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12 Cards in this Set
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Racism?
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the belief that one race is more superior to another.
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martial law?
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rule by the army instead of the elected governement.
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emancipate?
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to free
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discrimination?
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policy or attitude that denies equal rights and treatment to certain groups of people
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civilians?
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people who were not in the army, worked on farms and labored in factories to support the war effort
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draft?
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law requiring certain people to serve in the military
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habeas corpus?
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right to have charges failed or a hearing before being jailed
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income tax?
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tax on peoples earnings
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inflation?
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rise in prices and decrease in the value of money
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profiteers?
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a person who takes advantage of a crisis to make money
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siege?
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a military blackade of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender
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total war?
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all-out war that affects civialns @ home as well soldiers in combat
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