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65245974genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group0
65245975social darwinismThe application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion.1
65245976communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership2
65245977populismthe political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite3
65245978capitalisman economic system based on private ownership of capital4
65245979facismpolitical system based on a strong centralized government headed by a dictator5
65245980embargoa government order imposing a trade barrier6
65246856hitlerGerman Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)7
65246857al queadaterrorist8
65246858holocaustan act of great destruction and loss of life9
65246859nelson mandelaSouth African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)10
65246860reparationspayment for damages after a war11
65246861kulaksRich peasants in the Russian Empire who owned larger farms and used hired labour. They were their own class.12
65246862great depressionlong period of unempoyments13
65246863cuban missile crisisthe 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba14
65400827purgesstate of being15
65400828brinkmanshipthe policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)16
65400829embargoa government order imposing a trade barrier17
65400830berlin walla wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West18
65400831militarisma political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests19
65400832cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare20
65400833collectivizationthe organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism21
65400834five year plansPlans that Joseph Stalin introduced to industrialize the Soviet Union rapidly, beginning in 1928. They set goals for the output of steel, electricity, machinery, and most other products and were enforced by the police powers of the state. (781)22
65400835berlin walla wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West23
65400836cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare24
65400837adolf hitlerGerman Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)25
65400838plaguean annoyance26
65400839six day wartension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 196727
65400840watera fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants28
65400841cold warA conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted eachother on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.29
65400842third warEgypt instigates, Israel wins tons of land, six days war30
65400843albert einstienEinstien was a Jew who escaped Germany because of the threat of the Holocaust. He was a scientest who told America that he could help build an atomic bomb, but Germany was alson in this process.31
65400844liberal democratscreated in the late 1800s. The last prime minister was in the 1920s. Historically, this was the opposition party to the conservatives. The Conservatives were on the right center and the liberals were pure center. Politically, not much of a difference between the two, could live with each of them. The Liberals have declined throughout the 20th century, down to only holding 20 seats. They are around 50-55 seats today.32
65400845breadfood made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked33
65400846jamdeliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems34
65400847hitlerGerman Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)35
65400848jewsfollowers of judaism36
65400849lo hsunone of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century37
65400850bay of pigsIn April 1961, a group of Cuban exiles organized and supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency landed on the southern coast of Cuba in an effort to overthrow Fidel Castro. When the invasion ended in disaster, President Kennedy took full responsibility for the failure.38
65400851rape of nankingthe act of rape39
65400852gulf wara dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution40
65400853watera fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants41
65400854horsesolid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times42
65426193embargoa government order imposing a trade barrier43
65426194bay of pigsIn April 1961, a group of Cuban exiles organized and supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency landed on the southern coast of Cuba in an effort to overthrow Fidel Castro. When the invasion ended in disaster, President Kennedy took full responsibility for the failure.44
65426195genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group45
65426196holocaustan act of great destruction and loss of life46
65426197germansAnti-slavery immigrants who contributed the Conestoga wagon and the Kentucky rifle to the American Culture47
65426198cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare48
65426199world war Ia war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 191849
65426200world war IIa war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherl50
65426201united nationsan organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security51
65426202treatya written agreement between two states or sovereigns52
65426203chilevery hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency53
65426204migrationthe movement of persons from one country or locality to another54
65426205urban cultureghettos55
65426206urbanizationthe social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban56
65426207colonizationthe act of colonizing57
65426208al quaedaLEADER O. BIN LADEN. MEANS "THE BASE", ISLAMIST RESISTANCE MOVEMENT CAME ON SCENCE DURING THE SOVIET-AFGHAN CONFLICT. STARTED IN 1988 AS TRAINING CAMPS FOR TERRORISTS TO TRAIN AND FIGHT A SUPERIOR FORCE WITH INFERIOR RESOURCES.58
65426209islamthe religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life59
65426210iraqa republic in the Middle East in western Asia60
65426211embargoa government order imposing a trade barrier61
65426212cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare62
65426213world war Ia war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 191863
65426214World war IIa war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherl64
65426215yugoslaviaa mountainous republic in southeastern Europe65
65426216enslavementthe act of making slaves of your captives66
65426217genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group67
65426218cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare68
65426219north americathe nations of the North American continent collectively69
65426220south americathe nations of the South American continent collectively70
65426221europethe 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia)71
65426222colonizationthe act of colonizing72
65426223africathe second largest continent73
65426224asiathe nations of the Asian continent collectively74
65426225southeast asiaa geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore75
65426226pacificthe largest ocean in the world76
65426227genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group77
65426228holocaustan act of great destruction and loss of life78
65426229world war Ia war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 191879
65426230cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare80
65426231lo hsunone of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century81
65426232purgesstate of being82
65426233militarisma political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests83
65426234nelson mandelaSouth African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918)84
65426235social darwinismThe application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion.85
65426236kulaksRich peasants in the Russian Empire who owned larger farms and used hired labour. They were their own class.86
65426237communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership87
65426238liberal democratscreated in the late 1800s. The last prime minister was in the 1920s. Historically, this was the opposition party to the conservatives. The Conservatives were on the right center and the liberals were pure center. Politically, not much of a difference between the two, could live with each of them. The Liberals have declined throughout the 20th century, down to only holding 20 seats. They are around 50-55 seats today.88
65426239cuban missile crisisthe 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba89
65454268communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership90
65454269liberalisman economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard91
65454270democracya political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them92
65454271genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group93
65454272cuban missile crisisthe 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba94
65454273cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare95
65454274colonizationthe act of colonizing96
65454275urbanizationthe social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban97
65454276world war Ia war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 191898
65454277cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare99
65454278hitlerGerman Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)100
65454279al quaedaLEADER O. BIN LADEN. MEANS "THE BASE", ISLAMIST RESISTANCE MOVEMENT CAME ON SCENCE DURING THE SOVIET-AFGHAN CONFLICT. STARTED IN 1988 AS TRAINING CAMPS FOR TERRORISTS TO TRAIN AND FIGHT A SUPERIOR FORCE WITH INFERIOR RESOURCES.101
65454280islamthe religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life102
65454281communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership103
65454282liberalisman economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard104
65454283nationalismlove of country and willingness to sacrifice for it105
65454284democracya political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them106
65454285militarisma political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests107
65454286fascisma political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)108
65454287communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership109
65454288stalinRussian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)110
65454289leninRussian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)111
65454290social doctrineThe body of Church teachings which relate to our economic and political interactions within the world.112
65454291NATOan international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security113
65454292ethnic rivalriesHatred and violence between different tribal groups.114
65454293globalizationgrowth to a global or worldwide scale115
65454294cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare116
65454295world war Ia war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918117
65454296europeansbrought measles, flu, and smallpox to the New World. These were not so good.118
65454297mexican revolution1910-1911, >Diaz was president for more than 30 years >Madero wins over Diaz in 1910 election (democrat) >Huerta seizes control in 1913, killing Madero >Wilson refuses to recognize Huerta as a leader119
65454298bubonic plaquea deadly disease that spread across Asia and Europe in the mid-14th century, killing millions of people.120
65454299the digital divideunderdeveloped countries have no access to technology so the divide between is increased121
65454300national interestWhat is best for a particular country122
65454301the asian centurycentury of the asians123
65454302human rightsthe rights that all people possesses124
65454303religiona strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny125
65454304technologythe practical application of science to commerce or industry126
65454305civilizationsa group that forms a city127
65454306cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare128
65454307genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group129
65454308hitlerGerman Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)130
65454309communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership131
65454310north koreaa communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula132
65454311japanlacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient133
65454312chinadishware made of china134
65454313Asiathe nations of the Asian continent collectively135
65454314indonesiaa republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands136
65454315bosniaa mountainous republic of south-central Europe137
65454316genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group138
65454317watera fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants139
65454318North americathe nations of the North American continent collectively140
65454319africathe second largest continent141
65454320south koreaa republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula142
65454321muslimsFollowers of Islam143
65454322TitoYugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)144
65454323jewsfollowers of judaism145
65454324muslimsFollowers of Islam146
65454325holocaustan act of great destruction and loss of life147
65454326national interestWhat is best for a particular country148
65454327colonizationthe act of colonizing, the act of colonizing149
65454328silk route1) A caravan trade route from eastern China to the West 2) Carried silk, jade, paper, and porcelain from China to Greek and Roman traders 3) Traders brought glass, amber, wool, and linen back to China from the West150
65454329cottonfabric woven from cotton fibers151
65454330wheatgrains of common wheat152
65454331genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group153
65454332international law enforcementthe law that was enforced in early days154
65454333chinadishware made of china155
65454334cuban missile crisisthe 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba156
65454335communista socialist who advocates communism157
65454336cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare158
65454337al queadaterrorist159
65454338hitlerGerman Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)160
65454339World war Ia war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918161
65454340World war IIa war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherl162
65454341religiona strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny163
65454342germanya republic in central Europe164
65454343new yorka Mid-Atlantic state165
65454344russiaa former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital166
65454345stalinRussian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)167
65454346russian revolutionthe revolution against the Czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917168
65454347urbanizationthe social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban169
65454348colonizationthe act of colonizing170
65454349demographythe branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations171
65454350world history世界史172
65454351believeswhat you think173
65454352colonizationthe act of colonizing174
65454353geographystudy of the earth's surface175
65454354incasAncient civilization (1200-1500AD) that was located in the Andes in Peru176
65454355aztecs(1200-1521) 1300, they settled in the valley of Mexico. Grew corn. Engaged in frequent warfare to conquer others of the region. Worshipped many gods (polytheistic). Believed the sun god needed human blood to continue his journeys across the sky. Practiced human sacrifices and those sacrificed were captured warriors from other tribes and those who volunteered for the honor.177
65454356mayansCentral America, biggest cities were in modern day Guatemala (south of Mexico), most powerful from178
65454357pacificthe largest ocean in the world179
65454358cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare180
65454359germanya republic in central Europe181
65454360russiaa former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital182
65454361yorkthe English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485183
65454362genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group184
65454363hitlerGerman Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)185
65454364jewsfollowers of judaism186
65454365titoYugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)187
65454366adolf hitlerGerman Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)188
65454367genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group189
65454368holocaustan act of great destruction and loss of life190
65454369germanya republic in central Europe191
65454370cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare192
65454371urbanizationthe social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban193
65454372womens right movementwoman gained more rights194
65454373gender relationsthe relationship between men and woman, male dominated195
65454374colonizationthe act of colonizing196
65454375communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership197
65454376genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group198
65454377liberalisman economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard199
65454378militarisma political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests200
65454379nationalismlove of country and willingness to sacrifice for it201
65454380fascisma political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)202
65454381cold wara state of political conflict using means short of armed warfare203
65454382russiaa former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital204
65454383united nationsan organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security205
65454384diplomaticable to take a broad view of negotiations between states206
65454385ideologiessystems of thought and belief207
65454386democracya political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them208
65454387genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group209
65454388communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership210
65454389hitlerGerman Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)211
65454390holocaustan act of great destruction and loss of life212
65454391watera fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants213
65454392genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group214
65454393communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership215
65454394liberalisman economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard216
65454395democracya political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them217
65454396japanlacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient218
65454397chinadishware made of china219
65454398russiaa former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital220
65454399united nationsan organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security221
65454400free statesstates that prohibited the institution of slavery222
65454401liberalssupporters of the democratic party223
65454402imperialistsdescribes the policy of a country in maintaining colonies and dominance over distant lands. "Sphere of influence" commercially and militarily224
65454403communistspeople who favor the equal distribution of wealth and the end of all forms of private property225
65454404russiaa former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital226

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