World history-Unit 5 part 2 Flashcards
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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 |