| A | B |
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| 2 front war | when a nation has fighting in 2 very different places - they have to split their troops |
| Alaska | it was bought from Russia for $7 million |
| alliance | to side with someone/support them, if they go to war you will help them |
| annex | to take over, make it part of your nation |
| appease | to try to satisfy, please |
| arbitration | when a 3rd person tries to solve an argument between 2 people or groups |
| armaments | weapons; tanks, missiles, rifles |
| artificial lake - man-made lake | a body of water deliberately created by men |
| assassination | to kill - usually means to kill an important person |
| armistice | peace agreement |
| autocratic autocrat | a dictator, tyrant |
| barbarian | a person without culture, no manners, warlike |
| biological warfare | putting invisible germs into the air, putting chemicals into the air - the goal is to kill groups of people |
| blockade | to cut-off, to put ships at the edge of a harbor so other ships can't get out |
| Canal Zone | Panama Canal - this was owned by the US up until about 1999 |
| chemical warfare | like biological warfare, usually you can see the stuff - the goal is to kill groups of people |
| citizenship | when you belong to a country; you have certain rights/benefits,freedoms, but also must obey the laws - you can vote in elections |
| civilization | an area which has an organized government, system of communication, writing, laws, culture, & usually achievements |
| Colombia | a country in northwest South America |
| colonialism colonies | another term for imperialism; the area exists for the benefit of the mother country |
| compromise | an agreement - both sides give a little - try to meet in the middle |
| concentration | to focus, to think a lot |
| concession | something which is given up - usually done in order to get an agreement done |
| conflict | war, skirmish, argument, crisis |
| conscientious objector | someone who does not want to fight - believe things can be settled without killing people |
| Continental Divide | the Rocky Mountains - a tallest mountains in the West - rivers flow either west or east of this line |
| convoy | a line of trucks traveling together usually for protection |
| counterattack | you have been attacked by the enemy & now YOU attack them |
| cripple | to hurt, to injure |
| cultural diversity | many different cultures in one area |
| culturally culture | you do something, or something happens because its part of your culture - the way you've been raised, brought up |
| Czechoslovakia | a nation in eastern Europe, it was created after World War I, it split into 2 countries in 1990 |
| delegation | a group of people representing something |
| diplomacy | 1 or 2 people go back & forth between 2 countries trying to settle or find a middle ground - it could also simply be 2 nations getting along with each other |
