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Chapter 6
Socials Key Words Socials 11
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History
11th Grade
01/05/2011

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Populist
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Someone who appeals to the concerns of ordinary citizens
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Referendum
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The process of referring a political question to the people for a direct vote
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Boom Town
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A town that enjoys sudden prosperity or develops quickly
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Boomn and Bust Cycle
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A term used to describe a healthy (booming) economy and/or one that is failing (bust)
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Megaprojects
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Large-scale construction projects that require a huge capital investment; the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway is an example
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Cold War
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A period lasting approximately from `945 to 1989 when there was tension and hostility between the communist and the capitalist United States and its allies
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Communist
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One who believes that property and the production and distribution of goods and services should be owned by the public and that the labour force should be organized for the benefit of all; the application of the theory in the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, and other countries resulted in dictatorships by leaders of communist parties
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Capitalist
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One who believes economic system in which the production and distribution of goods are owned privately or by shareholders in corporations that have incested money in the hope of making a profit
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Superpowers
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The term used to refer to the United STates and Soviet Union in the post-Second World War period when both were engaged in building up powerful arsenals of weapons of mass destruction as deterrents against aggression
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United Nations (UN)
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An orginization established in 1945 to bring peace and security into the world
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World Health Organization (WHO)
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The United Nations health organization responsible for providing leadership for golbal health
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United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef)
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A UN organization that works to protect children's rights, to make sure the basic needs of children are met and to help children reach their full potential; originally called United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
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Distant Early Warning (DEW)
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Radar stations in northern Canada set up between 1958 and 1960 to detect Soviet activity over the North Pole
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Warsaw Pact
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A post–Second World War military alliance established in 1955 involving the Soviet Union and the Soviet block countries of Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania
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