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Totalitarianism |
State or branch of the government control citizens public and private life aspects
example: Stalin regime over Soviet Union |
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War |
Conflict among parties , characterized for use of violence, carried out by state or non-state actors. World War 1st |
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Guerilla |
An independent group who is typically against larger forces and irregulary fights about them
The Spanish Guerillas during the Peninsular war |
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Holocaust |
Mass murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime during Adolf Hitler dictatorship |
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Genocide |
Mass murder of people, most of the times of a same group or nation
example: Jew slaughter during the Holocaust |
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Dirty War |
Period of state terrorism in Argentina against their own guerillas |
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Revolution |
Typically an overthrow of a government or social order to introduce another.
example: French revolution |
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Dictatorship |
Government ruled by a dictator, which has total power over the country.
Example: Porfirio Diaz in Mexico |
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Communism |
Form of society in which all property is publicly owned and each persons works and is paid accordingly.
example: China |
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Cold War |
State of political hostility among countries characterized by direct fire.( threats antipropaganda, etc are used)
example: USA and USSR cold war |
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Society |
People living together in a sort of ordered community.
example: A country´s citizens |
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Civil society |
Society considered as a community for the sharing of common interests and collective activity.
example: PRI or PAN in mexico |
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Economic crisis |
A situation in which the economy of a country experiences a sudden downturn brought on by a financial crisis. USA economic crisis |
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Welfare State |
A system in which the government is responsable for its citizens health plan. example: Sweden |
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Neoliberalism |
the idea of a free economic system in which the government stays out of the buisness, lets the people be. |
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Globalization |
process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, |
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Regionalism |
practice of regional rather than central systems of administration or economic, cultural, or political affiliation. |
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Trade embargo |
prohibition on exports to one or more countries |
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economic recovery |
cycle following a recession in which a country regains employment rates and economy. |
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Economic Miracle |
period of rapid economic growth example Germany and Japan after WW2 |
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Militarism |
the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests. |
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Self-determination |
the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government. |
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League of Nations |
an intergovernmental organization founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. |
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Triple Alliance |
military alliance among Germany, Austria–Hungary, and Italy during WWI |
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Triple Entente |
was the alliance between Russia, Great Britain and France during WWI |
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Nationalism |
an extreme form of this, especially marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries. |
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Propaganda |
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. |
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Imperialism |
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |