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Revolution |
The overthrow of a government replaced by another. Revolution. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/revolution |
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Communism |
A an economic system known by the collective ownership of property and |
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Dictatorship |
Absolute control or power of a country. |
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Totalitarism |
A type of government that does not tolerate different opinions related to what the country is based on.
(n.d.). Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/totalitaria |
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War |
A state, usually declared, of armed hostile conflict between states or countries.
War. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war |
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Guerrilla |
The use of hit-and-run tactics by a small group of people.
Guerrilla Warfare. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14, 2015, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/guerrilla warfare |
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Holocaust |
The period of time during World War II when jews were slaved and killed by the Germans.
The Holocaust: An Introductory History. (n.d.).Retrieved January 15, 2015, from http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/history.html |
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Genocide |
The deliberate extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.
Genocide. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15, 2015, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/genocide |
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Dirty War |
Campaign established from 1976 to 1983 by Argentina’s military dictatorship against left-wing political opponents.
Dirty War | Argentine history. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15, 2015, from http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/165129/Dirty-War |
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Cold War |
The relationship that emerged between the USA and the USSR after World War Two from 1945 to 1991.
What was the Cold War? (n.d.). Retrieved January 15, 2015, from http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/what-was-the-cold-war.html |
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Society |
An organized group of persons associated together for different purposes.
Society. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15, 2015, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/society |
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Civil Society |
A social sphere which is separate from both the state and the market.
Civil Society. (n.d.). Retrieved January 15, 2015, from http://www.who.int/trade/glossary/story006/en/ |
