Unit 10 Vocab
Across
- 8. american initiative passed to give aid to recovering european nations after World War II
- 9. an economy that generates most of its revenue from services reather than agriculture or manufacturing. Examples would be chain restaurants, lawyers, doctors, and salespeople
- 13. signed into law by Eisenhower to provide funding in order to improve schools and promote college education
- 16. a country whose trade and industry are controlled by private owners rather than the government
- 18. the process of businesses gaining international influence; the process of integration and interaction of people on a global scale
- 19. designed to give veterans benefits such as money for housing, education, and money while they looked for work
Down
- 1. the idea that if one country fell to communism that surrounding countries would fall as well
- 2. the generation born between 1946 and 1964
- 3. sending jobs from a company's home country overseas where labor is generally cheaper
- 4. a very powerful and influential nation
- 5. a group of countries opposed to NATO driven by the Soviet Union's desire to control central and eastern Europe
- 6. north atlantic treaty organization; a group of nations that allied together against the Soviet Union and the spread of communism
- 7. international organization created after World War II to maintain international peace and security
- 10. the "race" between the Soviet Union and the US to increase their nuclear arsenal
- 11. a physical barrier that separated Germany into east and west germany
- 12. a state of hostility between two nations characterized by propaganda and threats rather than actual fighting
- 14. significant increase in birth rates
- 15. the "race" between the soviet union and the US for spaceflight capabilities
- 17. a form of government where all property is publicly owned; each person is paid based off ability and needs