Misc Flashcards
An economic system in which the government makes all economic decisions
Command economy
Policy of mass murder of a particular group
Genocide
Irrational hatred for Jews
Anti-Semitism
Granting concessions to an aggressor to avoid a conflict
Appeasement
A movement to create a Jewish homeland
Zionism
The policy of racial segregation and legal discrimination against non-white in South Africa
Apartheid
Mass migration to the city
Urbanization
An economic policy in which a government does not become involved in business affairs
Laissez-faire
The system in which land and labor was granted to Spanish settlers in the Americas
Encomienda system
Domination by one country over another country or region
Imperialism
Economic system in which nations develop a favorable balance of trade by exporting more than importing
Mercantilism
Belief in one God
Monotheistic
Devotion to your nation, especially its independence
Nationalism
Gorbachev’s policy of restructuring the soviet economy
Peristrokia
Gorbachev’s policy of openness that allowed free expression
Glasnost
A refusal to obey unjust laws
Civil disobedience
The ability of a nation to chose its own type of government
Self-determination
Lack of resources
Scarcity
Study of how a group or society produces and distributes good and how they deal with scarcity
Economics
Rivers in India
Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra
United the Ottoman Empire
Expanded the empire
Known as the “Law Giver” because he established efficient government and justice systems
Suleiman the Magnificent
Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks
Would cause Europeans to begin seeking new trade routes during the Age of Exploration
1453
Study of the structures, activities and behavior of government
Political science
Based of past experience, customs and religion
Traditional economy