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35 Cards in this Set
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Monarchy
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1 leader, following a family line to power, holds all decision-making power
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Oligarchy
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A group of elites in control
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Democracy
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Governed by the people either directly or indirectly
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Dictatorship
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1 supreme authority figure who makes all decisions, often in a 1 party rule situation
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Republic
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Form of government in which the country is considered a "public matter"
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Militarism
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War is a valid foreign policy
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Alliances
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A political agreement between countries to support each other in disputes with other countries either through marriage or treaties
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Triple Alliance
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Alliance consisted of Austria-Hungary, German, and Italy
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Triple Entente
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Alliance consisted of Russia, France, and Britain
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Nationalism
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Strong identification of a group of individuals with a nation
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Imperialism
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Policy of extending a rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies
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Revolution
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A significant change that usually occurs in a relatively short period of time.
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Bolsheviks
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Revolutionary Russian Marxists who took control of Russia's government in the early 1900's
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Soviets
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Local councils, consisting of workers, peasants, and soldiers
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Communists
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Bolsheviks renamed Communists and based their party on socialist and democratic principles.
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Communism
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Classless, moneyless, and stateless social order structure.
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Vladimir Lenin
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First leader of Soviet Russia
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Joseph Stalin
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General secretary chairman (1922-1953), moved Russia from agrarian society to industrial power
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Totalitarianism
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A government that takes total, centralized, state control over every aspect of public and private life
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Dictatorship
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1 person exercises absolute authority
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1 Party Rule
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1 party dominates the government, no room for other voices.
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The Cold War
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A period in time when tensions between the US and the Soviet Union were very high
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Arms Race
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Competition to have the best and most missiles and nuclear weapons
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Space Race
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Competition to have the most satellites, rockets, and astronauts in space
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Allies Race
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Both countries wanted to have many alliances with other nations
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NATO
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, militaries of the US, Canada, Turkey, and other western European countries formed a military alliance
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Warsaw Pact
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Soviet Union's version of NATO, Soviet Union and eastern European countries made a military alliance
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The Iron Curtain
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Walls and fences that split Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War
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Berlin Wall
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Wall that divided the city of Berlin, Germany into East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War
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United Nations
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Peace keeping organization that began in 1945, now has 192 members in it
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General Assembly
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Part of UN where all the members meet and discuss global issues and make recommendations
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Security Council
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Part of UN, purpose is the maintenance of international peace and security
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Economic and Social Councils
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Part of UN that deals with economic, social, cultural, and health matters
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International Court of Justice
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Part of UN that deals with settling disputes and gives advisory opinions on legal questions
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Secretariat
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Part of UN that deals with daily businesses of UN
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