World history-Unit 5 part 2 Flashcards

24023809	Middle Class	A social class made up of skilled workers, professionals, business people, and wealthy farmers	0
24023810	Modernization	The 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
24023811	Nation-State	a political unit with a defined territory, organized under a government and having the authority to make and enforce the law.	2
24023812	Non-Aligned Nations	states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.	3
24024138	Partition	That which separates anything into distinct parts.	4
24024139	Political Reforms	a reform in the political structure of a country/state/entity.	5
24024140	Proxy Wars	During the Cold War, local or regional wars in which the superpowers armed, trained, and financed the combatants.	6
24024296	Sanitation Systems	a series of pipes to take dirty water away from houses and businesses.	7
24024297	Social Darwinism	The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion.	8
24024298	Suburbanization	The process of population movement from within towns and cities to the rural-urban fringe.	9
24024566	Suffrage	The right or privilege of voting.	10
24024567	Tax Revenue	the total amount the government receives in the form of taxes; equals the tax rate times income.	11
24024568	Technology	the practical application of science to commerce or industry.	12