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23968852laissez-farie Capitalismphrased coined by Winston Churchill to describe the divition between free and communist societoes taking shape in Europe after 1946.0
23968853liberalismcombined catholic theology and socialist principles in effort to bring about improved conditions for the poor latin american 20th century.1
23968854natural rightsbasic human right that should never be vilolated or taked away.2
23968855patriarchya society dominated by men3
23968856revolutionthe total overthrow of the current reigme4
23968857sepoysIndian solider for the a european army, typicaly for the United Kingdom.5
23968858socail darwinism; social inequallitythe fit enough in soceity survive. the ones who are "selected" get to thrive while those who dont die off and suffer.6
23968859socialismsocialism says that all are equal and should be treated as such. heavy government invalvement and many social programs.7
23968860sovereigntythe right to rule.8
23968861sufferagerigth to vote9
23968862tax revenuethe money a government gains from the collection of taxes10
23968863syncretismmelding oppsosing schools of thoughts or beleifes11
23968864victoriannoting or pertaining to the architecture, furnishings, and decoration of English-speaking countries between c1840 and c1900, characterized by rapid changes of style as a consequence of aesthetic and philosophical controversy, technological innovations, and changes of fashion, by the frequent presence of ostentatious ornament, and by an overall trend from classicism at the start to romanticism and eclecticism at the middle of the period and thence to classicism again, with attempts at stylistic innovation occurring from time to time.12
23968865consumerismthe presuit of happiness through the consumtion of matrial goods.13
23968866fascismpolitical philosophy that became predomination in italy and then Germany during the 1920's and 1930's; attacked weakness of democracy, corruption of capitalism; promised vigorous foreign and military programs; undertook state control of economy to reduce social friction.14
23968867five-year plansstalins plans to hasten industrialization of USSR constructed massive factories in metallurgy, mining, and electric power; led to massive state-planned industrailization at cost of availabilty of sonsmer products.15
23968868mandate systemgovernments entrusted to European nations in the Middle East in the Aftermath of WW1; britain occupied mandates in syria, iraq, lebanon, and palestine after 1922.16
23968869eastern blocnations favorable to the soviet union in easterm europe during the cold war particularly polamd, czechoslovakia, bulgaria, romania, hungary and east germany.17
23968870harry trumanamweican president from 1945 to 1952; less eager for smooth realtion with USSR than FDR. authorized use of atomic bomb during WW2; architect of american dipomacy that initiated the cold war.18
23968871marshal planprogram of substantial loans initiated by the united in 1947; designed to aid wastern nations in rebuilding from the wars devastation; vehcle for amercam economic dominance.19
23968872NATOcreated in 1949 under United States leadership to group most of western European powers plus canada in defensive alliance againsg possible sovier aggression.20
23968873warsaw pactalliance organized by USSR with its eastern European satellites to belance formation of NATO by Western powers in 1949.21
23968874welfare statenew activism of the western European sate in economic policy and welfare issues after WW2; introduced programs to reduce that impact of the econmic inequlity included medical programs and economic planning.22
23968875technocratnew type of bureaucrat; intensely trianed in engineering or econmics and devoted to the power of national planning; cam to force in offices of governments following WW2.23
23968876european unioncommon market for europe24
23968877new feminismnew wave of womens rights agitation dating from 1949; emphasized more lilteral equality that would play down domestic roles and qualities for women; promoting specific reforms and redefinition of what it meant to be female.25
23968878berlin wallbuilt in 1961 to halt the flow of immigration from east berilin to west berlin; immigration was in response to lack of consumer goods and close soviet control of economy and politics; torn down at the end of the vold war in 1991.26

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