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15 Cards in this Set
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Berlin wall
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a wall that seperated Berlin into the western capitalist Berlin and eastern communist Berlin
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Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
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a treaty that banned the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere
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NATO
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the western military alliance
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common market
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a community dedicated to expand free trade
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European Union
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the expansion of the common market that promoted regional prosperity, peace, and security
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detente
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easing of tensions between the US and the soviet Union in the 1970s
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welfare state
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system in which the government takes responsibility for its citizens social and economic needs
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recession
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period of reduced economic activity
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service industry
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industry that provides a service rather than a product
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euro
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commmon currency ysed by member nation s of the european union
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What were two effects of the end of the Cold War
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- the Warsaw pact dissolved
- Germany was reunited |
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How were western economies affected by growing international competition
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- western companies set up countries in japan and china
- many factories closed in the west because they could not produce goods as cheaply - |
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How did some governments respond to the growing economic competition in the Eastern world?
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governments had to cut costs, reduce benefits, privatize state owned industries
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- How did the European Union benefit the economies of its member nations?
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- it helped European nations compete with economic superpowers like the us and japan
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What social trends affected family life in the west
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- western families had fewer children
- divorce rate climbed - single-parent families suffered |
