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World history-Unit 5 part 2 Flashcards

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24023809Middle ClassA social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers0
24023810ModernizationThe process of reforming political, military, economic, social, and cultural traditions in imitation of the early success of Western societies, often with regard for accommodating local traditions in non-Western societies.1
24023811Nation-Statea political unit with a defined territory, organized under a government and having the authority to make and enforce the law.2
24023812Non-Aligned Nationsstates considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.3
24024138PartitionThat which separates anything into distinct parts.4
24024139Political Reformsa reform in the political structure of a country/state/entity.5
24024140Proxy WarsDuring the Cold War, local or regional wars in which the superpowers armed, trained, and financed the combatants.6
24024296Sanitation Systemsa series of pipes to take dirty water away from houses and businesses.7
24024297Social DarwinismThe application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion.8
24024298SuburbanizationThe process of population movement from within towns and cities to the rural-urban fringe.9
24024566SuffrageThe right or privilege of voting.10
24024567Tax Revenuethe total amount the government receives in the form of taxes; equals the tax rate times income.11
24024568Technologythe practical application of science to commerce or industry.12

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