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MWH Finals Vocab Flashcards

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Militarism

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Strengthening a country’s military for war

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Conscription

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Forcing people by law to join the military

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Mobilization

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To prepare a country’s military for war

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Propaganda

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Ideas that are spread to influence public opinion

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Stalemate

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A deadlock in which neither side can defeat the other

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Ethnic group

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A community or population made of people who share a common background

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shrapnel

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A hollow projectile designed to explode before reaching the target; sets free a shower of missiles

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Genocide

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The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a specific ethnic group

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Food rationing

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To have a fixed allowance of food do to scarcity

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armistice

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A temporary truce

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Self-determination

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The freedom to live life as one chooses

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Armaments

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The equipment which a military unit is suplied with

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Revenue

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the income of a government

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Autocrat

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An absolute ruler who holds the power of the government

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Ratify

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To show approval for something

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Inflation

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A rise of prices due to the loss of value in money

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Finance

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The management of large amounts of money done by the government

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Authoritarian

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enforcing strict obedience to authority

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Persecution

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The act of harassing a person based on their religion or beliefs

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Anti-Semitism

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The discrimination or hostility against Jews

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Prohibit

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To prevent or hinder an event ahead of time

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Abstract

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Existing as a thought but not having a physical existence

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Surreal

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Having the disorienting, hallucinating, quality of a dream

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Decree

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A formal and authoritative order

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Public works

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Structures like roads and post offices paid by the government funds for public use

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Demilitarized

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To be placed under civil control instead of the control of armed forces

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Appeasement

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The policy of attending to the demands of a hostile nation to keep the peace

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Sanctions

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Penalties given for breaking the law

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Blitzkrieg

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A military campaign intended to bring a swift victory

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Acclaim

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To welcome someone with shouts of joy and appeal

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Incident

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An individual occurrence or event

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Notorius

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Widely and/or unfavorably known

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Perceived

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Taken in by the human senses

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Incendiary

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Able to be set aflame

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Blitz

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The event where the Germans bombed London in Great Britain

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Elite

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People of the highest class

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Chastise

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To criticize and discipline severely

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Disposition

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Personal qualities of a person

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Feasible

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capable of being done

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Instill

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To gradually establish a habit into another

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Pivotal

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Of vital or critical importance

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Profound

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Of deep meaning and significance

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Interject

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To innterupt

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Impeccable

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flawless

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Containment

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A US policy used to prevent the spread of communism after WWII

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Detente

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A relaxing of tension between nations through negotiations and agreements

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Shah

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A king from Iran

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Zionism

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A Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel

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Intfada

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A revolt begun in Dec. 1987 by Palestinian Arabs to protest Israel’s occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

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Mujahideen

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Muslim fighters, usually in Afghanistan and Iran

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Civil disobedience

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The refusal to obey certain laws or demands for the purpose of influencing government policy

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Pan-Africanism

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The idea of a political alliance of all the African nations (South Africa)

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Apartheid

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A system or practice that separates people according to ethnicity

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Coup detat

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A sudden action in politics resulting in the change of government

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Oligarchy

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A form of government where all the power goes to the dominant class

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Lucrative

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Extremely profitable

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Presume

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To take for granted

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Shirk

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To avoid responsibility

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Irate

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Angry

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Antagonize

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To make hostile or unfriendly

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