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13 Cards in this Set
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Totalitarianism |
Absolute control by the state or a governing branch of a highly centralized institution. |
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War |
A conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation. |
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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. |
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Holocaust |
A great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire. |
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Genocide |
The deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. |
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Dirty War |
A war conducted by the military or secret police of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the regime's use of kidnapping, torture, and murder, with members of the civilian population often the victims. |
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Revolution |
An overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed. |
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Dictatorship |
Absolute, imperious, or overbearing power or control. |
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Communism |
A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. |
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Cold War |
Intense economic, political, military, and ideological rivalry between nations, short of military conflict; sustained hostile political policies and an atmosphere of strain between opposed countries. |
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Society |
An organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes. |
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Civil Society |
The elements such as freedom of speech, an independent judiciary, etc, that make up a democratic society. |
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References |
(n.d.). Retrieved January 14, 2016, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/civil-society?s=t |
