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Totalitarianism |
Definition: Form of government with no individual freedom and seeks to subordinate all aspects of the individual’s life to the authority of the government.
Example: Adolf Hitler – Notorious for his reign in German, Hitler employed totalitarianism as a means to attempt to achieve an obedient nation that was his personal vision for the country. |
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War |
Definition: Aggressive open armed conflict carry between two or more nations, political party, etc. (fighting)
Example: Civil War, the population of a country goes against another part of the population, in an open conflict, the American Civil War of 1861 to 1865 is. |
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Guerrilla |
Definition: Armed people that fight against an political system, economical or social; usually with the support of the population. They do surprise attacks.
Example: In the early XX century, the Liberal Party of Mexico, formed an army and started a revolution with guerrilla methods.
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Holocaust |
Definition: Great destruction of life especially by fire.
Example: The genocide of European Jews and other groups by the Nazis during World War II. |
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Genocide |
Definition: The systematic and deliberate extermination of a nation political, cultural, religious or ethnic group
Example: Bosnian Genocide, The Holocaust, Armenian Genocide
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Dirty War |
Definition: Conducted by military or police of a regime against terrorist and revolutionary insurgents, murder, torture, and kidnap civilians often being the victims.
Example: Period of terror in Argentina against dissidents and left-wing guerrillas, it was from 1974 to 1983
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Revolution |
Definition: Violent attempt by many people to end an establish government or political system and start a new one
Example: Mexican Revolution, begin in 1910, after the revolution Mexico became democratic country. |
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Dictatorship |
Definition: Country, government, or form of government in which the dictator has absolute power.
Example: Raul Castro is a dictator in Cuba since 2006. |
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Communism |
Definition: The government owns the things used to make and transport products, there is no private property.
Example: Cuba is a communist country since 1961 |
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Cold War |
Definition: Conflict or dispute between two groups that does not involve actual fighting
Example: The nonviolent conflict between the U.S. and the former U.S.S.R. after 1945. |
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Society |
Definition: Group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, national, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
Example: People born in Mexico are part of the Mexican society |
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Civil Society |
Definition: Part of society that consists of organizations and institutions that help and look after people, their health, and their rights. Example: People participating and not abusing of the rights of other people. |
