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a group of people or organizations who agree to help each other
alliance
an agreement between warring parties to stop fighting
armistice
a competition between countries to add new weapons
arms race
to kill secretly or suddenly
assassinate
to use warships to prevent other ships from entering or leaving a harbor
blockade
a plan for spending money
budget
a temporary end to a conflict
cease-fire
a war between people in the same country
civil war
a political and economic system which the government owns all industries and property
communism
a time when the economy does not grow and people lose jobs and have little money
depression
a leader with complete control
dictator
to set free
emancipate
states in which slavery was illegal
free state
countries agree not to charge taxes on goods they buy and sell to each other
free-trade agreement
non-communist countries, or countries where people are free to own property and resources
free world
the bringing together of people of all races
integration
peoople or countries depend on each other to meet their needs or wants
interdependence
a way of adding to the armed services by selecting people from the general population
military draft
moving jobs to other countries
outsourcing
limiting the use of something to make it last longer
rationing
an action that brings disgrace
scandal
to leave
secede
the practice of keeping people in separate groups based on their race or culture
segregation
a state that allowed slavery before the Civil War
slave state
the idea that each state should have the final say on laws that affect it
State's rights