Chapter 28 Vocabulary

____________ is the state of having much wealth.

• Moderate      

• Affluence 

•   Arms Race

• Surplus

______________is the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to build more and more weapons in an effort to surpass the other’s military strength.

• Standard of Living        

• Baby Boom

• Arms Race

• Affluence

____________ is a marked increase in the birthrate, especially in the United States immediately following World War II.

• Baby Boom

• Ghetto    

• Automation

• Materialism 

  ___________ is the belief that if one nation in Asia fell to the Communist, neighboring countries would follow.

• Peaceful Coexistence    

• Productivity

• Materialism

• Domino Theory

_________is a part of a city in which a minority group lives because of social or economic pressure.

• Automation

• Ghetto 

• Summit

• Standard of Living  

__________is a system or process that uses mechanical or electronic devices that replace human workers.

• Materialism

• Affluence

• Summit

• Automation 

___________ is attaching too much importance to physical possessions and comforts.

• Productivity

•  Arms Race

• Materialism 

• Affluence

__________ means opposed to major social change or extreme political ideas.

• Moderate 

•  Surplus

• Domino Theory

• Arms Race

______________ is an agreement between opposing countries that they will compete with one another but will avoid war.

• Productivity

• Standard of Living

• Affluence

• Peaceful Coexistence 

____________ is how much work each worker does.

• Automation

• Productivity

• Standard of Living

• Affluence