Vocabulary Flashcards
Republic
a system of government in which the Head of state or President, is elected into office
Armistice
An agreement to suspend fighting in order to allow a peace treaty to be negotiated
Constitutional
any established set of principles governing a state
Mutiny
a revolt by soldiers or sailors against their officers
Constituent Assembly
An elected body with the specific task of drawing up a new constitution, usually in the aftermath of a revolution
Aristocracy
the highest class in certain societies , typically comprising people of noble birth holding hereditary titles and offices
Proportional representation
a system of elections in which parties are allocated seats in parliament according to the proportion of votes they receive
autocracy
a system of government in which power is concentrated in the hands of one person
Diktat
an order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent
National self-determination
nations being able to decide whether they govern themselves, independent of larger empires of groupings of nations
Reparations
the compensation of war damage paid by a defeated state
The Ruhr
the heavily industrialised area of western Germany that includes the towns of Dusseldorf, Essen, and Dortmund: at that time it generated 85% of the German coal and also had many large iron and steel works and engineering factories
paramilitary
a group of civilians organised into a military style group with uniforms and ranks such groups take on military functions
Mittelstand
“middle rank” is a large but diverse social group including farmers, small shopkeepers, and artisans: without steady sources of income, they felt themselves to be vulnerable to inflation and tended to look to governments to protect their position
Reichstag
The elected lower house of the German parliament
political allegiances
the loyalty and support that individuals show towards a specific political party or ideology.
envisaged
dilemma
universal male suffrage
