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Glossary of Key Terms in Economics and International Relations, Quizzes of Local Government Studies

Definitions for various terms related to economics and international relations, including isolationism, protectionism, human rights, collective security, and more.

What you will learn

  • What is Isolationism and how does it relate to the U.S. policy?
  • What is Protectionism and how does it affect trade?
  • What is the World Bank and what is its purpose?

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Uploaded on 05/18/2016

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TERM 1
Isolationism
DEFINITION 1
the U.S. policy of avoiding estranging alliances with European
powers.
TERM 2
Protectionism
DEFINITION 2
A trade policy wherein a country takes steps to limit the
import of foreign goods through tariffs and subsidies to
domestic films.
TERM 3
World Bank
DEFINITION 3
International governmental organization created to provide
loans for large economic development projects.
TERM 4
Taliban
DEFINITION 4
A fundamentalist Islamic group that controlled Afghanistan
from 1996 until U.S. military intervention in 2001.
TERM 5
Human
Rights
DEFINITION 5
The protection of people's basic freedoms and needs.
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Isolationism

the U.S. policy of avoiding estranging alliances with European powers. TERM 2

Protectionism

DEFINITION 2 A trade policy wherein a country takes steps to limit the import of foreign goods through tariffs and subsidies to domestic films. TERM 3

World Bank

DEFINITION 3 International governmental organization created to provide loans for large economic development projects. TERM 4

Taliban

DEFINITION 4 A fundamentalist Islamic group that controlled Afghanistan from 1996 until U.S. military intervention in 2001. TERM 5

Human

Rights

DEFINITION 5 The protection of people's basic freedoms and needs.

Collective Security

The idea that an a attack on one country is an attack on all countries. TERM 7

Berlin

Wall

DEFINITION 7 A barrier built by East Germany by 1961 to cut off democratic West Berlin from communist East Berlin. TERM 8

Recession

DEFINITION 8 A decline in the economy that occurs as investment sags production falls off, and unemployment increases. TERM 9

Laissez Faire

DEFINITION 9 French term meaning "to allow to do, to leave alone." It holds that active governmental involvement in the economy iswrong. TERM 10

Inflation

DEFINITION 10 A rise in the general price levels of an economy.

Medicaid

A government program that subsidizes medical care for the poor. TERM 17

Global Warming

DEFINITION 17 The increase in global temperatures due to carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels such ascoal and oil. TERM 18

Domestic Policy

DEFINITION 18 A category of public policy that includes a broad and varied range of government programs affecting the lives of citizens within a country. TERM 19

Agenda Setting

DEFINITION 19 The process of formingthe list of issues to be addressed by government.