Section 3 Western Europe and North America – Flashcards
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Welfare State
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A state in which the government takes responsibility for providing citizens with services and a minimal standard of living.
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Bloc
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A group of nations with a common purpose
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Real wages
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The actual purchasing power of income
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Charles de Gaulle
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Dominated France for nearly a quarter of a century after the war.
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John F. Kennedy
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Became the youngest elected president in the history of United States. Used his stunning victory to pursue the growth of the welfare state, begun in the New Deal.
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Martin Luther Kings, Jr.
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Leader of a growing movement for racial equality, led a march on Washington, D.C., to dramatize the African American desire for equality.
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Simone de Beauvoir
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Existentialist and feminist who has written on the psychology and social position of women. (The Second Sex)
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France
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After the war dominated by Charles de Gaulle.
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Christian Democratic Union
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Consists of the Christian Democratic union (CDU) and the Christian social Union (CSU). Allied parties on the center right. One of Germany's two main political party groupings since 1949. An advocate for Capitalism and of the US.
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Konrad Adenauer
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Was the leader of CDU.
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West Germany
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Adenauer sought respect for West Germany.
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European Economic Community
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An economic organization established in 1957 to reduce tariff barriers and promote trade among the countries of Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France, Italy, and West Germany. These countries became the original members of the European Community in 1965.
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Consumer Society
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A society preoccupied with buying goods.
