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AP US HISTORY CH. 35& 36 VOCAB

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157885177Concentration CampA place of confinement for prisoners or others a government considers dangerous or undesirable.
157885178BraceroA Mexican farm laborer temporarily brought into the United States.
157885179U-boatA german submarine.
157885180Deposed (Deposition)Forcibly remove from office or position.
157885181BeachheadThe first position on a beach secured by an invading force and used to land further troops and supplies.
157885182UndergroundA secret or illegal movement organized in a country to resist or overthrow the government.
157885183AcclamationA general and unanimous action of approval or nomination by a large public body, without a vote.
157885184BastionA fortified stronghold, often including earthworks or stoneworks, that guards against enemy attack.
157885185GenocideThe systematic extermination or killing of entire people.
157885186BazookaA metal-tubed weapon from which armor-piercing rockets are electronically fired.
157885187Gross National ProductThe total value of a nation's annual output of goods and services.
157885188AgribusinessFarming and related activities considered as commercial enterprises, especially large corporate agricultural ventures.
157885189Population CurveThe varying size and age structure of a given nation or other group, measured over time.
157885190PrecinctThe smallest subdivision of a city, as it is organized for purposes of police administration, politics, voting, and so on.
157885191ProtegeSomeone under the patronage, protection, or tutelage of another person or group.
157885192SuperpowerOne of two overwhelmingly dominant international powers after World War II- the United States and the Soviet Union.
159381640Exchange RatesThe ratios at which the currencies of two or more countries are traded, which express their values relative to one another.
159381641UnderdevelopedEconomically and industrially deficient.
159381642Military OccupationThe holding and control of a territory and it's citizenry by the conquering forces of another nation.
159381643ContainmentIn international affairs, the blocking of another man's expansion through the application of military and political pressure short of war.
159381644Communist-FronterOne who belongs to an ostensibly independent political, economic, or social organization that is secretly controlled by the Communist Party.
159381645PolitburoThe small ruling executive body that controlled the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist party, and hence dictated the political policies of the Soviet, Chinese, and other Communist Parties (from Political Bureau).
159381646PerimeterThe outer boundary of a defined territory.

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