| A | B |
|---|
| Cold War | tensions between Capitalistic governments and Communist ones, namely the US and USSR |
| detente | an easing of tensions between the US and the USSR/China under Nixon |
| 38th parallel | lattitude line that divides North and South Korea |
| Dollar Diplomacy | The use of trade restrictions to infuence countries |
| Great Depression | Period of economic decline in the 1930s , where money was deflated and unemployment stuck at about 25% |
| Dust Bowl | Many midwestern plain states lost tones of topsoil after a drought and improper farming techniques |
| Zionism | the desire for Israelies to return to their homeland |
| Impeachment | The House of Representative charging an elected official with wrong doing |
| Contra Affair | Covert payments to keep Communism out of Latin America |
| Spirit of Lacarno | Brotherly Love between nations |
| United Nations | An international organization composed of most of the countries of the world. It was founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and economic development. |
| Causes of WW2 | The Treaty of Versailles, phylosophy of a super race, hyper inflation |
| New York Stock Exchange | where individuals and companies can purchase shares of companies for investment |
| Woodstock | a culture and arts fair held in New York |
| Earth Day | day set aside to consider the future of our planet and what we can do to help |
| Michael Jackson | pop star known for his voice and briliant choreography |
| Watergate Affair | Nixon's relection commitee bugged the Democratic Headquarters, Nixon's knowlege of it caused him to resign |
| VE Day | celebration of victory is Europe |
| Berlin Wall | Wall constructed to separate East Berlin from West Berlin |
| Marshall Plan | economic investment to rebuild war torn Europe |
