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Totalitarianism

Totalitarianism

State or branch of the government control citizens public and private life aspects




example: Stalin regime over Soviet Union

War

War

Conflict among parties , characterized for use of violence, carried out by state or non-state actors.


World War 1st

Guerilla

Guerilla

An independent group who is typically against larger forces and irregulary fights about them



The Spanish Guerillas during the Peninsular war

Holocaust

Holocaust

Mass murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime during Adolf Hitler dictatorship

Genocide

Genocide

Mass murder of people, most of the times of a same group or nation



example:


Jew slaughter during the Holocaust

Dirty War

Dirty War

Period of state terrorism in Argentina against their own guerillas

Revolution

Revolution

Typically an overthrow of a government or social order to introduce another.



example:


French revolution

Dictatorship

Dictatorship

Government ruled by a dictator, which has total power over the country.



Example:


Porfirio Diaz in Mexico

Communism

Communism

Form of society in which all property is publicly owned and each persons works and is paid accordingly.



example:


China

Cold War

Cold War

State of political hostility among countries characterized by direct fire.( threats antipropaganda, etc are used)



example:


USA and USSR cold war

Society

Society

People living together in a sort of ordered community.



example:


A country´s citizens

Civil society

Civil society

Society considered as a community for the sharing of common interests and collective activity.



example:


PRI or PAN in mexico

Economic crisis

Economic crisis

A situation in which the economy of a country experiences a sudden downturn brought on by a financial crisis.
example:


USA economic crisis

Welfare State

Welfare State

A system in which the government is responsable for its citizens health plan.


example:


Sweden

Neoliberalism

Neoliberalism

the idea of a free economic system in which the government stays out of the buisness, lets the people be.

Globalization

Globalization

process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations,

Regionalism

Regionalism

practice of regional rather than central systems of administration or economic, cultural, or political affiliation.

Trade embargo

Trade embargo

prohibition on exports to one or more countries

 economic recovery

economic recovery

cycle following a recession in which a country regains employment rates and economy.

Economic Miracle

Economic Miracle

period of rapid economic growth


example


Germany and Japan after WW2

Militarism

Militarism

the belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

Self-determination

Self-determination

the process by which a country determines its own statehood and forms its own allegiances and government.

League of Nations

League of Nations

an intergovernmental organization founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War.

Triple Alliance

Triple Alliance

military alliance among Germany, Austria–Hungary, and Italy during WWI

Triple Entente

Triple Entente

was the alliance between Russia, Great Britain and France during WWI

Nationalism

Nationalism

an extreme form of this, especially marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries.

Propaganda

Propaganda

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.

Imperialism

Imperialism

a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.