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25 Cards in this Set
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Culture
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A peoples unique way of life as shown by its tools, customs, art, and ideas.
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Developed Nation
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A nation with all the facilities needed for the advanced production of manufactured goods.
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Dynasty
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Series of rulers from a single family.
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Emerging Nation
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A nation in which the process of industrialization is not complete.
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Suffrage
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The right to vote
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Dictatorship
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A government run by a political leader who has absolute power to make laws and control the army.
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Theocracy
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A government controlled by religious leaders.
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Feudalism
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A political system in which nobles are granted the use of land that legally belong to the king in exchange for their military, loyalty, service, and protection.
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Dominion
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A nation allowed to control its own domestic affairs but foreign affairs are controlled by outside nation.
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Totalitarianism
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Government control over every aspect of public and private life.
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Aristocracy
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A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility.
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Democracy
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A government controlled by its citizens either directly or through representitives.
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Republic
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A form of government in which power is in the hands of representitives, and leaders are represented by citizens and have the right to vote
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Oligarchy
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A government in which power is in the hands of a few people especially one in which rule is based on wealth.
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Fascism
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A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictztorizl one party rule.
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Monarchy
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A government in which the power is in the hands of a single person.
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Terrorism
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The use of force or threats to frighten people or governments to change their policies.
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Nationalism
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The belief that people should be loyal mainly to their nation, that is to the people they share culture and history rather king or empire.
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Imperialism
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A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politicaly, economicaly, or socially.
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Communism
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An exonomic system in which all means of production are owned by the people. Private property does not exist, and all goods and services are shared.
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Capitalism
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An exonomic system based on private ownership and the investment of money and business measures in order to make a profit.
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Socialism
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An economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the public and operae for the welfare of all.
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Laissez-Faire
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The idea that government should not interfer with or regulate businesses.
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Federal System
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A system of government in which power is divided between central authority and individual states.
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Autocracy
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A government in which the ruler has unlimited power and uses it in a arbitrary manner.
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