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EXAMEN Flashcards

1
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difference US vs. Be

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US: polarized 2-party system
<=> Be: multi-party coalition system (negotiations + compromise)

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popular votes US?

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winning popular votes doesn’t always make you president in the US

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branding Democrats?

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  • blue
  • donkey
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branding Republicans?

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  • red
  • elephant
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political views Democrats?

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  • left-leaning, progressive party
  • value progress + equality
  • community + social responsibility
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political views Republicans?

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  • right-leaning, conservative
  • individual rights, free market
  • respect tradition + want limited goverment
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Democrats in favor for:

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  • gay rights
  • believe in climate action
  • more gun control
  • support (legal) immigration
  • higher taxes for higher incomes
  • pro choice
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Republicans against:

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  • gay marriage
  • climate change + action
  • gun laws
  • support for immigration
  • taxes for the wealthy
  • they are pro life
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former president + current runners Democrats

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  1. Joe Biden, Barack Obama, JFK
  2. Kamala Harris (running mate: Tim Walz)
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What is a running mate?

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potential future vice president

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former presidents + current runners Republicans?

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  1. Bush Jr + Sr, Ronals Reagan
  2. Donald J Trump + running mate: JD Vance
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voor de presidents positie gaan?

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to run for president

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Electoral College system?

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  • winner takes it all (51% of state -> 100% of votes)
  • win the popular vote =/ win
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states over-represented

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each state starts out with 2 senators, even the least populous (Wyoming - California -> same numer senators, 2)

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De + Re demographics?

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  • De: urban, coastal
  • Re: rural
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swing states/battleground states?

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states with narrow winning margins, that switch sides (to flip a state)

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Which 3 Midwest states were incredibly important?

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  1. Michigan
  2. Wisconsin
  3. Pennsylvania
    = blue wall
    -> lots of unions (lots of factories) -> for Democrats
18
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rust belt?

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<= jobless, poverty
=> for Republicans

19
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to officially support someone=

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to endorse

20
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Why was Passchendale so important during the war?

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It lay between Germans and the sea => strategically important

21
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what’s a whizzbang?

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a bomb
(onomatopoeia)

22
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liveth?

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= archaic, poetic 3p sing form of to live
=> proof English being a Germanic language

23
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the Stone of Remebrance?

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  • kind of altar which can be found in larger English cemetries
  • to commemorate + honor the fallen soldiers
24
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corps vs. corpse

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  1. group soldiers [cor]
  2. dead body [corps]
25
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soldiers on horses
+ on sea?

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  1. cavalry
  2. navy (marine)
26
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commonwealth?

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  • = association of 56 independent countries, mostly former British colonies
  • voluntarily collaborate on economic, social issues
27
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pros and cons of commenwealth

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+ helps countries develop + work together + are equal
- = legacy of Britain’s colonial past (exploitation of country/ people)
- doesn’t have any real value/power

28
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an agreement to stop fighting?

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= ceasefire
= armistice
=> Armistice day (11th November)

29
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raid?

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short quick attack to capture something

30
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trench foot?

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medical condition caused by the wet conditions the soldiers were exposed to.
=> could possibly result in gangrene => amputation

31
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syn guard

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sentry

32
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syn especially?

A

particularly

33
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syn autumn

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fall

34
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the elements?

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abiotische factoren
f.e. rain, sun, …

35
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Why was it important that soldiers got to go home from time to time?

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boosted morale
prevented desertion

36
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verlaten

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to desert

37
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woestijn

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desert

38
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toetje

A

dessert

39
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ongehoorzaamheid

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insubordination

40
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verlatenheid

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desertion

41
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What did they censor in letters?

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  • tactical info: location, future attacks, …
  • negativity
42
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testament?

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will:
document that says what happens to your belongings when you die.

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