| A | B |
|---|
| armed race | competition to achieve military superiority |
| cold war | era of hostility and mistrust between the two superpowers that begin in the 1940s |
| detente | relaxation of strained relations |
| perestroika | restructing |
| glasnost | openness |
| animists | people who believe in the spirit of animals, vegetation, natural forces |
| sharia | Islamic religious code |
| gross national product | total value of goods and services produced |
| doi moi | renovation |
| traficantes | dealers |
| mestizos | people mixed with white and Indian heritage |
| narcoterrorism | campaigns of violence by the drug cartels against government and civilian targets |
| nuclear proliferation | spread of nuclear weapons |
| ballistic missiles | high arch flying missiles |
| cruise missles | fly low in order escape radar detection |
| nuclear freeze movement | strong popular movement |
| moratorium | temporary halt |
| aliens | people who do not have citizenship in the country in which the are living |
| intifada | uprising |
| privatization | to turn factories , farms, and other businesses over to private owners who would run them for a profit |
