"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 18

This list focuses on Cold War conflicts (Unit 5, Chapter 18).

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  1. superpower
    a country that can influence events throughout the world
  2. ambition
    a strong drive for success
  3. suspicious
    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
  4. forum
    a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
  5. conference
    a prearranged meeting for consultation or discussion
  6. determination
    deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature
  7. satellite
    surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power
  8. containment
    political strategy to check the expansion of a hostile power
  9. subjugation
    forced submission to control by others
  10. embroil
    force into some kind of situation or course of action
  11. parallel
    an imaginary line around the Earth even with the equator
  12. latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  13. amphibious
    operating or living on land and in water
  14. escalate
    increase in extent or intensity
  15. conspirator
    a member of a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
  16. stalemate
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  17. loyalty
    feelings of allegiance
  18. investigate
    conduct an inquiry of
  19. subpoena
    serve a witness with a writ to compel attendance
  20. infiltrate
    enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
  21. condemn
    express strong disapproval of
  22. implicated
    culpably involved
  23. accusation
    an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offense
  24. purge
    oust politically
  25. slander
    words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
  26. nuclear
    deriving destructive energy from releasing atomic energy
  27. fallout
    radioactive particles that settle after a nuclear explosion
  28. intelligence
    secret information about an enemy or potential enemy
  29. covert
    secret or hidden
  30. summit
    a meeting of heads of governments
  31. competition
    the act of contending with others for rewards or resources
  32. prestige
    a high standing achieved through success or influence
  33. triumph
    a successful ending of a struggle or contest
  34. deliberation
    (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
  35. confrontation
    a hostile disagreement face-to-face
Created on Wed Nov 16 12:25:00 EST 2016 (updated Mon Nov 21 13:41:14 EST 2016)

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