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urbanization |
becoming more like a city. When populations of people grow, the population of a place may spill over from city to nearby areas. |
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proletariat |
workers or working-class people, regarded collectively |
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capitalism |
n economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. |
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totalitarianism |
government has total control |
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conservative |
holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in relation to politics or religion. |
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radical |
wants change |
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imperialism |
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. |
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total war |
a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded. |
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apppeasement |
agreement/pleasing
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14 Points |
Fourteen goals of the United States in the peace negotiations after World War I. President Woodrow Wilson announced the Fourteen Points to Congress in early 1918.
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United Nations |
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization established 24 October 1945 to promote international co-operation. replacement for League of NAtions
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Great Purge |
a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin; stalin killed alot of ppl |
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coalition government |
cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate, reducing the dominance of any one party within that coalition. |
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bourgeoisie |
middle class |
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laissez faire |
a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering |
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communism |
advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. |
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socialism |
theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. |
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liberal |
open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values. |
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Russification |
form of cultural assimilation process during which non-Russian communities, voluntarily or not, give up their culture and language in favor of the Russian one. |
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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. |
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lebensraum |
the territory that a state or nation believes is needed for its natural development, especially associated with Nazi Germany.OriginGerman, literally ‘living space’ (originally with reference to Germany). |
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blitzkrieg |
lightning war |
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League of Nations |
intergovernmental organisation founded on 10 January 1920 as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. |
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5 Year Plan |
list of economic goals, created by General Secretary Joseph Stalin and based on his policy of Socialism in One Country. |
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fascism |
an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization; dictatorship |
