Australia and the Modern World-definitions Flashcards
(25 cards)
Capitalism
Economic and political system where the countries trade and the industry is controlled by private people for profit
Civil war
A war between citizens of the same country
Cold war
A state of hostility between the soviet union and western powers from 1945 to 1990
Colonial
A body of people who settle far away from home country but maintain ties with homeland and usually own the country that they are in
Communism
A system in which all property is owned by community - everyone is equal
Crown land
Land that is owned and managed by state government
Cuban missile crisi
A confrontation between US and soviet union over missile sites in cuba in 1962
Decolonisation
The act of getting rid of colonisation or freeing the country from being dependent
Democracy
A system of government in which the whole population or eligible members run the country
Diplomatic relations
Customary diplomatic intercourse between nations - involves communication and contact
Eastern bloc
Former communist states of eastern europe - russia
Foreign policy
A governments strategy to deal with other nations
French indochina
An area in south east asia which was formerly a french colonial federation
Globalisation
Worldwide integration and development
Infrastructure
The fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city or place as transportation and communication
Peacekeeping
Maintenance of international peace by the deployment of military forced
Nationalism
The policy of asserting the interests of ones own nation viewed as separate form interests of others
Legislation
The act of making or enacting laws
Rwandan genocide
A mass slaughter in Rwanda by members of the Hutu government
Self determination
The determining by the people of the form of their government shall have
Sovereignty
Supreme and independent power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by state or community
UN charter
The foundational treaty of the US and international government organisation
Urbanisation
Act of urbanising or taking on the characteristics of a city
Western bloc
Countries that allied with the US and NATO against soviet union in europe
