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12 Cards in this Set
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conscription
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to enroll into service by force, draft
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coup d'etat
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a sudden overthrowing of a government by a small group
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casualties
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military persons lost (as by death or capture) during warfare
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abdicate
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to formally give up sovereign power, office, or responsibility
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prefect
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a high official or judge (as of ancient Rome or France)
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cede
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to give up especially by treaty
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cossacks
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members of any of the groups that formed in Russia after 1400 and were included in czarist Russia during the 18th and 19th centuries
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feudalism
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a system of political organization (as in Europe during the Middle Ages) in which a vassal served a lord and received protection and land in return
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abolish
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to do away with completely : put an end to
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coalition
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a temporary union of persons, parties, or countries for a common purpose
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exiled
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forced to leave one's own country or home
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empire
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a major political unit with a large territory or a number of territories under one ruler with total authority
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