isms Flashcards
what is anarchism?
The theory or doctrine that all forms of government are oppressive and undesirable and should be abolished.
What is Anti-Semitism?
Is prejudice, hatred of or discrimination against jews for reasons connected to their jewish heritage.
What is Capitalism?
And economic system based on the privet ownership and control of resources and the development of these for the owners individual profit.
what is Democracy?
Is a form of government in which all eligible citizens participate equally in the proposal, development and creations of laws.
What is Imperialism?
The acquisition, administration and exploitation of an area of land and its resources for the benefit of the power that controls it. Building and maintaining empires.
What is Industrialisation?
The production of goods using machinery rather than manual labour and the consequent replacement of industries as the basis of a society’d economy weather than agriculture, crafts and trade.
What is Militarism?
The belief or desire of a government or people that a country should maintain a strong military and to use it aggressively to defend a nations interest.
what is nationalism?
A devotion to the interests and advancement of your own people or nation, regardless of how this might effect other countries.
what is socialism?
a doctrine promoting the people ownership of a nations resources and redistribution of its wealth.
what is trade unionism?
The development of worker power through their combination into groups that represent them and fight for their interests.
what is traditional diplomacy?
the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states, it is bilateral diplomacy between two states,or groups . European powers had responsibility for maintaining world peace.
what is Urbanisation?
the trend for people to leave their rural environments to live and work in cities and growth and expiation of cities that occurred as a result . This brought about changed patterns of land use, population distribution and economic activities.
what is war?
an organised and prolonged armed conflict, that is carried out by states or non-state actors.
