Unit 6 Vocab - 4B Flashcards
A form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives
Democracy
A political and economic system where all goods and property are owned b a whole society rather than by individual people, and the government controls the production of goods and services
Communism
A system of beliefs, ideas, or theories, usually focused on economics or politics, that informs how people live
Ideology
Using an image or object to represent something else
Symbolism
The truman doctrine aka the policy of containment
Containment
The awareness that a nuclear attack would result in one or more countries’ annihilation
Mutual Assured Destruction
An agreement to stop fighting
Cease-fire
Of or relating to the sea, especially with respect to navigation, trade, or military activity
Maritime
A political movement that advocated the political, cultural and socioeconomic unity of arabs and opposed western involvement in arab politics
Pan-Arabism
To give ownership of a business or industry to the government
Nationalize
Spying to gather intelligence (information) on foreign countries, particularly adversaries or opponents
Espionage
A period when people or goods are held in isolation, typically to prevent the spread of disease, insects, or other pests
Quarantine
A list of people who are regarded as unacceptable or untrustworthy and should be excluded or avoided
Blacklisted
A campaign or practice that endorses the use of unfair allegations and investigations and stands as a reminder of the result of mass hysteria
McCarthyism
A state of limited competition in which a market is shared by a small number of producers or sellers
Oligopoly
To favor or oppose someone or something because of certain characteristics especially in an unfair manner
Bias
Related to a job or careers
Vocational
A person who brings a lawsuit against another person
Plaintiffs
To move something from under a lower level of government to under the authority of the national government
Federalize
An insulting or derogatory word
Slur
Some forms of segregation and discrimination that were defined in law
De jure
Other forms of segregation that was not an official law but existed all the time
De facto
To stop buying or using something as a form of protest
Boycott
To uphold a legal decision on appeal
Affirm
Peaceful protest by refusing to follow a law or government order
Civil Disobedience
A judicial order requiring someone to stop doing something or to take a specific action
Injunction
Within a state
Intrastate
To officially expel someone from a church or community
Excommunicated
A person who does tasks such as cleaning and cooking in a home
Domestic Workers
Someone who has loyalty and devotion to their country and support it for its interests above those of other countries or peoples
Nationalist
A war instigated by a central power that does not itself become involved
Proxy War
A type of military action where small groups of combatants make surprise attacks against a larger force
Guerrilla Warfare
Supplies and equipment used by the military
Materiel
An organization that brings people together to research and support a particular cause or point of view
Think Tank
A layer in the earth’s stratosphere that absorbs most of the radiation from the sun
Ozone Layer
The easing of hostility or strained relation between countries
Detente
A restriction on a person or activity
Strictures
