BIG WORDS Flashcards
learn the important terms
1
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imperialism
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expanding a country by taking control of another
ex. britian and france expanding their empires
2
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militarism
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- when a goverment or nation belived it should have strong military to defend itself in war
3
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totaltarianism
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when a leader has absolute control over the land and civilians
4
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conscription
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forcing people by law to join military service overseas
5
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nationalism
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- loyalty and devotion to a nation
ex. canadas independence from the UK and US
6
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propaganda
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- biased info to promote political cause or POV
- made people feel bad so they joined the war to help
7
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suffrage
A
right to vote
8
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wall street crash
A
decline in stock market that led to the great depression
9
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capitalism
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maximizes profit by minimizing expensises
-an economic system in which private individuals own and control most of the factors of production
