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Abolition
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The act of doing away with something, such as the Abolitionist movement in the 19th century to eliminate slavery.
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Absolute Monarchy
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A hereditary ruler controls all of the functions of government, for example, the tsars of Russia
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Agrarian Society
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A society in which people make a living from farming.
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Apartheid
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A policy that keeps races separate, such as in South Africa until 1989.
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Appeasement
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The policy of giving into an aggressor's demands in order to keep the peace.
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Capitalism
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An economy in which private individuals own the means of production; a market economy.
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Civil Rights
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A term used for acts of government that make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people.
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Cold War
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The state of tension and hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union for four decades (10 years) after World War II.
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Command Economy
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An economy in which all decisions on production and consumption are made by a central government.
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Common Good
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An effort by individuals to work together for the benefit of all.
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Communism
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An economy in which all the means of production are controlled by the government, a command economy.
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Constitution
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A body of fundamental laws establishing the principles, structures, and processes of a government.
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Containment
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The post-World War II policy of the United States to limit communist expansion to areas already controlled by the Soviet Union.
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Culture
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The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions and all other products of human work and thought.
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Democracy
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A system of government in which political control is exercised by all the people, either directly or through their elected representatives.
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Enlightenment
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A historical period in the 18th century in which science and reason was applied to question traditional thinking about the world, provided new thinking about government and people's rights.
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Exports
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Goods sold to other countries
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Genocide
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The attempt to destroy a religious or ethnic group.
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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The value of all final goods and services produced within a county's borders in a given year.
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Imperialism
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A policy of stronger countries in taking economic, political and social control over weaker countries.
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Indigenous people
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Population native to an area
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Infrastructure
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An underlying base or structure for an organization or system.
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Interest rates
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The percentage of a loan that must be repaid in addition to paying the principal.
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Laissez faire
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An economy in which government minimizes its interference.
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Market Economy
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An economy in which decisions on production and consumption are made by individuals acting as buyers and sellers.
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Mixed Economy
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An economy that combines features of more than one of the traditional, command and market systems.
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Natural Rights
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A belief that individuals are naturally endowed with basic human rights that cannot be taken away of given up.
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Propaganda
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The spreading of ideas to promote a certain cause or to damage an opposing cause.
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Reform
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An effort to improve a situation of condition.
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Standard of living
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A person's or group's level of material well-being, as measured by education, housing, health care and nutrition.
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Stereotype
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An oversimplified conception, opinion or image
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Suffrage
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The right to vote
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Supreme Court Decisions
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legal determinations made by the constitutionality of laws.
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Traditional economy
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An economy in which decisions on production and consumption are based upon customs, beliefs, rituals and habits.
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Urbanization
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The movement of people from rural areas to cities, usually associated with industrialization.
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