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Totalitarianism |
-Absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution. -Form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of the individual’s life to the authority of the government. - Is a typology or ideal-type used by some political scientists to encapsulate the characteristics of a number of twentieth century regimes that mobilize entire populations in support of the state or an ideology. |
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War |
- A state of armed conflicts between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. - A conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. - Armed fighting between two or more countries or groups. |
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Guerrilla |
- A member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses, guerrilla warfare harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc. - A member of a usually small group of soldiers who do not belong to a regular army and who fight in a war as an independent unit. - A member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces. |
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Holocaust |
- An event or situation in which many people are killed and many things are destroyed especially by fire. - A great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire. - Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war. |
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Genocide |
- The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. - The deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group. - The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. |
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Dirty War |
- A war conducted by the military or secret police of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents. - An offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims. - A war that is not fought in a conventional way observing the rules of war, but is a clandestine war involving assassinations etc. |
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Revolution |
- An overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed. - A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. - The usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one. |
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Dictatorship |
-Form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations. -Absolute, imperious, or overbearing power or control. -A dictatorship is defined as an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by an individual, the dictator. |
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Communism |
- A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of allproperty in common, actual ownership being ascribed to thecommunity as a whole or to the state. - A way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products. - A theoretical economic system characterized by the collective ownership of property and by the organization of labor forthe common advantage of all members. |
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Cold War |
The Cold War is the name given to the relationship that developed primarily between the USA and the USSR after World War Two, to dominate international affairs for decades. Major crises occurred - the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, Hungary and the Berlin Wall being just some. For many, the growth in weapons of mass destruction was the most worrying issue. |
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Society |
-An organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes. -The people of a particular country, area, time, etc., thought of especially as an organized community -The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community. |
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Civil Society |
* Society considered as a community of citizens linked by common interests and collective activity.
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APA References |
Totalitarianism: -Britannica, T. E. (30 de 10 de 2014). Totalitarianism. Recuperado el 14 de 1 de 2015, de Encyclopaedia Britannica : http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/600435/totalitarianism -Orwell Web. (s.f.). Totalitarianism . Recuperado el 14 de 1 de 2015, de Orwell Web: http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/col-totalitarianism.htm -Pleuger, G. (s.f.). Totalitarianism. Recuperado el 14 de 1 de 2015, de History on the Web: http://www.history-ontheweb.co.uk/concepts/totalitarianism.htm |
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War: -Lectlaw. (2014). War. Recuperado el 14 de 1 de 2015, de Lectlaw: http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/w038.htm -Moseley, A. (2010). War. Recuperado el 14 de 1 de 2015, de Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/war/ -Oxford Dictionary. (s.f.). War. Recuperado el 14 de 1 de 2015, de Oxford Dictionary: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/war
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Guerrilla: -Cliffnotes. (2014). What is guerrilla warfare? Recuperado el 14 de 1 de 2015, de Cliffnotes: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/cliffsnotes/history/what-is-guerrilla-warfare -Webster Dictionary. (s.f.). Guerilla. Recuperado el 14 de 1 de 2015, de Webster Dictionary: http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/Guerilla |
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Holocaust: -History Channel. (2015). The Holocaust. Recuperado el 15 de 1 de 2015, de History Channel: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust |
Genocide: -(n.d.). Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Genocide | Define Genocide at Dictionary.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/genocide - (n.d.). United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. What Is Genocide? — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.ushmm.org/confront-genocide/defining-genocide -(n.d.). Oxford Dictionaries. Genocide: definition of genocide in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US). Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/genocide
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Dirty War: -(n.d.). Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Dirty war | Define Dirty war at Dictionary.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dirty+war -(n.d.). Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Dirty war | Define Dirty war at Dictionary.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dirty+war
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Revolution: -(n.d.). Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Revolution | Define Revolution at Dictionary.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.dictionary.reference.com/browse/revolution -(n.d.). Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Revolution - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revolution -(n.d.). Oxford Dictionaries. Revolution: definition of revolution in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US). Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/revolution |
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Dictatorship: (n.d.). Princeton University - Home. Dictatorship. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Dictatorship.html dictionary.reference.com/browse/dictatorship global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/162240/dictatorship
(n.d.). Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Dictatorship | Define Dictatorship at Dictionary.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dictatorship (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica. Dictatorship | political science | Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/162240/dictatorship |
Communism: (n.d.). Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Communism | Define Communism at Dictionary.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/communism (n.d.). Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Communism - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communism (n.d.). Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. Communism - definition of communism by The Free Dictionary. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/communism |
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Cold War: History Channel. (2015). The Holocaust. Recuperado el 15 de 1 de 2015, de History Channel: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust History Learning Site. (2015 ). What was the Cold War? Recuperado el 15 de 1 de 2015, de History Learning Site: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/what%20was%20the%20cold%20war.htm Moseley, A. (2010). War. Recuperado el 14 de 1 de 2015, de Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://www.iep.utm.edu/war/ |
Society: (n.d.). Oxford Dictionaries. Society: definition of society in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US). Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/society (n.d.). Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster Online. Society - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/society (n.d.). Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Society | Define Society at Dictionary.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/society |
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Civil Society: (n.d.). Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Civil society | Define Civil society at Dictionary.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/civil+society (n.d.). Macmillan Dictionary and Thesaurus: Free English Dictionary Online. Macmillan Dictionary and Thesaurus: Free English Dictionary Online. Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/civil-society (n.d.). Oxford Dictionaries. Civil society: definition of civil society in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US). Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/civil-society |
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