Misc Flashcards

0
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An economic system in which the government makes all economic decisions

A

Command economy

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1
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Policy of mass murder of a particular group

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Genocide

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2
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Irrational hatred for Jews

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Anti-Semitism

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3
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Granting concessions to an aggressor to avoid a conflict

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Appeasement

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4
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A movement to create a Jewish homeland

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Zionism

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5
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The policy of racial segregation and legal discrimination against non-white in South Africa

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Apartheid

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6
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Mass migration to the city

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Urbanization

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7
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An economic policy in which a government does not become involved in business affairs

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Laissez-faire

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8
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The system in which land and labor was granted to Spanish settlers in the Americas

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Encomienda system

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9
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Domination by one country over another country or region

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Imperialism

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10
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Economic system in which nations develop a favorable balance of trade by exporting more than importing

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Mercantilism

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11
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Belief in one God

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Monotheistic

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12
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Devotion to your nation, especially its independence

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Nationalism

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13
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Gorbachev’s policy of restructuring the soviet economy

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Peristrokia

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14
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Gorbachev’s policy of openness that allowed free expression

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Glasnost

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15
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A refusal to obey unjust laws

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Civil disobedience

16
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The ability of a nation to chose its own type of government

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Self-determination

17
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Lack of resources

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Scarcity

18
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Study of how a group or society produces and distributes good and how they deal with scarcity

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Economics

19
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Rivers in India

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Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra

20
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United the Ottoman Empire
Expanded the empire
Known as the “Law Giver” because he established efficient government and justice systems

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Suleiman the Magnificent

21
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Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks

Would cause Europeans to begin seeking new trade routes during the Age of Exploration

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1453

22
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Study of the structures, activities and behavior of government

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Political science

23
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Based of past experience, customs and religion

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Traditional economy

24
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Individual producers and consumers

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Market economy

25
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Development of the concept of 0 and the decimal system

Trade with Persia and East African cities

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Gupta Empire

26
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Government system in which the monarch is limited in his/her political powers, usually by an elevated body such as the British parliament

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Limited monarchy