final exam #4 vocab

Question 1

Genocide

Answer 1

The mass extermination of a group of people due to their race, religion, or ethnicity

Question 2

Militarism

Answer 2

Maintaining a large armed force for aggression

Question 3

Partition

Answer 3

The idea and action of dividing a country into 2 parts

Question 4

Theocracy

Answer 4

a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

Question 5

Apartheid

Answer 5

A government policy of legal racial segregation in south africa

Question 6

coup d’etat

Answer 6

a sudden, violent overthrow of the government

Question 7

scorched earth

Answer 7

A military strategy to destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy (food shelter, medicine, valuables) used by napoleon in Russia and the Iraqis during gulf war (burning oil wells)

Question 8

supranational organizations

Answer 8

multinational union or association in which member countries transcend national boundaries or share in the decision-making and vote on issues pertaining to the whole group of countries.

Question 9

Communism

Answer 9

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. Everything is owned by the government

Question 10

Democracy

Answer 10

a system of government where the whole population or all the eligible members of a state have a say in the government, typically through elected representatives.

Question 11

Theocracy

Answer 11

A government based on religion principles, he leader is often considered to be a divine leader

Question 12

Monarchy

Answer 12

a form of government with a monarch at the head. (king or queen)