West Civ Qtr. 4 Vocab Mr. Leake

anarchy, anarchist, anarchism

absence of government, a person who rebels against authority, political theory saying all forms of government authority are unnecessary

appease, appeasement

to make concessions to someone, the act or action of appeasing someone (trying for peace)

brinkmanship

the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation to the limit of safety especially to force a desired outcome

coalition

act of unifying or combining (a group of individuals or parties that come together for a common purpose, often in politics or government.)

containment

the act, process, or means of keeping something within limits

democratization

to make democratic

demilitarization

to rid of military characteristics, uses, or organization

decolonize

to free (a people or area) from colonial status, to free from dominating influence

dictator

a person granted absolute emergency power, one holding complete autocratic control

duma

a representative council of Russia (Russian parliament)

detente

the relaxation of strained relations or tensions

embargo

an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports

espionage

the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities of a foreign governement or a competing company

ethnic cleansing

the expulsion, imprisonment, or killing of an ethnic minority by a dominant majority in order to achieve ethnic homogeneity

genocide

the deliberate and systematic destruction of a radical, political, or cultural group

holocaust

a sacrifice consumed by fire, a thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life especially through fire

inflation

a continuing rise in the general price level usually attributed to an increase in the volume of money and credit relative to available goods and services

fascism

a political philosophy, movement, or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual

isolationism

a policy of national isolation by abstention from alliances and other international political and economic relations

neutral

not engaged on either side

ghetto

a quarter of a city especially in Europe in which Jews were formerly required to live

infamy

evil reputation brought about by something grossly criminal, shocking, or brutal; an extreme and publicly known criminal or evil act

leninism

the political, economic, and social principles and policies advocated by Lenin

stalinism

the political, economic, and social principles and policies associated with Stalin

nuclear/denuclearize

of, produced by, or involving weapons; to remove nuclear arms from, prohibit the use of nuclear arms

massacre

the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty

comrade

an intimate friend or associate; a fellow soldier

propaganda

the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person