1. Unit 6 Academic Vocabulary
Read the definition for each term.
Write a sentence correctly using each term.
You may handwrite on notebook paper, or type your sentence onto the slide and it to me.

2. Consequences a result or effect of an action or condition
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3. Radiation
the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization
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4. Bonds
a debt investment in which an investor loans money to an entity (typically corporate or governmental) which borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a variable or fixed interest rate.
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5. Rationing
allow each person to have only a fixed amount of (a particular commodity)
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6. Aviation
the flying or operating of aircraft.
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7. Internment
the state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons
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8. Aliens
a foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where they are living
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9. Atrocities
an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.
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10. Foreign Policy a government's strategy in dealing with other nations.
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11. Minority
refers to a category of people differentiated from the social majority, those who hold the majority of positions of social power in a society.  
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12. Alliance
a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations
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13. Strategy
a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
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14. Theater Use in a sentence
In warfare, a theater or theatre (see spelling differences) is an area or place in which important military events occur or are progressing. A theater can include the entirety of the air space, land and sea area that is or that may potentially become involved in war operations.
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15. Appeasement
the action of stopping someone from being angry; placation.
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16. Isolationism
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries
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17. Containment
the action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits.
the action or policy of preventing the expansion of a hostile country or influence.
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18. White Collar
relating to the work done or those who work in an office or other professional environment.
Synonyms: clerical, administrative, professional, executive, salaried, office
"white-collar workers"
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19. Blue Collar
relating to manual work or workers, particularly in industry.
"their speech and attitudes mark them as blue-collar guys"
Synonyms: manual, wage, industrial, factory; informal,lunchpail
"blue-collar work"
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20. Professional
Any employee engaged in work predominantly intellectual and varied in character as opposed to routine mental, manual, mechanical, or physical work; involving the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment in its performance.
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21. Human Rights
a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person.
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22. Civil Rights
the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
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23. Communist
a person who supports or believes in the principles of communism.
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24. Aggression
hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to attack or confront
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25. Brinkmanship
the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, typically in politics.
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26. Disarm take a weapon or weapons away from (a person, force, or country
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27. Blacklist
a list of people or products viewed with suspicion or disapproval.
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28. Mutually Assured Destruction
a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two or more opposing sides would cause the complete annihilation of both the attacker and the defender 
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29. Blockade
an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
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30. Massacre an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people
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31. Guerilla
a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces
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