| A | B |
|---|
| slavery | act of owning people as legal property |
| sanctions | measure used to punish a nation, often by restricting its economy |
| issue | important topic or problem for debate or discussion |
| child labor | use of children in industry or business, especially when illegal or considered inhumane |
| armistice | agreement to stop fighting a war |
| propaganda | false or exaggerated ideas spread in media and speeches to help or attack a political cause |
| labor | work, especially hard physical work |
| contemporary | belonging to or occurring in the present |
| refugee | a person forced to flee his or her country because of danger or persecution |
| developing country | nation in which people live on far less money and with fewer resources than those in industrialized nations |
