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
