Period 7-9 Flashcards
anti-nuclear movement
global social movement that opposes the development and use of nuclear technologies, including nuclear weapons and nuclear power, advocating for disarmament, peace, and environmental protection
Anti-Semitism
hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.
Apartheid
the implementation and maintenance of a system of legalized racial segregation in which one racial group is deprived of political and civil rights
Appeasement
a foreign policy strategy of making concessions to an aggressive power, like Nazi Germany, to avoid war, a policy famously pursued by Britain in the 1930s.
Arms trading
the global industry of manufacturing and selling weapons and military technology,
Authoritarianism
a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law.