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9516078653Anti-ImperialismArgument that imperialism violates the principle of liberty for all, being against U.S. building an empire. Against controlling another group of people0
9516078654Anti-SemitismPrejudice against Jews1
9516078655Apartheida policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race (South Africa)2
9516078656AppeasementAccepting demands in order to avoid conflict3
9516078657Authoritarianismthe enforcement or advocacy of strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedom4
9516078658Cold Warthe power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II5
9516078659Collectivizationa system in which private farms are eliminated and peasants work land owned by the government6
9516078660Cominterna communist group whose purpose was to encourage worldwide revolution7
9516078661Containment PolicyUS policy to stop expansion of Soviet Union and Communism8
9516099500Coup d'etatA sudden overthrow of the government by a small group9
9516099501Decolonizationthe action of changing from colonial to independent status10
9516099502Ethnic cleaningSystematic effort to purge an area of society of an ethnic group through murder or deportation11
9516099503Eurothe basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999)12
9516099504Fascisman authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.13
9516099505FundamentalismLiteral interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion14
9516099506GenocideDeliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group15
9516099507Glasnosta policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems16
9516099508GlobalizationActions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope17
9516099512GuomintangChinese Nationalist party. Headed by Sun Yat-sen and then Chiang Kai-Shek.18
9516099509InflationA general and progressive increase in prices19
9516099510Intifada"The Uprising" against Israel by some Palestinians20
9757327046Iron CurtainThe term popularized by Churchill describing the Eastern Bloc nation's division from Western Europe21
9757329192JingoismAggressive nationalism22
9757329193Liberation Theologycombination of Roman Catholic and socialist principles aiming to improve the lives of the poor, Latin America23
9757331272MandatesTerritories administered by western powers24
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 policy25
9757338318MujahideenAfghan rebels, who the Soviets failed to attack with rockets, US then aided them, Islamic guerrilla fighters26
9757338319Négritude movementMovement in which writers and artists of African descent expressed pride in their African heritage27
9757352190New World Orderperiod of history evidencing a dramatic change in world politics effecting the balance of power28
9757352191Perestroikathe policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system, @ Soviet Union29
9757355162Politburothe chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party30
9757355163Pop cultureAspects of culture that are driven by the media31
9757359887PropagandaFalse or misleading information that is spread to further a cause32
9757363369Proxy warA war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate33
9757366027Québécoisa native or inhabitant of Quebec, typically one who is French Canadian.34
9757370605RecessionA period of declining real GDP, accompanied by lower real income and higher unemployment.35
9757370606RefugeePerson who flees to another country to escape persecution or disaster36
9757382218ReparationsPayment for war damages37
9757386688Separatist movementCampaigns to break away from the national government and form independent countries38
9757389397Satyagraha"truth force"; Gandhi's policy of nonviolent opposition to British rule39
9757392980Self-determinationThe ability of a government to determine their own course of their own free will40
9757392981Socialist Realismrealistic style of art and literature that glorified Soviet ideals and goals41
9757396261SovietsA Russian council composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers.42
9757404391Superpowera state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world43
9757407152Terrorismthe use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims44
9757409242TotalitarianismA political system in which the government has total control over the lives of individual citizens.45
9757409243Transnational CorporationA company that conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries46
9757418771Total WarA conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort47
9757421790Welfare stateA system in which the government takes responsibility for its citizen's social and economic needs.48
9757422110Xenophobiaa fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers49

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