MWH Finals Vocab Flashcards
Militarism
Strengthening a country’s military for war
Conscription
Forcing people by law to join the military
Mobilization
To prepare a country’s military for war
Propaganda
Ideas that are spread to influence public opinion
Stalemate
A deadlock in which neither side can defeat the other
Ethnic group
A community or population made of people who share a common background
shrapnel
A hollow projectile designed to explode before reaching the target; sets free a shower of missiles
Genocide
The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a specific ethnic group
Food rationing
To have a fixed allowance of food do to scarcity
armistice
A temporary truce
Self-determination
The freedom to live life as one chooses
Armaments
The equipment which a military unit is suplied with
Revenue
the income of a government
Autocrat
An absolute ruler who holds the power of the government
Ratify
To show approval for something
Inflation
A rise of prices due to the loss of value in money
Finance
The management of large amounts of money done by the government
Authoritarian
enforcing strict obedience to authority
Persecution
The act of harassing a person based on their religion or beliefs
Anti-Semitism
The discrimination or hostility against Jews
Prohibit
To prevent or hinder an event ahead of time
Abstract
Existing as a thought but not having a physical existence
Surreal
Having the disorienting, hallucinating, quality of a dream
Decree
A formal and authoritative order
Public works
Structures like roads and post offices paid by the government funds for public use
Demilitarized
To be placed under civil control instead of the control of armed forces
Appeasement
The policy of attending to the demands of a hostile nation to keep the peace
Sanctions
Penalties given for breaking the law
Blitzkrieg
A military campaign intended to bring a swift victory
Acclaim
To welcome someone with shouts of joy and appeal
Incident
An individual occurrence or event
Notorius
Widely and/or unfavorably known
Perceived
Taken in by the human senses
Incendiary
Able to be set aflame
Blitz
The event where the Germans bombed London in Great Britain
Elite
People of the highest class
Chastise
To criticize and discipline severely
Disposition
Personal qualities of a person
Feasible
capable of being done
Instill
To gradually establish a habit into another
Pivotal
Of vital or critical importance
Profound
Of deep meaning and significance
Interject
To innterupt
Impeccable
flawless
Containment
A US policy used to prevent the spread of communism after WWII
Detente
A relaxing of tension between nations through negotiations and agreements
Shah
A king from Iran
Zionism
A Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel
Intfada
A revolt begun in Dec. 1987 by Palestinian Arabs to protest Israel’s occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Mujahideen
Muslim fighters, usually in Afghanistan and Iran
Civil disobedience
The refusal to obey certain laws or demands for the purpose of influencing government policy
Pan-Africanism
The idea of a political alliance of all the African nations (South Africa)
Apartheid
A system or practice that separates people according to ethnicity
Coup detat
A sudden action in politics resulting in the change of government
Oligarchy
A form of government where all the power goes to the dominant class
Lucrative
Extremely profitable
Presume
To take for granted
Shirk
To avoid responsibility
Irate
Angry
Antagonize
To make hostile or unfriendly
