U.S. History Vocabulary List
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| 1123801 | Amnesty | the act of granting pardon to a large group of people | 0 | |
| 1123802 | Bilingualism | the practice of teaching immigrant students in their own language | 1 | |
| 1123803 | Brinkmanship | the willingness to go to the brink of war to force an opponent to back down | 2 | |
| 1123804 | Communism | an economic system in which the central government directs all major economic decisions | 3 | |
| 1123805 | Confederacy | a loose union of independent states; name of government used by the southern states that seceded during the Civil War | 4 | |
| 1123806 | Conservative | a person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom | 5 | |
| 1123807 | Containment | the policy designed to keep the Soviet Union from expanding its power | 6 | |
| 1123808 | Corporation | an organization that is authorized by law to carry on an activity but treated as though it were a single person | 7 | |
| 1123809 | Détente | relaxation of tensions between the United States and its two major Communist rivals, the Soviet Union and China | 8 | |
| 1123810 | Downsizing | reducing a company in size by laying off workers and managers to become more efficient | 9 | |
| 1123811 | Ethnic Cleansing | the expulsion, imprisonment, or killing of ethnic minorities by a dominant majority group | 10 | |
| 1123812 | Euro | the basic currency shared by the countries of the European Union since 1999 | 11 | |
| 1123813 | Fascism | a political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and has no tolerance for opposition | 12 | |
| 1123814 | Flexible Response | the buildup of conventional troops and weapons to allow a nation to fight a limited war without using nuclear weapons | 13 | |
| 1123815 | Impeachment | a formal accusation of misconduct in office against a public official | 14 | |
| 1123816 | Imperialism | the actions used by one nation to exercise political or economic control over smaller or weaker nation | 15 | |
| 1123817 | Insurrection | an act of rebellion against the established government | 16 | |
| 1123818 | Internationalism | a national policy of actively trading with foreign countries to foster peace and prosperity | 17 | |
| 1123819 | Isolationism | the avoidance of involvement in world affairs | 18 | |
| 1123820 | Liberal | a person who generally believes the government should take an active role in the economy and in social programs but that the government should not dictate social behavior | 19 | |
| 1123821 | Multinational Corporation | large corporation with overseas investments | 20 | |
| 1123822 | Nuclear Proliferation | the spread of nuclear weapons to new nations | 21 | |
| 1123823 | Nullification | the failure or refusal of a U.S. state to aid in the enforcement of federal laws within its state limits | 22 | |
| 1123824 | Political Machine | an organization linked to a political party that often controlled local government | 23 | |
| 1123825 | Segregation | the separation or isolation of a race, class, or group | 24 | |
| 1123826 | Self-Determination | belief that people in a territory should have the ability to choose their own government | 25 | |
| 1123827 | State Sponsored Terrorism | violent acts against civilians that are secretly supported by a government in order to attack other nations without going to war | 26 | |
| 1123828 | Subversion | a systematic attempt to overthrow a government by using persons working secretly from within | 27 | |
| 1123829 | Suffrage | the right to vote | 28 | |
| 1123830 | Terrorism | the use of violence by non-governmental groups against civilians to achieve a political goal by instilling fear and frightening governments into changing policies | 29 |
