Current Events - Individual

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secular

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(adj.) means not having a religious or spiritual basis

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autocratic

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(adj.) means related to absolute rule by a dictator

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pharaoh

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(n) is a ruler of ancient Egypt; a king

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monotheistic

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(adj.) means believing in only one god

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artifact

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(n) is an object, such as a tool or a weapon, that was made by people in the past.

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entrepreneur

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(n) is one who starts his or her own business

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undocumented

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(adj.) means lacking the official papers required for legal immigration or residence.

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cartel

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(n) is a group that controls a product’s price and limits competition

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Union

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(n) is the North during the Civil War; also a term for the US

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Confederacy

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(n) is the 11 states of the South that seceded from the US in 1860 -1861

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city-state

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(n) is an independent state consisting of a city and the region around it

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militia

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(n) is a group of citizens organized into a fighting force

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siege

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(n) is the surrounding of a place by a military force

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Continental Congress

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(n) is the government of the 13 colonies

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fortification

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(n) is a defensive barrier on a battlefield, often a wall made of earth or stone.

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artillery

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(n) is large firearms, such as a cannon; also, the army crews who use such weapons.

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front

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(n) is a line of battle; a zone of conflict between armies

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fraternization

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(n) an association with someone prohibited

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court-martial

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(v) to put on trial before a military court

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Great Depression

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(n) was a period of severe economic decline that began in 1929 and lasted more than a decade.

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polio

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(n) is a serious disease that effects the nerves of the spine

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breadline

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(n) is a line of people waiting to be given food as charity

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CCC

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(n) is the Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal program that created conservation and construction jobs for young men.

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World War II

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(n) is a global conflict fought mainly in Europe, Asia, and Africa from 1939 to 1945

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migrant

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(adj) relating to a person who regularly moves from place to place to find work

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recruit

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(v) to seek out additional members

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huelga

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(n) Spanish for ‘strike’

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boycott

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(v) to refuse, as an act of protest, to buy particular products or services

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apartheid

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(n) is an official policy of separation by race that was the law in South Africa from 1948 to 1991

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sabotage

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(n) is the deliberate destruction, damage, or obstruction of something, usually for political or military advantage

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abolish

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(v) is to officially stop or end something, such as law

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communist one-part state

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all land and businesses are government-owned, and individual freedom is limited. Only the Communist Party has power

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Constitutional monarchy

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a king or queen is head of state but has limited power. an elected parliament (legislature) chooses the prime minister, who leads the government.

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democracy

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a government with leaders who are chosen through a system of popular elections

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Dominant Party

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a system in which one political party rules. other parties may exist but have relatively little power

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military

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the leader of a country’s armed forces controls the government

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monarchy

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a single person, who inherited his or her power, rules for life.

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parliamentary

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voters elect the parliament. a prime minister (the leader of the party with the most seats in parliament) leads the government

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presidential dictatorship

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a president has complete power

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presidential legislative

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an elected president leads the government, sharing power with a legislature and with the courts. ex: US

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presidential parliamentary

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an elected president is chief executive. a prime minister leads the government.

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traditional chiefs

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a body of tribal leaders play a role in governing

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Camelot

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the legendary site of King Arthur’s palace, which is often considered to represent a place of idealized happiness

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Soviet Union

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a Communist nation and U.S rival that was made up of Russia and 14 other republics (1922-1991)

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appeal

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to request to have one court’s decision reviewed by higher court

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Nazi

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a member of a political party dedicated to German dominance of Europe and the destruction of the Jews

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Holocaust

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the mass extermination of Jews and other by the Nazis from 1933 to 1945

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concentration camp

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a prison or place of forced labor;often a general term that includes death camps, where millions of people were killed.