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Totalitarianism |
Form of government. There is no individual freedom, and the government controls all the social aspects.
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War |
Period of time in which two different armies fight for a common reason.
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Guerrilla |
Member of small armies in an occupied zone, he dedicates to sabotage the resources of the other army or the communication for example.
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Holocaust |
The destruction in mas scale, commonly caused by nuclear bombs or fire.
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Genocide |
The killing of a big group of people, targeted specifically to an ethnic or religious group.
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Dirty War |
Military campaign developed in Argentina from 1976-1982. It was dedicated to fight against guerilla groups and other opponents of the regime.
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Revolution |
A fight to change way of working of a government or social order. Commonly in an agressive way.
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Dictatorship |
A way of government in which everything is ruled by a dictator.
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Communism |
Socioeconomic system structured upon the common ownership of the means of production. It is characterized by the absence of social classes, money and the state.
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Cold War |
State of hostility between two or more countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures.
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Society |
An organized group of persons that are together for religious, cultural, or other purposes.
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Civil Society |
A society considered a community of citizens that have some interests in common and also have collective activity.
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