Human Rights Flash Cards

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Totalitarianism

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Its the concept of having total authority and control of a society and the public.

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War

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Conflict between states that is carried out in a violent manner.

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Guerrilla

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Attacks by small groups of armed civillians or irregulars that ambush.

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Holocaust

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A huge slaughter of Jews in World War II

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Genocide

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Mass slaughter of people oftenly of a ethnic group or race.

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Dirty War

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A war by secret police or the military against terrorist revolutionaires

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Revolution

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A overthrown by civillians of the government to impose a new one.

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Dictatorship

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Goverment ruled out entirely by a Dictator

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Communism

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A form of Social organization in which property ownership is of the state.

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Cold War

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A rivalry between United States and The Soviet Union that emerged post-world war II.

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Civil Society

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A society that is considered a community of civillians

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Economic Crisis

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Situation in which the country's economy faces a downturn in finances.

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Welfare State

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A state in which the country's welfare is responsability of the government.

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Neoliberalism

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An U.S. liberal movement of the late 1960s, which consisted of a modified traditional endorsement of trade unions and opposition to big business and military buildup.

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Globalization

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The act of extending to other parts of the world.

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Regionalism

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The principle of divinding a certain region or land into separate administrative regions

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Trade Embargo

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A government imposing trade barriers.

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Economy Recovery

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A time in which there has been an increase of business activity signaling a recession.

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Economic Miracle

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Period of time of rapid growth of the economy

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Militarism

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Belief that a country should have a powerful capability in its military and it should play a higher role in the country.

example: Kim Jong-un's anual military parade.

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Self-determination

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The people's right of a place to decide what government they want.

example: Mahatma Ghandi fighting for Indian Independence against G.B.'s wishes

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League of Nations

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It is an international organization that promoted peace, after the first World War.

example: unavailable

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Triple Alliance

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An alliance of the countries of Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary

example: unavailable

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Triple Entente

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An alliance of the countries of France, Russia, and Great Britain.

example: unavailable

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Nationalism

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A feeling about being proud of one's country and that it is superior to others

example: United States, Americans with the rest of the world.

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Propaganda

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Advertisment of information trying to promote an idea into the citizen's mind

example: Uncle Sam propaganda

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Imperialism

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The term that defines extending a nation's power through force, usually military force

example: Invasion of America by Spain