Chapter 5 Vocab Flashcards
Policy
A course of action adopted by a government, ruler, etc.
National interest
A country’s goals and beliefs
Domestic policy
An area of public policy which concerns laws, programs, healthcare, etc. Which is all directly inside the country’s borders
Foreign policy
A government’s strategy in dealing with other nations
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Represents the total dollar value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period, usually a year
Example of foreign policy?
How Canada deals with terrorism like Isis, and helps with natural disasters outside our borders
Example of domestic policy?
Homosexual right, abortion rights, healthcare, education, inside our borders.
Disarmament
Reduction of army, troops, navy, etc.
Reparations
Making amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged.
Legacy
A gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest
Anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor
League of Nations
First international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. Its primary goals included preventing wars through collective security and disarmament and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration
Self-Determination
The right of a people or a nation to decide on its own political allegiance or form of government without external influence
How did WWI end?
Germany signed an armistice in 1918 because of a food shortage due to Britain putting up a naval blockade around it.
Communism vs fascism
Communism: a political theory derived from Karl Marx, 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.
Fascism: a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
Socialism vs capitalism
Socialism: a political and economic 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.
Capitalism: an economic system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations
