9516078653 | Anti-Imperialism | Argument that imperialism violates the principle of liberty for all, being against U.S. building an empire. Against controlling another group of people | 0 | |
9516078654 | Anti-Semitism | Prejudice against Jews | 1 | |
9516078655 | Apartheid | a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race (South Africa) | 2 | |
9516078656 | Appeasement | Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict | 3 | |
9516078657 | Authoritarianism | the enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom | 4 | |
9516078658 | Cold War | the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II | 5 | |
9516078659 | Collectivization | a system in which private farms are eliminated and peasants work land owned by the government | 6 | |
9516078660 | Comintern | a communist group whose purpose was to encourage worldwide revolution | 7 | |
9516078661 | Containment Policy | US policy to stop expansion of Soviet Union and Communism | 8 | |
9516099500 | Coup d'etat | A sudden overthrow of the government by a small group | 9 | |
9516099501 | Decolonization | the action of changing from colonial to independent status | 10 | |
9516099502 | Ethnic cleaning | Systematic effort to purge an area of society of an ethnic group through murder or deportation | 11 | |
9516099503 | Euro | the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999) | 12 | |
9516099504 | Fascism | an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization. | 13 | |
9516099505 | Fundamentalism | Literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion | 14 | |
9516099506 | Genocide | Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group | 15 | |
9516099507 | Glasnost | a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems | 16 | |
9516099508 | Globalization | Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope | 17 | |
9516099512 | Guomintang | Chinese Nationalist party. Headed by Sun Yat-sen and then Chiang Kai-Shek. | 18 | |
9516099509 | Inflation | A general and progressive increase in prices | 19 | |
9516099510 | Intifada | "The Uprising" against Israel by some Palestinians | 20 | |
9757327046 | Iron Curtain | The term popularized by Churchill describing the Eastern Bloc nation's division from Western Europe | 21 | |
9757329192 | Jingoism | Aggressive nationalism | 22 | |
9757329193 | Liberation Theology | combination of Roman Catholic and socialist principles aiming to improve the lives of the poor, Latin America | 23 | |
9757331272 | Mandates | Territories administered by western powers | 24 | |
9757334487 | "Military-Industrial Complex" | industrial complex is an informal alliance between a nation's military and the defense industry which supplies it, seen together as a vested interest which influences public policy | 25 | |
9757338318 | Mujahideen | Afghan rebels, who the Soviets failed to attack with rockets, US then aided them, Islamic guerrilla fighters | 26 | |
9757338319 | Négritude movement | Movement in which writers and artists of African descent expressed pride in their African heritage | 27 | |
9757352190 | New World Order | period of history evidencing a dramatic change in world politics effecting the balance of power | 28 | |
9757352191 | Perestroika | the policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system, @ Soviet Union | 29 | |
9757355162 | Politburo | the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party | 30 | |
9757355163 | Pop culture | Aspects of culture that are driven by the media | 31 | |
9757359887 | Propaganda | False or misleading information that is spread to further a cause | 32 | |
9757363369 | Proxy war | A war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate | 33 | |
9757366027 | Québécois | a native or inhabitant of Quebec, typically one who is French Canadian. | 34 | |
9757370605 | Recession | A period of declining real GDP, accompanied by lower real income and higher unemployment. | 35 | |
9757370606 | Refugee | Person who flees to another country to escape persecution or disaster | 36 | |
9757382218 | Reparations | Payment for war damages | 37 | |
9757386688 | Separatist movement | Campaigns to break away from the national government and form independent countries | 38 | |
9757389397 | Satyagraha | "truth force"; Gandhi's policy of nonviolent opposition to British rule | 39 | |
9757392980 | Self-determination | The ability of a government to determine their own course of their own free will | 40 | |
9757392981 | Socialist Realism | realistic style of art and literature that glorified Soviet ideals and goals | 41 | |
9757396261 | Soviets | A Russian council composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers. | 42 | |
9757404391 | Superpower | a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world | 43 | |
9757407152 | Terrorism | the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims | 44 | |
9757409242 | Totalitarianism | A political system in which the government has total control over the lives of individual citizens. | 45 | |
9757409243 | Transnational Corporation | A company that conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries | 46 | |
9757418771 | Total War | A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort | 47 | |
9757421790 | Welfare state | A system in which the government takes responsibility for its citizen's social and economic needs. | 48 | |
9757422110 | Xenophobia | a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers | 49 |
AP WORLD HISTORY UNIT VI VOCABULARY Flashcards
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