Definitions Flashcards
Absolute monarchy
A government in which the monarch has complete control
Ethniticy
Social and cultural characteristics, backgrounds or experiences shared by a group of people.
Alliance
A group of countries, political parties or people who have agreed to work together because of shared interests.
Neutrality
The state of not supporting organs helping either side in a conflict
Sapper
A combat engineer
Artillery
Large caliber guns
Shrapnel
Fragments of a bomb or other object thrown out by an explosion
Suffragette
A women seeking the right to vote
Isolationist
A country’s policy of avoiding political or economic involvement with other countries.
Abdication
To give up power
Treaty
A binding formal agreement under international law
ceasefire/armistice
an agreement to suspend aggressive actions during a war
nationalism
a feeling of intense pride for one’s nation or country.
Imperialism
A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through means such as establishing colonies or by military forces.
associated with the imposition of language, values and culture.
anexation
A process of taking over a piece of land using force and without permission
