Key Terms Flashcards
Economic Integration
Mutual dependence and the coming together of national economics
Imperialism
The policy of acquiring and controlling dependent territories carried out by state
Nationalism
A patriotic belief by a people in the virtues and power of their nation
Militarism
Excessive emphasis on military ideals and strength (Discipline, obedience, and courage in society)
Social Darwinism
Applying to international relations, justifying the absorption of smaller, weaker states by more powerful ones
Liberal Ideology
Belief in constitutional government and individual and economic freedom
Social Imperialism
A policy aimed at uniting all social classes behind plans for creating and expanding an empire
Dreadnought
Battleship; Faster and much better armed than others
Pressure Group
An association formed to promote a particular interest by influencing government policy
Fascism
Formed 1919; Combined social reforms and a tax on war profits with an intensely nationalist foreign policy
National Socialism
Similar to Fascism, but its driving force was race and in particular anti-semitism (hostility towards jews)
Socialism
A belief that the community as a whole rather than individuals should control the government
Great Depression
The world economic slump from 1929-1933
Weltpolitik
‘Word Policy’ or a policy that attempted to make Germany a global power
Mitteleuropa
A German-controlled Central Europe
