| A | B |
|---|
| aristocracy | a government ruled by an upper class |
| armistice | agreement to end fighting |
| Association of Southeast Asian Nations | group of 9 SE Asian countries that coordinate policies |
| astrolabe | istrument used to determine latitude by measuring the position of the stars |
| asylum | protection from arrest or from being returned to a dangerous place from which one fled |
| autocrat | a single ruler with complete authority |
| balance of power | distribution of political & economic power that prevents any 1 nation from becoming too strong |
| balance of trade | difference between how much a country imports & how much it exports |
| Bataan Death March | forced march of Allied prisoners by the japanese during WWII |
| Bible | the sacred scriptures of Christianity |
| blitz | massive bombing |
| Boer War | 1899-1902 Britian & Boers (Dutch farmers) fought after British tried to annex Boer land |
| Bolshevik | member of 1917 Russian revolutionary group |
| Boxer Rebellion | 1900 Boxers assaulted foreign communities across China |
| brahman | single unifying spirit of Hindu belief |
