
- Country that took blame and had to pay reparations
22 Clues: War I Test • Caused a greater death toll • Who was the US president during WWI? • Money paid to repair the damage caused by war • passenger ship torpedoed by a German U-boat was: • Country that took blame and had to pay reparations • Used to influence your opinion using emotional appeals • Many thought this was an indirect threat against the US • ...
Thai-Cambodia Border Dispute 2025-08-07
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- Neighbouring country to Thailand involved in the territorial dispute. (8)
- A line on a map separating two countries. (6)
- Forced to leave one’s home due to conflict. (9)
- Family name of a powerful and influential political dynasty in Thailand. (10)
- Religious site at the heart of the conflict. (6)
- An official group or body assigned to handle a task. (10)
- A formal expression of opinion or choice. (4)
- To make unstable or insecure. (11)
- Family name of an influential political dynasty in Cambodia. (3)
- International court that settles disputes between nations. (3)
- A short, violent confrontation. (5)
- A person or country that attacks first. (9)
- Discussion aimed at reaching an agreement. (11)
- Explosive device hidden in the ground. (8)
- A small or brief battle. (8)
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- A weapon that is launched or fired. (7)
- Armed forces or relating to the army. (8)
- People injured or killed in a conflict. (10)
- Deaths caused by war or disaster. (10)
- Rules or limits placed to control actions or access. (11)
- A disagreement or argument, often between people or countries. (7)
- A formal agreement signed between countries. (6)
- Family term used during a phone call. (5)
- A temporary halt in fighting. (9)
- Southeast Asian country involved in a border dispute with Cambodia. (8)
- Increased in intensity or seriousness. (9)
- Related to government or public affairs. (9)
- Strong patriotic feeling that often leads to conflict. (11)
28 Clues: A small or brief battle. (8) • A temporary halt in fighting. (9) • To make unstable or insecure. (11) • A short, violent confrontation. (5) • Deaths caused by war or disaster. (10) • A weapon that is launched or fired. (7) • Armed forces or relating to the army. (8) • Family term used during a phone call. (5) • Increased in intensity or seriousness. (9) • ...
World War One 2025-10-21
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- a leading Canadian ace in world war 1, he has a record of shooting 72 enemy planes down
- the sinking of this ship was the straw that broke the camels back and caused the USA to join World War 1
- an area of empty land in between of opposing enemy trenches
- nationality of the red baron
- The rotting of the flesh around soldiers foot due to excessive mud and moisture
- the man who Assasinated the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary
- the name of the gang that killed franz ferdinand
- whose death started world war 1?
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- what was germanies pre-world war one stragetic plan.
- what is the N in M.A.I.N which means Extreme love and loyalty for one's country
- somme, ypres, passchendaele, and vimy ridge are all examples of this
- Mental disorder brought upon the veterans by the constant noise and stress.
- the I in M.A.I.N which basically means to use recources of the countries that were conquered by other countries.
- the A in M.A.I.N which means the team up of countries.
- the king of britain and the one who declared war on Germany
- what month did world war 1 end
- canadian law that gave the government powers during the time of war
- the former german emporer of world war 1
- an act that gave rights to all canadian soldiers.
- aviator who shot 5 or more enemy aircraft
20 Clues: nationality of the red baron • what month did world war 1 end • whose death started world war 1? • the former german emporer of world war 1 • aviator who shot 5 or more enemy aircraft • the name of the gang that killed franz ferdinand • an act that gave rights to all canadian soldiers. • what was germanies pre-world war one stragetic plan. • ...
cold war tester 2023-04-15
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- economically unstable countries that relied on natural exports
- integration of the world economics, politics, and cultures
- worlds largest trade bloc; a unique partnership between 27 European countries
- first female prime minister of Great Britain
- U.S sponsored program that funded the rehabilitation of European states that could foster a stable democratic government
- military alliance established by the North Atlantic Treaty that sought to create a counterweight to Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe after World War II.
- group of socialist states under the influence of the Soviet Union
- US strategy to stop the spread of Communism around the world
- the warming of the earths surface and atmosphere
- First female prime minister of India
- plan implemented in China by Mao Ze Dong to organize China's vast population and address their economical and agricultural problems
- a political movement for reform within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- global institution that provides financing and help to developing countries all around the world
- It was an unlawful use of violence that cause a lot of conflict between countries around the world
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- Series of protests for political and economic reform in China that resulted in the government using military force against its citizens
- peaceful leader of the Indian nationalism movement against Great Britain
- Soviet alliance created in response to the creation of NATO
- physical divider that split Germany into East and West
- event where the US blocked Soviet ships from delivering nuclear weapons in the Atlantic Ocean
- document that the U.S would provide military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces; specifically Turkey and Greece
- term used to describe the harsh divide between the West and Communist East
- group of Asian countries that experienced rapid industrialization
- what the french called the spread of American culture throughout Europe
- Proxy war that lasted from 1955-1975 and resulted in a U.S loss against communist powers
- agreement created after WWII that pledged the signatory nations to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms and to cooperate in economic, scientific, humanitarian, and other areas.
- It was an international organization that was made to maintain peace and developed new relations between as well as increased economic and political coooperation after WWII
- Black nationalist and the first Black president of South Africa
- Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the U.S; famously known for his "I Have A Dream" speech
- legalized racial segregation in South Africa
- Russian politician that created the Russian Federation after Stalins death
30 Clues: First female prime minister of India • first female prime minister of Great Britain • legalized racial segregation in South Africa • the warming of the earths surface and atmosphere • physical divider that split Germany into East and West • integration of the world economics, politics, and cultures • Soviet alliance created in response to the creation of NATO • ...
SBurrell-H1abc-Voc 2021-02-01
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- created to unite people of African descent world-wide; movement led to organization of the African Union; members mostly from the US or Europe with a few influential black Africans
- white South African president; released Nelson Mandela from prison; worked with Mandela to end apartheid
- system of government only practiced in South Africa; minority race in power practiced segregation and racial prejudice
- loose organization of African states (countries); originally developed to promote peace, security, and stability (economic/government); like the United Nations but just for African countries
- war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country
- strong feeling of pride and devotion to a nation (country)
- 1961; established independence from British rule and continued apartheid system of government
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- black South African lawyer; imprisoned for 27 years for leading the fight to end apartheid; first black South African president (1994)
- late 1800s and early 1900s; artificial political boundaries created by colonial rulers; caused instability, conflict, and civil wars
- 1960; British gradually gave citizens more representation in government and eventually independence
- boundaries of countries that are recognized by other countries
- "Scramble for Africa"; European powers scrambled to divide Africa and its resources; late 1884-1885; Britain and France claimed the most territory
- 1963; British protectorate; many Europeans already there because of the good soil; Mau Mau uprising (7 years) led to independence; Jomo Kenyatta-first post-colonial leader
- movements for independence in Africa; Pan-Africanists attended conferences that inspired them to lead the movements
14 Clues: strong feeling of pride and devotion to a nation (country) • war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country • boundaries of countries that are recognized by other countries • 1961; established independence from British rule and continued apartheid system of government • ...
Chapter 10 2022-11-25
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- Income Countries: Countries that have recently become industrialized; historically less developed countries that have experienced significant economic growth and democratization
- Income Countries: Less developed countries; countries with little economic development, political institutionalization, or both.
- single political authorities with control over a large number of external territories or regions, as well as different peoples
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- Countries: Lower and middle-income countries; historically less developed countries that have experienced significant economic growth and democratization, and/or lack significant economic development, political institutionalization, or both.
- An imperialist system in which a foreign territory is physically occupied by military force, settlers, or businesse
- single political authorities in charge of a large number of external territories or regions, as well as various peoples
6 Clues: An imperialist system in which a foreign territory is physically occupied by military force, settlers, or businesse • single political authorities in charge of a large number of external territories or regions, as well as various peoples • ...
Migration 2025-05-20
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- You have to move
- Going to school to learn
- Moving inside the same city or country
- The noun of moving between two places/countries
- For the rest of your life
- Just for a short time
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- You choose to move
- The plural of person
- A migrant who becomes a citizen and settles in their new country
- Fighting between countries or groups
- Moving to a different country
11 Clues: You have to move • You choose to move • The plural of person • Just for a short time • Going to school to learn • For the rest of your life • Moving to a different country • Fighting between countries or groups • Moving inside the same city or country • The noun of moving between two places/countries • A migrant who becomes a citizen and settles in their new country
GLOBALIZATION 2019-09-18
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- a learning theory found in psychology which explains how people might acquire knowledge and learn
- an Indian-American anthropologist recognized as a major theorist in globalization studies. In his anthropological work, he discusses the importance of the modernity of nation states and globalization.
- Founded in 1971 as a not-for-profit organization. It was granted "other international body" status in January 2015 by the Swiss Federal Government under the Swiss Host-State Act.
- circulation of money
- a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed, and equality before the law.
- a policy or ideology of extending a nation's rule over foreign nations, often by military force or by gaining political and economic control of other areas.
- a form of human association distinguished from other social groups by its purpose, the establishment of order and security; its methods, the laws and their enforcement; its territory, the area of jurisdiction or geographic boundaries
- the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, later developed by their followers to form the basis for the theory and practice of communism
- the class of wage-earners in an economic society whose only possession of significant material value is their labour-power.
- an Egyptian-French Marxian economist, political scientist and world-systems analyst. He is noted for his introduction of the term Eurocentrism in 1988
- flow of ideas
- powerful country
- an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.
- an inter-governmental forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region
- concerned with the regulation of international trade between nations.
- a stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, history, ethnicity etc.
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- state is the principal actors of globalization
- an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of poorer countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects
- It involves global relation that transpire among a wide-range of national-state forces.
- the capitalist class who own most of society's wealth and means of production.
- scapes about mechanical goods and software
- is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and sociocultural integration among its members and other countries in Asia.
- an international organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 189 countries working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world while periodically depending on World Bank for its resources
- scapes about OFW's
- a phenomenon wherein a colonial power established formal mechanism to run the internal affairs of its colonized country
- Scapes about culture
- a wealthy person who uses money to invest in trade and industry for profit in accordance with the principles of capitalism.
- a corporate organization that owns or controls production of goods or services in at least one country other than its home country.
- a legal agreement between many countries, whose overall purpose was to promote international trade by reducing or eliminating trade barriers such as tariffs or quotas
- an intergovernmental economic organisation with 36 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade
30 Clues: flow of ideas • powerful country • scapes about OFW's • circulation of money • Scapes about culture • scapes about mechanical goods and software • state is the principal actors of globalization • concerned with the regulation of international trade between nations. • the capitalist class who own most of society's wealth and means of production. • ...
THE COLD WAR 2025-04-15
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- A fake wall that separated free Europe from communist Europe.
- A secret path used by North Vietnam to send supplies to the Vietcong.
- A super powerful nuclear bomb made after the atomic bomb.
- A tragic event where U.S. soldiers killed many innocent people in a village.
- The leader of South Vietnam who lots of people didn’t like.
- The communist leader of North Vietnam.
- A U.S. president during the Cold War who faced the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- The leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin.
- When President Nixon tried to cover up a break-in, and it made him quit.
- A war between North Korea (communist) and South Korea (non-communist).
- A U.S. plan to give money to Europe to rebuild after WWII.
- Nixon’s plan to slowly pull U.S. troops out of Vietnam.
- A secret U.S. group that spies on other countries.
- A rule that let the president use the army in Vietnam without declaring war.
- The idea that if one country turns communist, others will follow.
- A place between North and South Korea where no fighting is allowed.
- When young men were picked by the government to fight in the war.
- A big wall that split Berlin to keep people from escaping East Germany.
- A meeting where Vietnam was split into North and South.
- A meeting during WWII where big leaders talked about how to fix Europe after the war.
- A surprise attack by the Vietcong that made Americans doubt the war.
- A president and WWII hero who led during part of the Cold War.
- A time when Americans were super scared of communists.
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- The line that separates North and South Korea.
- When the U.S. and Soviet Union almost had a nuclear war over missiles in Cuba.
- A promise to help countries fight against communism.
- When the U.S. flew in food and supplies to help people in West Berlin.
- A failed U.S. attack to get rid of Castro in Cuba.
- A U.S. plan to stop communism from spreading.
- The first satellite in space, made by the Soviet Union.
- A couple who were caught and killed for spying for the Soviets.
- A protest where the National Guard shot and killed college students.
- The Soviet Union’s version of NATO with its own group of countries.
- A president who sent more U.S. troops to Vietnam.
- Chemicals the U.S. used in Vietnam that hurt people and nature.
- A group in Congress that looked for people they thought were communists.
- The communist leader of Cuba.
- A group of countries that work together to keep peace and help each other.
- South Vietnamese fighters who supported communism and fought against the U.S.
- Countries that looked free but were really controlled by the Soviet Union.
- Secret papers that showed the government had lied about the Vietnam War.
- A president who promised to end the Vietnam War.
- A team of countries that promised to protect each other from enemies.
- A law that made the president tell Congress before sending troops.
- When people were unfairly accused of being communists.
- A time when lots of babies were born after WWII.
46 Clues: The communist leader of Cuba. • The communist leader of North Vietnam. • The leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin. • A U.S. plan to stop communism from spreading. • The line that separates North and South Korea. • A president who promised to end the Vietnam War. • A time when lots of babies were born after WWII. • A president who sent more U.S. troops to Vietnam. • ...
Who am I? 2025-05-06
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- I operate in multiple countries, producing goods in one place and selling them in another. I’m a powerful player in the global economy. Who am I?
- I happen when a company invests directly in facilities in another country, creating jobs and production abroad. Who am I?
- I allow countries to trade freely among themselves but let each country set its own external tariffs. Who am I?
- I occur when goods are sold in a foreign market at a price lower than their cost or domestic price. Often seen as unfair trade. Who am I?
- I measure the ratio between export prices and import prices. I show how favorable a country’s trade position is. Who am I?
- I go beyond free trade, allowing not just goods but also services, capital, and labor to move freely across borders. Who am I?
- I represent the quantity of a good or service that consumers in a specific country are willing and able to buy. Who am I?
- I am a group of countries that agree to trade freely with each other, often sharing rules and agreements. Who am I?
- I’m government financial support given to local industries to lower production costs and help them compete. Who am I?
- I am a trading group that allows free trade among members and sets a common external tariff. Who am I?
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- I shrink the world by connecting countries through trade, culture, and technology. I make goods, ideas, and people move faster and farther than ever before. Who am I?
- I explain how countries benefit by specializing in what they produce most efficiently, even if others can do it better. Who am I?
- I am a product sent from one country to another for sale. I generate income and boost a nation's economy. Who am I?
- I create goods or services using resources like labor and capital. I am the starting point of the supply chain. Who am I?
- I bring countries together under one currency and a shared central bank. The Eurozone is an example of me. Who am I?
- I regulate international trade, resolve disputes, and promote global economic cooperation. Who am I?
- I limit the number or value of goods that can be imported into a country. Who am I?
- I am a compulsory financial charge imposed by the government to fund public services. I can affect prices and business decisions. Who am I?
- I represent the total quantity of a good that producers around the world are willing to sell at different prices. Who am I?
- I remove barriers like tariffs and quotas, allowing goods to move freely across borders. I promote open markets and competition. Who am I?
- I’m a tax placed on imported goods to make them more expensive and protect local businesses. Who am I?
- I represent the amount of a good that producers within a country are willing to provide at different prices. Who am I?
- I aim to protect domestic industries by placing tariffs and quotas on foreign goods. I resist open markets. Who am I?
- I am a product brought into a country from abroad for sale. I help consumers access global goods. Who am I?
- I describe the ability of a country to produce more of a good using fewer resources than another. Who am I?
25 Clues: I limit the number or value of goods that can be imported into a country. Who am I? • I regulate international trade, resolve disputes, and promote global economic cooperation. Who am I? • I’m a tax placed on imported goods to make them more expensive and protect local businesses. Who am I? • ...
Unit 7 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2014-04-22
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- is the basis of global trade as few countries produce enough goods to be completely self-sufficient.
- the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage.
- obtain (goods or a service) from an outside or foreign supplier, especially in place of an internal source.
- an insistent and peremptory request, made as if by right.
- is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their families.
- zones is an area within which goods may be landed, handled, manufactured or reconfigured, and reexported without the intervention of the customs authorities.
- system is an economic system in which trade, industry, and the means of production are controlled by private owners with the goal of making profits in a market economy.
- are goods produced and used to make other goods and services.
- sometimes included with the tertiary sector, as they are both service sectors.
- a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
- Materials labor or money which is used to create goods and services.
- is an original economic system in which traditions, customs, and beliefs shape the goods and the products the society creates.
- a group of countries imposing few or no duties on trade with one another and a common tariff on trade with other countries.
- is the process of integration across world-space arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas, and other aspects of culture.
- a business or manufacturing activity carried on in a person's home.
- the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
- make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide.
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- materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain.
- A duty imposed on imports to raise their price, making them less attractive to consumers and thus protecting domestic industries from foreign competition.
- is based on some form of social ownership of the means of production, which may mean autonomous cooperatives or direct public ownership; wherein production is carried out directly for use.
- Most communist countries have had command economies; capitalist countries may also adopt such a system during national emergencies
- is defined by some to encompass health, culture, and research.
- Designated areas in countries that possess special economic regulations that are different from other areas in the same country.
- a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.
- the personnel of a business or organization, especially when regarded as a significant asset.
- send (goods or services) to another country for sale.
- are those activities where natural resources are extracted from the earth.
- bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.
- is one of the three economic sectors, the others being the secondary sector and the primary sector
- the ability of an individual or group to carry out a particular economic activity more efficiently than another activity.
30 Clues: send (goods or services) to another country for sale. • the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage. • an insistent and peremptory request, made as if by right. • are goods produced and used to make other goods and services. • is defined by some to encompass health, culture, and research. • bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale. • ...
Global Inequalities 2013-06-19
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- An international organisation that consists of 192 member countries from around the world
- Resources that no one individual or country have ownership over
- A disease that is spread by mosquitoes
- Countries that have low levels of industrial development and people are often poor
- The ancient remains of plants and animals that are stored underground in the form of coal, oil and gas
- Not having enough compared with other people in your society
- An Non-Government organisation that helps people in poverty
- A measurement of the intake of food that gives us energy
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- A run-down neighbourhood where people live in a state of poverty
- Not having enough to meet your basic needs
- Where the body lacks essential nutrients and vitamins to keep you healthy
- A list of 8 goals adopted by the UN
- The total value of all the goods and services produced in a country over a year
- How long a person is expected to live on average
- Anything in nature that can be used to meet our needs and wants
- Countries that have high levels of industrial development and most of the population enjoy a good standard of living
- The percentage of the population that can read and write
17 Clues: A list of 8 goals adopted by the UN • A disease that is spread by mosquitoes • Not having enough to meet your basic needs • How long a person is expected to live on average • The percentage of the population that can read and write • A measurement of the intake of food that gives us energy • An Non-Government organisation that helps people in poverty • ...
Energy Review 2021-03-19
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- The country where most of our oil exportations go to.
- It has more proven reserves and it's located above oil desposits.
- One of the countries that has higher energy consumption.
- The percentage that fossil fuels provides to the world's energy.
- The type of fuels and energy that Ecuador uses, which are not good for the environment.
- A type of energy that can be replenished.
- An already converted and treated source.
- Energy that will eventually run out and can't be replenished.
- This is a partially decayed plant matter that remains in swamps and bogs.
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- Unconverted and original source that can be used directly as it appears in nature.
- Types of nucelar energy which belongs to nonrenewable energy.
- Source that allows all objects to work, it can't be created nor destroyed.
- They are more energy efficient since they produce more heat and less polution.
- The countries that consume more energy. (Their state in comparison to other countries).
- Remains of ancient organisms that with time and pressure convert into coal, oil, and natural gas.
- When oxygen, water, and pyrite react and form sulfuric acid. Water drains from the mine leaches into nearby streams, and reactions occur.
- A solid combustible mineral made of Carbon after years of compression.
17 Clues: An already converted and treated source. • A type of energy that can be replenished. • The country where most of our oil exportations go to. • One of the countries that has higher energy consumption. • Types of nucelar energy which belongs to nonrenewable energy. • Energy that will eventually run out and can't be replenished. • ...
WWI Crossword 2022-04-29
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- The name of the telegram that Germany tried to send to Mexico before it was intercepted by the British.
- When Germany saw no hope of victory they were forced to do this.
- Dogs played an important role in the war. One of these roles was to offer _____________ to soldiers.
- A cause of the war. When you have extreme pride in your own nation.
- One of the activities soldiers did during the Christmas Truce.
- When countries wanted to extend their power and control other countries.
- A crucial role of pigeons in the war was to deliver?
- Holes made in the ground where soldiers lived and fought.
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- - When countries agree to protect each other and develop a friendship in case war happens.
- - When you build your army and weaponry to make your defences stronger.
- A person who is forced to sign up for war, whether they accept it or not.
- - Biased information that only tells one side of the story
- France, Britain and Italy were all?
- An agreement by both sides to stop fighting to negotiate peace.
- The war is commemorated every year on this month and date.
- The colour of the flag that Germany had to wave in 1918.
- The last name of the man who was shot which triggered the beginning of the war.
17 Clues: France, Britain and Italy were all? • A crucial role of pigeons in the war was to deliver? • The colour of the flag that Germany had to wave in 1918. • Holes made in the ground where soldiers lived and fought. • - Biased information that only tells one side of the story • The war is commemorated every year on this month and date. • ...
Chapter 1 Vocabulary 2022-01-11
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- the means by which we go from studying a case to generating a hypothesis
- gathering of statistical data across many countries to look for correlations and test
- the struggle in any group for power that will give one or more persons the ability to make decisions for the larger group
- the shift from a descriptive study of politics to one that emphasizes causality, explanation, and prediction
- wider use of cases unbound by area specialization; typically deductive
- organizations or activities that are self-perpetuating and valued for their own sake
- starting with a puzzle and from there generating some hypothesis about cause and effect to test against a number of cases
- a set of hypotheses about how countries should develop
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- cases selected on the basis of cause not effect
- a theory that states that an individual will use rational calculations to make rational choices that result in outcomes aligned with their own best interests
- apparent association between certain factors or variables
- a way to compare cases and draw conclusions
- the study and comparison of domestic politics across countries
- material standard of living shared by individuals within a community, society, or country
- the attempt to understand situations in which decision makers interact
- problem of distinguishing cause and effect
- an individual's ability to act independently
17 Clues: problem of distinguishing cause and effect • a way to compare cases and draw conclusions • an individual's ability to act independently • cases selected on the basis of cause not effect • a set of hypotheses about how countries should develop • apparent association between certain factors or variables • the study and comparison of domestic politics across countries • ...
KRYSTOF - COLD WAR 2022-01-11
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- An space aircraft launched by the Soviets on the 4th of October 1957.
- leader of USSR
- WHat is the surname of current USA's president
- signed in warsaw on mya 14th 1955. Very similar to nato, operated by the soviets, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania
- One of the most dangerous man in WW2 was born as an Austrian but lived in Germany. His first name is Adolf.
- Once this object fell or got destroyed, people could travel from East Germany to West Germany with no problem.
- One of the biggest powers in the Cold War is one of the biggest countries in the world and it is not Russia.
- Who is the biggest and fluffiest dog at school
- One of the neutral countries in the cold war. LLocated in the united kingdom islands.
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- political border separating European countries
- Dubcek, democratic, socialism, 21 of August 1968, 5 warsaw pact counties, end of the short socialismus
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- A war when nobody was really shooting or killing people massively.
- wall that separated East and West Berlin
- The biggest country in Europe/Asia in the cold war
- In witch state was Mr. Jack born, it is under the state of Oregon and it is above Mexico.
- Made Russia communist, October revolution, 1917, died 1924
17 Clues: leader of USSR • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • wall that separated East and West Berlin • political border separating European countries • WHat is the surname of current USA's president • Who is the biggest and fluffiest dog at school • The biggest country in Europe/Asia in the cold war • Made Russia communist, October revolution, 1917, died 1924 • ...
World War I Crossword 2018-02-06
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- A group of countries who agree to work together for shared interests
- Large aircraft without wings, with a bag filled with gas
- A deep hole dug by soldiers and used to attack the enemy while remaining hidden
- Building up strong armed forces in order to gain advantages
- To stop fighting and admit defeat
- A formal declaration that a ruler no longer want to be in power
- A group of countries ruled by a single person or country
- The position of not saying or doing anything that helps any of the groups involved in an argument or war
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- Containers with a pointed end, filled with explosives, and shot from a large gun
- A formal agreement between two or more countries at war to stop fighting and talk about terms of peace
- Large military vehicles, driven by wheels turning inside moving metal belts
- The murder of someone famous or important
- Long bombs which travel under water to destroy ships
- The place where soldiers are actively fighting during a war
- When people compete with each other for the same thing
- Guns with a long barrel, fired from the shoulder, accurate at long distances
- The part of an army that fights (and moves) on foot
17 Clues: To stop fighting and admit defeat • The murder of someone famous or important • The part of an army that fights (and moves) on foot • Long bombs which travel under water to destroy ships • When people compete with each other for the same thing • Large aircraft without wings, with a bag filled with gas • A group of countries ruled by a single person or country • ...
Sip & Solve 2025-05-14
16 Clues: HM • Stag • Meet • Henny • 1st hol • ILY First • Groom Drin • Groom sport • Annviersary • Brdiesmaids • Bride drink • Wedding name • Proposal month • Proposal loaction • No. Wedding dresses • NO. Countries travelled
migration 2022-09-25
9 Clues: to be safe • your relations • worldly possessions • equivalent to shelter • it keeps you warm, safe and dry • storage system for your possessions • when two countries battle each other • someone who has migrated their country • what you use to scan into other countries
Crossword Corner 2024-03-08
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- Report from 2020 found that women spent ____ times as many hours as men on unpaid care and work
- _________ countries are voted as the most gender equal countries
- One in _____ countries failed to provide maternity leave in accordance with ILO standards
- Around ______ percent of countries are applying quotas for women representation in their Parliament
- The action of treating someone unfairly in order to reap benefits from them
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- The process of making unfair or prejudicial distinctions based on their race, gender, religion etc
- the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights
- SDG 5 aims to grant women _____ rights and opportunities compared to men
- As per 2023 UN report, one in every ____ women get married before they turn 18 years of age
- Over ______ % of countries did not mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value
10 Clues: _________ countries are voted as the most gender equal countries • SDG 5 aims to grant women _____ rights and opportunities compared to men • The action of treating someone unfairly in order to reap benefits from them • Over ______ % of countries did not mandate equal remuneration for work of equal value • ...
Geo-Politics te$t review 2024-04-12
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- The spreading and merging of different cultures (Result of Assimilation)
- A situation in which things happen and there should be no harmful changes (Ex. Drinking a protein shake in the morning)
- A set of laws and regulations used to protect people
- The process in which people or countries loose their defining traits (Ex. Dress, speech, food)
- A formal agreement between two or more countries
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- The art and science of maintaining peaceful (if not enjoyable) realashionships between two or more individuals or countries
- A relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together (Ex. Ukraine and America in the Ukraine war)
- The actions and plans of a NATIONAL government to fix a problem within the government
- A person who works in groups or by themselves to improve the lives of other people
9 Clues: A formal agreement between two or more countries • A set of laws and regulations used to protect people • The spreading and merging of different cultures (Result of Assimilation) • A person who works in groups or by themselves to improve the lives of other people • The actions and plans of a NATIONAL government to fix a problem within the government • ...
Regional Integration 2021-02-22
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- This is used to describe a company operating in several countries.
- Involving two parties, especially countries
- The study of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
- having members or contributors from several groups, especially several different countries.
- a type of intergovernmental agreement
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- the theory or practice of regional rather than central systems of administration or economic, cultural, or political affiliation.
- mutual acceptance of a proposal or statement
- This is the use of government revenue collection and expenditure to influence a country's economy.
- the action or process of integrating.
- This involves the transfer of goods or services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money
10 Clues: the action or process of integrating. • a type of intergovernmental agreement • Involving two parties, especially countries • mutual acceptance of a proposal or statement • This is used to describe a company operating in several countries. • The study of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. • ...
The Cold War 2022-04-28
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- the intense rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union which stooped just shot of shots being fired
- economic aid package offered to countries in western Europe following WW II
- the presidents policy of trying to contain the spread of comunism
- the defense alliance between the Soviet Union and their satellite states
- system of thought and belief
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- the U.S. policy of keeping communism within its existing borders
- a nation stronger than other powerful nations
- the policy of easing tensions between the two superpowers
- invisible barrier between the democracies of western Europe and the communist countries of Eastern Europe
- military alliance between the U.S. and countries who resisted communism
10 Clues: system of thought and belief • a nation stronger than other powerful nations • the policy of easing tensions between the two superpowers • the U.S. policy of keeping communism within its existing borders • the presidents policy of trying to contain the spread of comunism • military alliance between the U.S. and countries who resisted communism • ...
Cold War Jigsaw 2023-12-19
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- Communist leader of Soviet Union
- A pact signed by the USSR and Eastern European countries under Soviet influence in 1955
- A doctrine articulated by President Harry S Truman
- Idea of containing Communism by preventing it from spreading
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- this plan is considered very successful in allowing Western Europe to recover after the war so that the countries did not fall to communism.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- One of the first major international crises of the Cold War.
- Competition or rivalry between two or more nations, focusing on the production of military technology and equipment.
- Border between the communist and democratic countries of Europe
- Mutual assured destruction
10 Clues: Mutual assured destruction • Communist leader of Soviet Union • North Atlantic Treaty Organization. • A doctrine articulated by President Harry S Truman • One of the first major international crises of the Cold War. • Idea of containing Communism by preventing it from spreading • Border between the communist and democratic countries of Europe • ...
Geo-politics 2024-04-12
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- a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action,
- a relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together
- the plans and actions taken by a national government to deal with issues and needs present
- The spread of goods and services
- a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes
- a formal agreement between two or more countries
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- Fitting in
- A countries laws and land exct
- the art and science of maintaining peaceful relationships between nations, groups, or individuals
- a person or group who works to improve the lives and living conditions of other people
10 Clues: Fitting in • A countries laws and land exct • The spread of goods and services • a formal agreement between two or more countries • a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action, • a relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together • a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes • ...
Geo-politics 2024-04-12
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- a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action,
- a relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together
- the plans and actions taken by a national government to deal with issues and needs present
- The spread of goods and services
- a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes
- a formal agreement between two or more countries
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- Fitting in
- A countries laws and land exct
- the art and science of maintaining peaceful relationships between nations, groups, or individuals
- a person or group who works to improve the lives and living conditions of other people
10 Clues: Fitting in • A countries laws and land exct • The spread of goods and services • a formal agreement between two or more countries • a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action, • a relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together • a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes • ...
Global Capital Crossword 2024-12-15
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- The first public sale of a private company’s shares to investors.
- A negotiable certificate representing shares of a foreign company traded in the U.S.
- Providing transparent financial and accounting information to investors.
- The ideal financial structure minimizing cost of capital and balancing risks.
- Listing a firm’s shares on stock exchanges in multiple countries.
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- Reducing cash flow variability by operating across different countries and markets.
- Ownership shares in a company, often raised through stock offerings.
- A firm operating in multiple countries seeking global capital access.
- An initial public offering conducted simultaneously in multiple international markets.
- A bank issuing receipts for foreign shares, facilitating their trade in other markets.
10 Clues: The first public sale of a private company’s shares to investors. • Listing a firm’s shares on stock exchanges in multiple countries. • Ownership shares in a company, often raised through stock offerings. • A firm operating in multiple countries seeking global capital access. • Providing transparent financial and accounting information to investors. • ...
United Nation Councils 2025-05-24
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- These missions are sent by the Security Council to help calm conflicts.
- Group that works on issues like health, education, and equality
- One of the five permanent members of the Security Council. (Hint: large country in Asia)
- The number of permanent members on the Security Council
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- The General Assembly gives every country one of these.
- The group where all countries meet to discuss global problems
- The council that focuses on money, jobs, and reducing poverty
- This word means all countries have one equal say in voting
- The United Nations group that works to keep peace around the world.
- A way the Security Council can pressure countries, like stopping trade
10 Clues: The General Assembly gives every country one of these. • The number of permanent members on the Security Council • This word means all countries have one equal say in voting • The group where all countries meet to discuss global problems • The council that focuses on money, jobs, and reducing poverty • ...
Names of places 2016-04-16
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- only country which is also a continent
- famous country for pizzas
- part of Scandinavian countries
- one of the highly populated countries of the world
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- place near a dangerous spot
- where the leaning tower is located(city)
- country called the tear drop off India
- only city ruled by a pope
- famous for cars
- sugar bowl of the world
10 Clues: famous for cars • sugar bowl of the world • only city ruled by a pope • famous country for pizzas • place near a dangerous spot • part of Scandinavian countries • country called the tear drop off India • only country which is also a continent • where the leaning tower is located(city) • one of the highly populated countries of the world
The World war l Puzzle/ by Greyson Lhasawa 2024-04-05
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- They are the biggest allied
- they control countries
- A Allied of the U.S.
- A purposeful killing of someone
- has beef with the U.S.
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- A group of people who share changes
- They were used by Germany to attack Britain
- AN Enemy of U.S
- They were attack for getting a supply from France
- make Agreements between one countries
10 Clues: AN Enemy of U.S • A Allied of the U.S. • they control countries • has beef with the U.S. • They are the biggest allied • A purposeful killing of someone • A group of people who share changes • make Agreements between one countries • They were used by Germany to attack Britain • They were attack for getting a supply from France
The History of the UAE 2025-06-04
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- found Tutankhamun’s tomb
- a person who studies the climate of countries
- indicate the climate zone
- an area of countries that has fertile land
- system used to collect water
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- the most famous line of longitude
- indicates the time zone
- present day sas al nakhl
- where people mainly used bronze for tools
- one of the first successful civilizations
10 Clues: indicates the time zone • found Tutankhamun’s tomb • present day sas al nakhl • indicate the climate zone • system used to collect water • the most famous line of longitude • where people mainly used bronze for tools • one of the first successful civilizations • an area of countries that has fertile land • a person who studies the climate of countries
Girls Unite 2021-08-15
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- 61% of all adults living in developing countries with this disease are women
- early marriage and pregnancy prevent girls from having and continuing a good __________
- 1 in 5 women have been victims of this before the age of 15
- Aggressive campaigns targeted at women causing an increase of the act in younger women in developing countries.
- One-third of girls in developing countries will marry before they are 18
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- about 14 million adolescent girls experience this every year
- A majority of adolescent girls in developing countries contract _______ either from their environment or their partner.
- between 15% and 71% of women around the world have suffered this from an intimate male partner.
- Every day 1600 women and more than 10 000 newborns have preventable complications during pregnancy and childbirth that lead to ______
9 Clues: 1 in 5 women have been victims of this before the age of 15 • about 14 million adolescent girls experience this every year • One-third of girls in developing countries will marry before they are 18 • 61% of all adults living in developing countries with this disease are women • ...
Government and Economy 2017-11-08
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- form of government where only a selected few can rule and power is generally inherited
- when countries rely on one another for goods, and resources
- form of government where the government dominates all aspects of life
- system based on private ownership, free trade, and competition
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- the value of all goods a country makes per year
- when countries are linked together through culture and trade
- form of government where only the dictator is in charge
- a political system where a countries trade are controlled by private owners for profit
- system in which the government makes all economic decisions
- form of government where people elect leaders and rule by majority
10 Clues: the value of all goods a country makes per year • form of government where only the dictator is in charge • when countries rely on one another for goods, and resources • system in which the government makes all economic decisions • when countries are linked together through culture and trade • system based on private ownership, free trade, and competition • ...
Economics 2021-01-13
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- products that are shipped out of the country
- Products that are shipped into the country
- The total amount of people who have an education in a country
- The skills,education, and experience of workers
- When a person specifically makes one thing beacuase they are good at it.
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- Limit on how much of an item comes into the country so that people don't buy too much of it
- A ban on trade with a specific country or countries.
- The buying and selling of goods between countries
- Tax placed on foreign items to protect countries own business
- Man-made machines such as factories and technology
10 Clues: Products that are shipped into the country • products that are shipped out of the country • The skills,education, and experience of workers • The buying and selling of goods between countries • Man-made machines such as factories and technology • A ban on trade with a specific country or countries. • Tax placed on foreign items to protect countries own business • ...
Economics 2021-01-13
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- products that are shipped out of the country
- Products that are shipped into the country
- The total amount of people who have an education in a country
- The skills,education, and experience of workers
- When a person specifically makes one thing beacuase they are good at it.
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- Limit on how much of an item comes into the country so that people don't buy too much of it
- A ban on trade with a specific country or countries.
- The buying and selling of goods between countries
- Tax placed on foreign items to protect countries own business
- Man-made machines such as factories and technology
10 Clues: Products that are shipped into the country • products that are shipped out of the country • The skills,education, and experience of workers • The buying and selling of goods between countries • Man-made machines such as factories and technology • A ban on trade with a specific country or countries. • Tax placed on foreign items to protect countries own business • ...
UNITS OF MESUREMENT AND MONEY 2022-09-24
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- The standard unit of money used in the US and other countries
- The unit of money used in most European Union countries
- unit for measuring the volume of a liquid or a gas, equal to 1,000 cubic centimetres
- A unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams a unit of mass
- A unit of volume that is equal to 0.001 litres
- A unit of length equal to 0.01 of a metre
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- The standard unit of money used in the UK and some other countries
- A device that measures the amount of something that is used
- equal to 0.001 kilograms
- A unit of measurement equal to 1,000 metres
10 Clues: equal to 0.001 kilograms • A unit of length equal to 0.01 of a metre • A unit of measurement equal to 1,000 metres • A unit of volume that is equal to 0.001 litres • The unit of money used in most European Union countries • A device that measures the amount of something that is used • A unit of mass equal to 1,000 grams a unit of mass • ...
Business in the Global Economy 2024-02-17
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- Occurs when a country sells more than it buys.
- Occurs when a country buys more than it sells.
- A limit on the quantity of a product that may be imported or exported.
- Exists when a country specializes in the production of a good or service at which it is relatively more efficient.
- Exists when a country can produce a good or service at a lower cost than other countries.
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- items bought from other countries.
- Items sold to other countries.
- Completely prohibiting the import or export of a product.
- The cost of using someone else's money.
- A tax that a government places on certain imported products.
10 Clues: Items sold to other countries. • items bought from other countries. • The cost of using someone else's money. • Occurs when a country sells more than it buys. • Occurs when a country buys more than it sells. • Completely prohibiting the import or export of a product. • A tax that a government places on certain imported products. • ...
They're really cool! 2019-09-03
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- symbol €) the unit of money used in most European Union countries
- (of clothing) without sleeves
- the standard unit of money used in the UK and some other countries
- a type of light, comfortable shoe that is suitable for playing sports
- the amount of money for which something is sold
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- a shirt made of thick cotton that you pull over your head, worn for exercise or to keep warm
- to like, choose, or want one thing rather than another
- the standard unit of money used in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries
- a tight hat made of wool
- excellent; very good
10 Clues: excellent; very good • a tight hat made of wool • (of clothing) without sleeves • the amount of money for which something is sold • to like, choose, or want one thing rather than another • symbol €) the unit of money used in most European Union countries • the standard unit of money used in the UK and some other countries • ...
Tour-221: Sabina Mustafakulova, Shakhzoda Mardonova 2024-04-17
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- What do multinational companies have in multiple countries?
- Name the foreign investment whose main purpose of the removal is high profitability.
- One of disadvantages of multinational companies operating in host countries.
- The country that has created the most favorable investment climate for foreign direct investment?
- Type of international capital
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- For what multicultural companies create more opportunities?
- Capital, which is funds from non-governmental sources placed or received by individuals abroad.
- Which foreign investment is developing faster than domestic investment and foreign trade?
- Sony is a company of which country?
- What is a company that owns or controls production of goods or services in several countries?
10 Clues: Type of international capital • Sony is a company of which country? • What do multinational companies have in multiple countries? • For what multicultural companies create more opportunities? • One of disadvantages of multinational companies operating in host countries. • Name the foreign investment whose main purpose of the removal is high profitability. • ...
Geo-politics 2024-04-12
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- a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action,
- a relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together
- the plans and actions taken by a national government to deal with issues and needs present
- The spread of goods and services
- a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes
- a formal agreement between two or more countries
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- Fitting in
- A countries laws and land exct
- the art and science of maintaining peaceful relationships between nations, groups, or individuals
- a person or group who works to improve the lives and living conditions of other people
10 Clues: Fitting in • A countries laws and land exct • The spread of goods and services • a formal agreement between two or more countries • a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action, • a relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together • a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes • ...
Geo-politics 2024-04-12
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- a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action,
- a relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together
- the plans and actions taken by a national government to deal with issues and needs present
- The spread of goods and services
- a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes
- a formal agreement between two or more countries
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- Fitting in
- A countries laws and land exct
- the art and science of maintaining peaceful relationships between nations, groups, or individuals
- a person or group who works to improve the lives and living conditions of other people
10 Clues: Fitting in • A countries laws and land exct • The spread of goods and services • a formal agreement between two or more countries • a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action, • a relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together • a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes • ...
Geo-politics 2024-04-12
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- a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action,
- a relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together
- the plans and actions taken by a national government to deal with issues and needs present
- The spread of goods and services
- a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes
- a formal agreement between two or more countries
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- Fitting in
- A countries laws and land exct
- the art and science of maintaining peaceful relationships between nations, groups, or individuals
- a person or group who works to improve the lives and living conditions of other people
10 Clues: Fitting in • A countries laws and land exct • The spread of goods and services • a formal agreement between two or more countries • a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action, • a relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together • a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes • ...
Geo-politics 2024-04-12
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- a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action,
- a relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together
- the plans and actions taken by a national government to deal with issues and needs present
- The spread of goods and services
- a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes
- a formal agreement between two or more countries
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- Fitting in
- A countries laws and land exct
- the art and science of maintaining peaceful relationships between nations, groups, or individuals
- a person or group who works to improve the lives and living conditions of other people
10 Clues: Fitting in • A countries laws and land exct • The spread of goods and services • a formal agreement between two or more countries • a system of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action, • a relationship in which people, groups, or countries agree to work together • a situation in which things happen as they should and there are no harmful changes • ...
Ch 10 Pt 1 2022-12-02
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- A single political authority that has under its sovereignty a large number of external regions or territories and different peoples
- Income Countries Historically less-developed countries that have experienced significant economic growth and democratization; also known as newly industrializing countries (NICs)
- Income Countries Countries that lack significant economic development or political institutionalization or both; also known as less-developed countries (LDCs)
- An imperialist system of physically occupying a foreign territory using military force, businesses, or settlers
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- Countries Lower and middle income countries
- A system in which a state extends its power to directly control territory, resources, and people beyond its borders
6 Clues: Countries Lower and middle income countries • An imperialist system of physically occupying a foreign territory using military force, businesses, or settlers • A system in which a state extends its power to directly control territory, resources, and people beyond its borders • ...
Crossword|Chapter 26|Made by Sean Hearn 2016-03-23
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- Group of underprivilaged peoples who were dissatisfied with the dual monarchy in Austria-Hungary
- foreign territory Austria lost in 1866
- Many Italians wanted their capital to be here
- The leading member of Sardinia's council of ministers
- The english translation of Ausgleich
- Other than William I, who believed that Prussia needed a powerful army?
- Person who was essential to bringing Germany together
- Number of times Bismark sent Germany to war
- intolerance and persecution of non-Russian peoples
- czar who emancipated the serfs in Russia
- The first ruler of a unified Germany
- The leader of the guerillas who defeated the army of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
- Germany was mostly ______ by the end of the 1800s
- South Italy was ______
- Thing where Bulgaria was divided, countries won independence, countries gained control of other countries, etc.
- The more agricultural country of Austria and Hungary
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- Person who advocated mass political action to bring democratic gov't instead of revolution
- Initials of name of major political force founded by Lassalle that merged with the Social Democratic party in 1875
- The first king of the constitutional monarchy of Italy
- Alexander II died from ______
- that one guy who people liked in Russia bc he was a rebel and stuff i guess
- Austria did not want a unified Germany for this reason
- The small German states feared _____ by Prussia so they did not want a united Germany
- A room that is not a room (@Matthew)
- The thing with a cultural struggle between Church and the state
- foreign territory Austria lost in 1859
- Many countries closely watched the Balkans after the Treaty of ______
- This German state led the way in creating economic, military, and political unity among German states
- This group of peeps put up a serious challenge for Bismark
- The secret society founded by Giuseppe Mazzini in 1831
- country that just kinda took a bite out of Russia and Russia couldn't do much about it
- The more industrialized country of Austria and Hungary
- the absence of government
33 Clues: South Italy was ______ • the absence of government • Alexander II died from ______ • A room that is not a room (@Matthew) • The english translation of Ausgleich • The first ruler of a unified Germany • foreign territory Austria lost in 1866 • foreign territory Austria lost in 1859 • czar who emancipated the serfs in Russia • Number of times Bismark sent Germany to war • ...
1.4(c),1.6(a,b,c),1.8(a,b),1.9(a,b,c)-Tectonics Edexcel Alevel Geography 2022-02-14
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- HIC tectonic hazard vulnerability case study.
- HIC's suffer higher short term ? losses.
- immediate help in the form of rescue to save lives and aid to keep people alive.(second stage of hazard management cycle).
- The returning to normal stage of the hazard management cycle.
- A type of player which helps in disasters where the local government are struggling to respond.
- Type of plate margin which caused the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull (Iceland) volcanic eruption
- A group of people at high risk of a disaster
- Acting to reduce the scale of the next disaster.(last stage of the hazard management cycle).
- In the 2011 Japan earthquake, an early ? system warned people of the earthquake in advance.
- This key player provides individuals with the money they need to repair and rebuild communities, but it is not common in less developed communities.
- A process by which the local government planners regulate how the land in a community may be used.
- The quality of the existing infrastructure affecting a countries recovery speed is an example of ?
- LIC tectonic hazard vulnerability case study.
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- One geographical factor which will affect a countries vulnerability is the level of ?
- When government officials pocket money for themselves, which affects the amount of money which can be used for resources.
- A geographical factor aid companies had when helping after the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
- A type of aid which provides food, clean water and shelter.
- Something young people in particular, in developing countries have unequal access to.
- community education on how to act before during and after a disaster.(first stage of hazard management cycle).
- The ability to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from a natural hazard.
- The vast majority of lives lost come from ? countries
- This key player is crucial in the immediate search and rescue efforts.
- The most important social impact of an Earthquake.
- An environmental factor which gets damaged
- Within two weeks of the 2008 Sichuan (China) earthquake, temporary ?, roads and bridges were being built.
- If the ? of the disaster is bigger, the country will stay in the recovery stage for longer.
26 Clues: HIC's suffer higher short term ? losses. • An environmental factor which gets damaged • A group of people at high risk of a disaster • HIC tectonic hazard vulnerability case study. • LIC tectonic hazard vulnerability case study. • The most important social impact of an Earthquake. • The vast majority of lives lost come from ? countries • ...
History Quiz 16 2024-05-16
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- federal government agency created by President Jimmy Carter to oversee energy use and production
- – 200th birthday or anniversary
- – break-in of Democratic headquarters and cover-up by Nixon’s election campaign
- – event that occurred when 52 Americans were captured by angry Iranian university students and held at the U.S. Embassy in Iran for 444 days
- – 37th President of the United States, only President to resign from office
- – ban on trade between countries
- Amendment lowered the voting age to 18
- – man selected to become vice president after Spiro Agnew resigned; became the 38th president when Nixon resigned
- (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)- machine that uses a large magnet along with radio waves to form images of internal organs and tissues
- 1 and 2 – NASA space probes launched in 1977 to collect and send data on several planets as well as other objects in space
- – meeting between President Carter and leaders of Egypt and Israel that resulted in a peace treaty between the two countries
- French word meaning to relax tensions
- foreign policy that the U.S. military would use force to defend itself against any country that interfered with U.S. interests in the Persian Gulf region
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- pipeline built to transport oil from Alaska
- – nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania where a nuclear accident occurred in 1979
- – inventor of email
- National Security Advisor to Nixon; worked with Nixon on détente policy
- Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) – agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union to limit the number of nuclear weapons the two countries could have
- - vice president under Nixon who resigned after admitting wrong doing
- event when Arab countries cut off shipments of oil to the United States to protest the U.S. assistance to Israel in the time of war
- – 39th president of the United States; helped form a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel at the Camp David Accords
- – an increase in the cost of goods but a decrease in the value of the dollar
- 13- failed space mission to perform experiments on moon’s surface: astronauts returned safely to earth
- – telecommunications company that introduce the cellphone
24 Clues: – inventor of email • – 200th birthday or anniversary • – ban on trade between countries • French word meaning to relax tensions • Amendment lowered the voting age to 18 • pipeline built to transport oil from Alaska • – telecommunications company that introduce the cellphone • - vice president under Nixon who resigned after admitting wrong doing • ...
Year 5 2012-05-06
18 Clues: Query • Image • Sum of • To win • Horizon • Letters • Same as • Entrance • A Portion • Baby swine • Life story • A question • Accessories • Illustration • Globule or sploch • Study of countries • Brochure or pamphlet • Sound of two letters
Cold War Vocabulary 2022-03-28
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- Economic theory in which the government owns the means of production
- U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War in which the U.S. tried to contain Communism by preventing it from spreading to other countries
- Soviet Union policy that means restructuring
- military alliance between the Western Countries
- First man-made satellite launched into Space by the USSR
- the international group whose goal was to prevent future wars
- the relaxing of tension between the superpowers
- The trio of Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt (or Truman)
- economic system where the people own the means of production
- US theory that if one country falls to communism, many more would follow
- Leader of USSR in 80s
- the imaginary dividing line between Western Democracies and Soviet-influenced nations
- Witch hunt of suspected communists in the US
- military alliance between the Soviet-influenced nations
- Line that divided North & South Korea
- Soviet Union policy that means openness. It discouraged government secrecy
- Competition between US and USSR the prove their superiority in technology in order to accomplish getting to outer space
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- "MAD" - the guarantee that if one nation launched a nuclear attack, the other country would attack back, leaving them both destroyed
- Code name for President Reagan's plan of developing technology that could shoot down potential nuclear weapons
- US attempt to defeat Fidel Castro of Cuba
- massive military build-up of nuclear weapons, by the USSR and US in order to gain military bragging rights
- "Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles"
- Underground structures, stocked with food and other supplies, that were intended to keep people safe from radioactive fallout following a nuclear attack
- a extremely powerful and influential country
- Soviet Union plan to keep West Germany from getting supplies to West Berlin
- The response to the Blockade in order to get supplies to West Berlin by the Western nations, including the US
- the physical divider of the city of Berlin
- The closest the US & USSR ever got to War. USSR missiles in Cuba
- US policy that gave aid to countries torn apart during WWII
- US policy that gave aid to countries threatened by communism
30 Clues: Leader of USSR in 80s • "Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles" • Line that divided North & South Korea • US attempt to defeat Fidel Castro of Cuba • the physical divider of the city of Berlin • Soviet Union policy that means restructuring • a extremely powerful and influential country • Witch hunt of suspected communists in the US • ...
Social Crossword 2013-01-06
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- A radical or extreme change
- preventing further conflict between parties
- High-level intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people that live there.
- the ability and desire to fulfill its people’s economic, social, cultural, and political needs.
- money,food, or other resources given or lent by one country to another.
- A political movement which advocates a greater economic and political cooperation among nations for the theoretical benefit of all.
- exerting a dominating influence over other groups or societies.
- an intergovernmental organization of French-speaking nations that promotes the education and culture of French speakers.
- peaceful intervention to stop a conflict or prevent its spread by bringing hostile parties to an agreement
- the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
- on state or nation-state acts independently to pursue its interest; this is the opposite of multiculturalism.
- a term used to describe the theory of closer ties with the US
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- Open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values
- A system created after WW2 to stabilize exchange rates and assist the reconstruction of the world’s international payment system.
- The countries of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Representatives from these countries meet to discuss economic concerns
- the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society
- Deals with the rules of trade between nations.
- The supreme public power within a sovereign political entity
- North American Free Trade Agreement.
- An economic and political association of certain European countries with internal free trade and common external tariffs.
- Free Trade Agreement
- two nations or nation-state co-operate to pursue each nation’s interest
- The establishment of uniform standards, rules, and regulations.
- in which various nations or nation-states co-operate
- A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, esp. the political affairs of other countries.
25 Clues: Free Trade Agreement • A radical or extreme change • North American Free Trade Agreement. • preventing further conflict between parties • Deals with the rules of trade between nations. • in which various nations or nation-states co-operate • the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare • The supreme public power within a sovereign political entity • ...
Social Crossword 2013-01-06
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- A political movement which advocates a greater economic and political cooperation among nations for the theoretical benefit of all.
- The countries of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Representatives from these countries meet to discuss economic concerns
- money,food, or other resources given or lent by one country to another.
- An economic and political association of certain European countries with internal free trade and common external tariffs.
- North American Free Trade Agreement.
- the elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society
- Open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values
- A system created after WW2 to stabilize exchange rates and assist the reconstruction of the world’s international payment system.
- Free Trade Agreement
- an intergovernmental organization of French-speaking nations that promotes the education and culture of French speakers.
- peaceful intervention to stop a conflict or prevent its spread by bringing hostile parties to an agreement
- High-level intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people that live there.
- exerting a dominating influence over other groups or societies.
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- preventing further conflict between parties
- the ability and desire to fulfill its people’s economic, social, cultural, and political needs.
- A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, esp. the political affairs of other countries.
- a term used to describe the theory of closer ties with the US
- Deals with the rules of trade between nations.
- in which various nations or nation-states co-operate
- two nations or nation-state co-operate to pursue each nation’s interest
- the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
- The supreme public power within a sovereign political entity
- The establishment of uniform standards, rules, and regulations.
- A radical or extreme change
- on state or nation-state acts independently to pursue its interest; this is the opposite of multiculturalism.
25 Clues: Free Trade Agreement • A radical or extreme change • North American Free Trade Agreement. • preventing further conflict between parties • Deals with the rules of trade between nations. • in which various nations or nation-states co-operate • the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare • The supreme public power within a sovereign political entity • ...
third 24 2023-11-14
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- period of two or more consecutive fiscal quarters of decreasing GDP
- period of the business cycle with the lowest economic activity
- period of the business cycle in which there is decreasing economic activity
- occurs when a country possesses unique resources or capabilities allowing for the lowest cost of production for a product
- state in which countries depend on each other for certain goods or services which they cannot produce efficiently for themselves; international trade
- period of the business cycle in which there is increasing economic activity
- fluctuations in economic activity over time; constitutes production rising then falling in a long cycle of expansion and contraction
- French word for ‘leave alone’; economic concept opposing governmental involvement in commerce beyond what is necessary to keep an economic system running on its laws; associated with a free enterprise system
- goods and services purchased from other countries
- trade alliance among 28 European nations; encourages free trade among members and promotes work as a single market
- tax on imports
- tariff which increases price on imports to protect domestic products
- tariff which supplies revenue for a country
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- trade agreement among Canada, the United States and Mexico; mission to diminish all trade barriers and investment restrictions between Canada, the United States and Mexico
- measure of the number of people without jobs
- measure of the change in the prices of wholesale goods; used to measure inflation; formerly known as the wholesale price index
- (WTO) global coalition among many countries; headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland
- period of business cycle in which economic activity is at its highest
- goods and services sold to other countries
- limits the quantity or monetary value of an import; controls the level of an import
- occurs when a country is able to produce a product more efficiently and at a lower cost than another country
- period of two or more consecutive fiscal quarters of increasing GDP
- complete ban on certain products coming in or leaving the country; usually put in place for political reasons
23 Clues: tax on imports • goods and services sold to other countries • tariff which supplies revenue for a country • measure of the number of people without jobs • goods and services purchased from other countries • period of the business cycle with the lowest economic activity • period of two or more consecutive fiscal quarters of decreasing GDP • ...
Social Studies 30-2 Unit 6 Review 2024-05-02
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- The acronym for a collective security alliance among liberal countries.
- A restructuring of economic and political systems that inadvertently resulted in the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.
- Solving conflicts through negotiation and other peaceful means.
- The name of the collective security alliance among communist countries.
- This 13-day event, south of the US, nearly triggered a nuclear war.
- The man who took over as leader of the USSR after Stalin died.
- Erected in 1961, this created a physical divide between the East and West of the city, trapping Easterners inside.
- In response to a blockade by Stalin, the West flew food and fuel into the city over 250,000 times over 11 months.
- An acronym for the US president at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- A $13.6 billion plan to help European countries impacted by war so they'd be less likely to turn to communism.
- An acronym that describes how a nuclear war would destroy both the attacker and defender.
- A "hot" war fought between ideological enemies in another country.
- Developing arms that can counteract your enemy's actions.
- Competing through military and non-military means.
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- Reducing tensions through diplomacy, agreements, and relationship-building.
- A policy of political openness in the USSR.
- Pushing a conflict to a point where it could end in disaster.
- A metaphor to help humanity understand how close they are to complete self-destruction and extinction.
- This is the struggle to gain independence from countries that have colonized or oppressed them.
- Stopping the spread of communism.
- Implemented by Stalin, this stopped the transportation of products into the western half of a city in East Germany.
- These 2 treaties had limited missile production as a form of tension reduction.
- A 45-year ideological battle between communists and liberal democracies.
- Spying on your enemy so you can use information against them.
- Agreed by many historians to be the start of the Cold War, this formalized the division of Germany and Berlin.
- Churchill said this famous quote when describing the ideological and geographical divide between the communists and liberals.
26 Clues: Stopping the spread of communism. • A policy of political openness in the USSR. • Competing through military and non-military means. • Developing arms that can counteract your enemy's actions. • Pushing a conflict to a point where it could end in disaster. • Spying on your enemy so you can use information against them. • ...
World War I 2013-02-25
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- Put to practical use
- policy of supporting niether sides of the war
- Archduchess of Austria Hungary
- domination by one country of the political, economical, or cultural life
- Glorification of the military
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- final set of demands
- Archduke of Austria Hungary
- pride in one's country
- When two countries form a pact
- one of two main country involved in the war
- Countries preparng to move its military forces of war
11 Clues: Put to practical use • final set of demands • pride in one's country • Archduke of Austria Hungary • Glorification of the military • When two countries form a pact • Archduchess of Austria Hungary • one of two main country involved in the war • policy of supporting niether sides of the war • Countries preparng to move its military forces of war • ...
Crossword Creation Ohlms 8th, Liam Hitzfeldt 2024-11-12
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- the amount of infant deaths for every 1000 infants
- a resource that runs out eventually
- a resource that never runs out
- unrefined petroleum
- the surface of the earth
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- Oil that's still in the ground
- a part of a country ex: Missouri in the USA
- estimated time of a humans life
- a group of countries
- a source of energy in gas form
- A energy source popular among countries
11 Clues: unrefined petroleum • a group of countries • the surface of the earth • Oil that's still in the ground • a source of energy in gas form • a resource that never runs out • estimated time of a humans life • a resource that runs out eventually • A energy source popular among countries • a part of a country ex: Missouri in the USA • ...
Complete the crossword puzzle using the word bank below. 2023-09-14
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- Outline or first copy
- rights that are believed to belong justifiably to every person
- Relative to a two house legislative body
- A government in which people elect delegates
- An agreement prohibiting trade
- Essential, crucial
- A tax on imported goods, usually reserved for trade with foreign countries
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- Trade between the states
- A single-chamber legislature
- To create or set up
- a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries
11 Clues: Essential, crucial • To create or set up • Outline or first copy • Trade between the states • A single-chamber legislature • An agreement prohibiting trade • Relative to a two house legislative body • A government in which people elect delegates • a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries • rights that are believed to belong justifiably to every person • ...
Causes of Globalization 2024-09-27
7 Clues: makes it easier to move • companies that work in many countries • helps people connect across the world • global network for sharing information • buying and selling goods between countries • sharing information quickly arround the world • traditions and customs shared between countries
Government Chapter 10 Vocabulary 2021-12-08
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- - A single political authority that has under its sovereignty a large number of external regions or territories and different people.
- Income Countries - Historically less-developed countries that have experienced significant economic growth and democratisation; also known as newly industrialising countries.
- Income Countries - Countries that lack significant economic development or political institutionalisation or both; also known as the less developed countries.
- - An imperialist system of physically occupying a foreign territory using military force, business or settlers.
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- Countries - lower and middle income countries.
- - A system in which a state extends its power to directly control territory, resources, and people beyond its borders.
6 Clues: Countries - lower and middle income countries. • - An imperialist system of physically occupying a foreign territory using military force, business or settlers. • - A system in which a state extends its power to directly control territory, resources, and people beyond its borders. • ...
Irregular plural words for Elementary students 2024-10-15
32 Clues: ox • man • die • box • elf • bus • elf • city • hero • life • roof • wife • baby • dish • leaf • quiz • wolf • goose • match • knife • thief • shelf • scarf • child • woman • mouse • story • person • cherry • factory • country • butterfly
The Rise of the Roman Republic 2021-03-10
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- A principal administrative division of certain countries or empires
- A war between citizen of the same country
- Trained or expert
- Things used for a specific purpose
- Course of action taken by government
- Person who rents land or a home
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- An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress
- consider or to treat as the same
- Agreement
- A group that is less than half of a population
- Large country homes
- Set up or Start
12 Clues: Agreement • Set up or Start • Trained or expert • Large country homes • Person who rents land or a home • consider or to treat as the same • Things used for a specific purpose • Course of action taken by government • A war between citizen of the same country • A group that is less than half of a population • A principal administrative division of certain countries or empires • ...
G12 U1 Crossword 2019-04-12
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- An animal or monster.
- Can move around or be carried.
- a magic stick a witch or wizard uses.
- looks good, means pretty.
- bigger than a king, king of many countries.
- a large cat like a tiger.
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- something you cant see.
- a large bee like insect Anansi had to catch.
- a person who works for you and lives in your house.
- if you dont have a home you are this.
- animal poo.
- where two countries fight for a long time.
12 Clues: animal poo. • An animal or monster. • something you cant see. • looks good, means pretty. • a large cat like a tiger. • Can move around or be carried. • if you dont have a home you are this. • a magic stick a witch or wizard uses. • where two countries fight for a long time. • bigger than a king, king of many countries. • a large bee like insect Anansi had to catch. • ...
How well do you know us? 2023-05-21
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- The park they got engaged in
- Where are they getting married?
- Where did they have their first date?
- Neighborhood they first lived in together in SF
- How many people are in the wedding party?
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- Which two countries did they visit on their engagement-moon?
- Our hometown
- Best man
- Boulder dive bar they first went out to as a couple
- Their favorite artist
- What month did they get engaged in?
- How many countries have they been to together?
12 Clues: Best man • Our hometown • Their favorite artist • The park they got engaged in • Where are they getting married? • What month did they get engaged in? • Where did they have their first date? • How many people are in the wedding party? • How many countries have they been to together? • Neighborhood they first lived in together in SF • ...
Trade: SA and the world 2025-04-23
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- The raw material used to make textile
- Exchange of goods and services without using money
- An example of a citrus fruit
- Buying goods from other countries
- Expertise and labour that people trade
- Trade that takes place within a country is referred to as ____ trade
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- Exchange of goods and services
- The trade partner where SA gets most of its textiles
- Trade helps to grow the ______
- Selling goods to other countries
- Iron ore is processed into _______
- One of the minerals exported by South Africa
12 Clues: An example of a citrus fruit • Exchange of goods and services • Trade helps to grow the ______ • Selling goods to other countries • Buying goods from other countries • Iron ore is processed into _______ • The raw material used to make textile • Expertise and labour that people trade • One of the minerals exported by South Africa • ...
Vocab Grade 7 Vocab 2022-09-11
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- indication as to what a country is worth
- changes that bring improvement and growth
- eg farming,fishing,mining and forestry
- be interested in the state of the world
- goods sold to other countries
- eg teaching,nursing,shop work
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- to produce items for sale in an open market
- what a person or country earns
- who is working in what jobs
- eg cars and computers
- movement and sale of goods between countries
- goods that are bought by a country
12 Clues: eg cars and computers • who is working in what jobs • goods sold to other countries • eg teaching,nursing,shop work • what a person or country earns • goods that are bought by a country • eg farming,fishing,mining and forestry • be interested in the state of the world • indication as to what a country is worth • changes that bring improvement and growth • ...
Cold War & Other Random Stuff 2022-05-12
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- Apple stopped production of this popular product on May 10, 2022.
- This brand's breakfast cereals include Rice Krispies, Corn Pops and Special K.
- There are 27 of these, and they are official modifications to the U.S. Constitution
- The U.S. approved the Marshall Plan after the Soviets took over this long-named European country.
- Name of Cleveland baseball team that made its debut on April 7, 2022, against Kansas City.
- Last name of U.S. president who told Soviet president Gorbachev to "tear down this wall."
- Location of the Berlin Wall in Germany, which finally fell in 1989.
- Within this 'doctrine', the U.S. supported countries that rejected communism.
- Last name of Social Studies teacher who loves hunting, fishing and will retire after next school year.
- This parallel, which still exists, is a demilitarized zone dividing North and South Korea.
- Let us all hope that every current senior at PSHS will do this on May 21. Good luck class of 2022!
- Period between about 1945-1990 of political tension between U.S. and Soviet Union.
- Wall of communist countries the Soviet Union built in Eastern Europe after WWII ended.
- The Soviets 'won' the first leg of the Space Race by sending this satellite into space.
- After NATO formed, the Soviet Union and its allies signed this similar military pact.
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- Current governor of Ohio who will have chance to win his gubernatorial position again in November 2022.
- European country that received most financial aid from the Marshall Plan.
- U.S. plan after WWII to stop the spread of communism throughout the world.
- At the Yalta Conference in 1945, world leaders decided to divide this country in four zones.
- This lord is the main enemy of Harry Potter throughout the whole series of 'Harry Potter' novels.
- Name of countries on the eastern side of the Iron Curtain in Europe.
- Organization formed in 1945 to maintain peace and security throughout the world.
- Last name of U.S. president who took office after Truman and continued the fight against communism.
- From the aftermath of WWII, this country was the richest and most powerful of all countries.
- Actor who starred in 'War of the Worlds', 'Rain Man' and soon 'Top Gun: Maverick'.
- Area of science that focuses on the nature and properties of matter and energy.
- Vietnam War military strategy used by Vietcong involving various traps and misdirection that U.S. was not used to.
- U.S. and Great Britain used this method to get food and supplies to people in West Berlin in 1948.
- Continent where the Soviet Union's large 'Iron Curtain' countries were located.
29 Clues: Apple stopped production of this popular product on May 10, 2022. • Location of the Berlin Wall in Germany, which finally fell in 1989. • Name of countries on the eastern side of the Iron Curtain in Europe. • European country that received most financial aid from the Marshall Plan. • U.S. plan after WWII to stop the spread of communism throughout the world. • ...
History Quiz 14 2024-05-02
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- bill that established plans for national security and the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- – the false belief that God does not exist
- – U.S. plan which offered financial help to European countries that had been harmed during World War II
- – period in which the United States and the Soviet Union threatened to use nuclear weapons against each other
- – Nasa’s first satellite
- – act which provide medical care through health insurance for senior citizens
- – organization formed after World War II in which nations of the world work together to solve problems
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration started by Dwight D Eisenhower
- of 1957 – bill passed to protect the rights of Black Americans to vote in elections, first bill regarding civil rights since the reconstruction
- an agreement to stop fighting
- – organization that sends out young volunteers to help improve living conditions of poor people in nations around the world
- – program in which the United States sent planes loaded with food and supplies to West Berlin, Germany
- – manmade channel connecting the St Lawrence River and the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
- War fought from 1950-1953 in which the United Nations especially the United States helped defend South Korea against Communist North Korea
- Amendment – Constitutional amendment stating that if the President dies while in office the vice president will become president
- – wall built by the Soviet Union that separated the Communist and the free parts of Berlin, Germany
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- Amendment – a constitutional amendment which states that a person can serve in the office of president for only two terms
- Missile crisis – situation caused by the Soviet Union’s shipping missiles to Cuba for possible use against the United States
- – the first Black American four star general in the history of the U.S. airforce
- (NATO) group of countries that agreed to defend each other against a Communist invasion
- – conflict between communist North Vietnam and free South Vietnam in which the United States became involved
- - President Johnson’s plan to improve public education, conservation, poverty, crime, and civil rights
- the first American astronaut to orbit the earth
- – policy stating that the United States would use its power to stop the overthrow of a free country
- – 36th President became president after Kennedy’s death
- – System of highways that connect all parts of America
- Intelligence Agency – security organization that gathers information from other countries and provides it to the President of the United States
- – Communist dictator of Cuba
- – 35th president, youngest person elected president, assassinated in Dallas Texas
- - term used for the border that separated Communist countries from the free countries of Eastern Europe during the Cold War
30 Clues: – Nasa’s first satellite • – Communist dictator of Cuba • an agreement to stop fighting • – the false belief that God does not exist • the first American astronaut to orbit the earth • – 36th President became president after Kennedy’s death • – System of highways that connect all parts of America • ...
Chapter 2 2022-12-09
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- Catholic reaction to the reformation, meant to protect their church and reform all Protestants
- of Supremacy the act in which the English church split off from the Roman Catholic church in 1534
- a parliament-like meeting between the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire
- of Nobles a petition of Dutch nobles for Philip II to lower taxes, return some of the province’s power and ease up on the persecution of Protestants
- Learning the methods and ideas used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to study the world
- besiege surrounding a city or castle with the intention of taking it over or starving its people out
- philosophical point of view in which human beings have control over their lives; it places critical thinking and reason over religion
- the person who rules an area for the King while he is away
- fury mutiny of Spanish mercenaries in which they plundered and burned down Antwerp
- of abjuration the official declaration of independence from Philip II by the Northern provinces of the Low Countries
- of Utrecht the alliance of the Northern provinces of the Low Countries against Spain
- the seventeen provinces that formed the Low Countries
- Fury destruction and theft of art in churches, nunneries and monasteries throughout the Low Countries
- the split between the Catholics and the Protestant church
- General a general meeting with representatives from all provinces
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- Church the main religion in Europe since the Roman Empire
- Protestants who fled from Alva’s Council of Troubles; they supported William of Orange in his rebellion
- of Troubles a special tribunal sent by Philip II to the Low countries to convict the people involved in the Iconoclastic Fury
- a nobleman who represented the king in one or more provinces
- the systematic persecution of Protestants in Europe
- all Christian religions that are non Catholic
- the language and dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a region
- geuzen that operated at sea
- towns cities with high walls and sometimes moats to protect them from attacks
- letters signed by the pope or a bishop in which all your sins were forgiven
- Praise of Folly a satirical book by Erasmus in which he criticises superstitions in Europe and the Catholic Church
- Church the church in England after Henry VIII made himself head of this church
- of Augsburg treaty in which each German ruler could choose if his princedom would be Catholic or Protestant
- Revolt the rise of the Northern provinces of the Low Countries against Alva
- to allow things that are forbidden by the government of your country, or that are not common
- (Book) a philosophical book by Thomas More that shows a perfect society; (noun) an imaginary place or state where things are perfect
- a list of books banned by the Catholic Church
32 Clues: geuzen that operated at sea • all Christian religions that are non Catholic • a list of books banned by the Catholic Church • the systematic persecution of Protestants in Europe • the seventeen provinces that formed the Low Countries • Church the main religion in Europe since the Roman Empire • the split between the Catholics and the Protestant church • ...
Kaye_PSE3.1. 2025-01-29
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- A major European subregion which was the Eastern bloc during the cold war.
- States that are well known for cradle-to-grave welfare states.
- This European country is known to have the longest coastline in Europe.
- Balkan states are formed from this country after its breakup in the 1990s.
- The Colosseum is located in this country.
- Renaissance artist who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
- Iconic structure in Paris originally intended as a temporary exhibit.
- This type of governance is mainly characterized by diffusion of power.
- This revolution happened from 1787 to 1799 which resulted to the rise of democracy.
- The largest country by area in Europe.
- Political and economic alliance of 26 countries in Europe.
- “War to End All Wars.”
- In Northern Europe, aside from the UK and Norway, this is also not part of the EU.
- An ongoing and contested process that involves “uploading” and “downloading” of national policies to Europe and its individual countries, respectively.
- The Battle of Waterloo marked the end of Napoleonic wars. It took place near Waterloo, in present-day known as?
- The capital of Poland.
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- The University of Bologna is one of the oldest universities in Europe. It is located in the city of?
- The fourth largest economy in the world.
- Helsinki is the capital of this country.
- Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are collectively called?
- This country was formed from the merging of two kingdoms (Aragon and Castile) after the union of its respective monarchs in 1469.
- “An Empire where the Sun never sets.”
- The highest and longest mountain range in Europe.
- The Sagrada Familia is located in Spain, particularly in what city?
- Capital of Denmark.
- World smallest and least populous country.
- A major European subregion where great and ancient civilizations were born.
- The treaty that established the European Union.
- The seventh largest economy in the world.
- “Mamma Mia!” was primarily filmed in the islands of this European country.
- The High Countries in Western Europe is also known as?
- A small state in Western Europe with no military forces.
- The common currency used by many EU countries.
- A major European subregion, also the largest and most populous.
- This European country is famous for its neutrality, having not participated in any war since 1815.
- This empire replaced the Byzantine after the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
- The Great Britain and Ireland are collectively called?
- The capital city of Portugal.
- The Low Countries in Western Europe is also known as?
- This period in history where the Norsemen from Scandinavia ventured out from their homelands to explore. These Norsemen are also known as?
40 Clues: Capital of Denmark. • “War to End All Wars.” • The capital of Poland. • The capital city of Portugal. • “An Empire where the Sun never sets.” • The largest country by area in Europe. • The fourth largest economy in the world. • Helsinki is the capital of this country. • The seventh largest economy in the world. • The Colosseum is located in this country. • ...
Economic Development Game 1 2020-11-16
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- Countries with little industrial development, little wealth, and high population growth.
- Declared by the United Nations in September 2000 Aim.
- Used by UNDP to classify countries, 0 is the worst and 1 is the best.
- it is a classical Keynesian model of economic growth. It is used in development economics to explain an economy's growth rate in terms of the level of saving and productivity of capital
- attribute reasons of underdevelopment of developing nations for internal reasons
- what matters is not the things person has but what person is , or can be and does or can do
- His model implies that output growth results from one or more of three factors : Increase in labor quantity and quality, Increase in Capital and/or Improvements in technology.
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- The concept that the relationship between the rich and the poor countries is just a global version of the dualism that we see in every aspect of life.
- Ability to meet basic need such as food, clothing, and shelter, that are necessary to sustain an average human being at the bare minimum level of living.
- A theory argued that the economies of all countries could be placed within one of five different stages of economic growth
- It explains the growth of a developing economy in terms of a labor transition between two sectors, the capitalist sector and the subsistence sector
- A ratio that shows the units of capital required to produce a unit of output over a given period of time.
- is a multi-dimensional process involving changes in social structures, popular attitudes, and national institutions, as well as the acceleration of economic growth, the reduction of inequality, and the eradication of poverty.” Todaro and Smith
- The proposition that developing countries have failed to develop because their development strategies (usually given to them by Western economists) have been based on an incorrect model of development.
- is basically a Marxist approach. It says that underdevelopment is due to the historical evolution of a highly unequal international capitalist system of rich country-poor country relationships
15 Clues: Declared by the United Nations in September 2000 Aim. • Used by UNDP to classify countries, 0 is the worst and 1 is the best. • attribute reasons of underdevelopment of developing nations for internal reasons • Countries with little industrial development, little wealth, and high population growth. • ...
Geography Term 2 2024-05-29
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- An area of land with its own government, like France, Brazil, or Australia.
- The natural home of an animal or plant, like a forest or a desert.
- A large country in Asia with many people, ancient history, and famous places like the Great Wall.
- An area of sand or pebbles next to a sea or lake.
- A very dry area of land with little rain and few plants, like the Sahara.
- Living creatures that can move around, like dogs, cats, birds, and fish.
- Everything around us, including the air, water, land, plants, and animals.
- A chart that shows information in a visual way, like bars, lines, or circles.
- America A continent below North America with countries like Brazil and Argentina, known for rainforests and mountains.
- Made by nature, not by humans, like rivers, mountains, and forests.
- Groups of people living in the same country with their own government.
- A very tall and high piece of land, often with steep sides.
- Originally from a specific place, like kangaroos are native to Australia.
- The planet we live on, including all countries and people.
- A deep valley with steep sides, often carved by a river, like the Grand Canyon.
- A large country and continent surrounded by oceans, known for its unique animals like kangaroos and koalas.
- A dense forest with a lot of rain, home to many plants and animals.
- A big country in South America known for the Amazon rainforest and the city of Rio de Janeiro.
- A large body of water surrounded by land.
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- The usual weather conditions in a place, like how hot, cold, rainy, or snowy it is.
- Numbers that show a specific location on a map using latitude and longitude.
- A sheltered area of water where boats and ships can dock safely.
- The biggest continent with many countries, cultures, and famous places like China and India.
- A large stream of water that flows across the land.
- A large area of land with many countries, like Africa, Asia, or South America.
- Plants, trees, and shrubs that grow in a particular area.
- Important parts or characteristics of something, like mountains or rivers in a landscape.
- An island country off the coast of Africa known for its unique animals like lemurs.
- A mountain with an opening that can let out lava, ash, and gases from inside the Earth.
- The visible features of an area of land, including hills, rivers, trees, and buildings.
- Sounds made by instruments or voices that people enjoy listening to.
- A large continent with many countries, animals, and different kinds of land.
32 Clues: A large body of water surrounded by land. • An area of sand or pebbles next to a sea or lake. • A large stream of water that flows across the land. • Plants, trees, and shrubs that grow in a particular area. • The planet we live on, including all countries and people. • A very tall and high piece of land, often with steep sides. • ...
roman republic 2021-03-10
10 Clues: a agreement • a set up or start • a large country homes • a treatment as the same • a unit of 3000 or 6000 men • a male head of a household • a area with countries and empires • a system of rule that is organized • a civil officer who administers law • a lot of states or countries ruled by one
Australia's International Roles 2020-09-10
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- United Nations Security Council
- Founded in 1945 to avoid future conflict
- a place of restricted movement and freedom
- giving money & support to other countries
- The suspension of fighting in a war
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- helps solve problems in other countries
- between more than one country
- unsafe to return to home country as persecuted
- effects the whole world
- international written agreement
10 Clues: effects the whole world • between more than one country • United Nations Security Council • international written agreement • The suspension of fighting in a war • helps solve problems in other countries • Founded in 1945 to avoid future conflict • giving money & support to other countries • a place of restricted movement and freedom • ...
