Unit 7: Vocabulary

3. the amount by which something, especially a sum of money, is too small
4. a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
5. an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from human-made and natural disasters.
9. the easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
10. including or involving several countries or individuals of several nationalities

1. includes both active and inactive warheads. Active warheads include strategic and non-strategic weapons maintained in an operational, ready-for-use configuration
2. the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
6. the idea that if one thing falls, a lot more things will fall, too, like a line of dominoes
7. the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
8. a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.