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totalitarianism |
Absolute control by the state of a highly centralized institution.
Exercising control over freedom of thoughts. |
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war |
a conflict carried on by forced arms, as in series of battles or campaigns.
Most times it´s between nations or parties. |
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guerrilla |
small irregular group of soldiers using hit and run tactics, harassing the enemies by surprise raids and sabotaging communication. |
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holocaust |
great destruction caused especially by fire.
it was used by Nazis during world war II. |
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genocide |
the policy of deliberately killing a nationality or ethnic group. |
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dirty war |
war conducted by the regime´s use of kidnapping, torture and murder with members of the civilian population as victims. |
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revolution |
The transition from one system of production in a society to the next, for example: from feudalism to capitalism.
it is a radical change in society. |
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dictatorship |
the absolute power is exercised by a dictator. |
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communism |
system of social organization in which all economic and social activities are "filtered" by the government. Citizens don´t have access to anything their state don´t want them to see or listen. |
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cold war |
a state of political hostility and military tension between two countriesor power blocs, involving propaganda, subversion, threats, economic sanctions, and other measures short of open warfare, especially that between the American and Soviet blocs after World War II . |
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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 aggregate of non-governmental organizations and institutions that manifest interests and will of citizens; individuals and organizations in a society which are independent of the government |
