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supernatural organization

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an organization with 3 or more countries with common political, economic, or cultural goals

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sovereignty

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the power and authority of a state to govern itself

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autonomy

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an area that has freedom from external authority

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independence

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effort by individuals to create a sovereign nation

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security

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the state of being free from danger or threat

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economic

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relating to the functions of the economy

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political

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relating to the government or the public affairs of the country

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turning points

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a decisive moment where a significant change occurs

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world war 1

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first major conflict involving countries from around the globe

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militarism

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rise in influence of the military on government

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alliance

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an association formed for mutual benefit between countries

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imperialism

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extending a country’s power and influence over another nation

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nationalism

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patriotism or loyalty to one’s country

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assassination

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the planned murder of someone for political reasons

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trench warfare

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style of fighting during ww1

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triple alliance (central powers)

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alliance of germany, austria-hungary, and the ottoman empire during ww1

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fourteen points

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president wilson’s plan for a peaceful ending to ww1

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treaty of versailles

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treaty to end ww1 which punished germany greatly

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league of nations

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an organization of international cooperation following ww1

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diplomacy

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managing relations between countries

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covenant

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a promise or agreement

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armaments

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military weapons and equipment

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domestic

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existing or occurring inside a particular country

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international

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existing or occurring between 2 countries

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arbitration
procedure where a third party decides during a dispute
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world war 2
second major conflict involving countries from around the globe
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sanctions
imposing a penalty on a foreign nation for an action
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appeasement
policy of falling to the demands of hostile countries in hope of keeping peace
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annexation
policy where a nation takes over the sovereignty of another territory
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blitzkrieg
german method of offensive warfare at the beginning of ww2
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axis powers
alliance of germany, italy, and japan during ww2
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allied powers
alliance of france, britain, russia, and the united states
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warsaw pact
treaty of mutual defense between the soviet union and her allies
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united nations
international governing body formed in 1945 to prevent future world wars
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nato
treaty of mutual defense between the united states and her allies
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self-determination
process where a country makes its own political economic, and social decisions
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territorial integrity
right of a sovereign state to defend its territory from other states
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nations
group of people with common cultural characteristics
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state
territory controlled by a sovereign government
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collective security
cooperation of several countries to keep each other safe
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human rights
rights granted to the individual by an institution or government
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natural rights
rights granted to the individual by nature at birth
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john locke
english philosopher and enlightenment thinker
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rights of man
primary source written by john locke about natural rights
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holocaust
state-sponsored systematic persecution and annihilation of european jews by nazi germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945
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antisemitism
hostility toward or hatred of jews as a religious or ethnic group, often accompanied by social, economic, or political discrimination
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aryan
term used in nazi germany to refer to non-jewish and non-roma (gypsy) caucasians
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concentration camps
nazi established camps to detain and, if necessary, kill so-called enemies of the state
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final solution
the nazi plan to kill all european jews
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facism
a political movement that places the collective nation above the individual and that advocates a centralized totalitarian state headed by a charismatic leader
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gestapo
the german secret state police
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heinrich himler
principal planner for the aim of nazi germany to kill all european jews
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ghetto
a confined area of a city in where members of a minority group are forced to live
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adolf hitler
leader of the nazi party during the holocaust
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kristallnacht
the “night of broken glass”
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weimar republic
name for the parliamentary democracy established in germany from 1919-1933
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genocide
deliberate killing of many people from a particular nation, ethnicity, or religious group
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universal declaration of human rights
document that outlines the rights and freedoms that everyone is entitled to
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ethnic cleansing
a mass expulsion or killing of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society
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human rights violation
disallowance of the freedom of thought and movement, to which all humans legally have a right
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cambodia
genocide where the khmer rouge killed an estimated 1.5-2 million people
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khmer rouge
members of the communist party of kampuchea in cambodia
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pol pot
leader of the communist party in cambodia
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the balkans
genocide where the serbs killed an estimated 100,000 bosniak and croatian civilians between 1992-1995
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rwanda
genocide where the hutu ethnic majority killed an estimated 800,000 ok the tutsi minority in1994
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hutu
majority ethnic group in rwanda
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tutsi
minority ethnic group in rwanda
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interhamwe
hutu militia who carried out the rwanda genocide
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myanmar
genocide where the burmese military killed an estimated 10,000 rohingya muslims between 2016 and 2017
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rohingya
minority ethic group in myanmar
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sudan
genocide where the janjaweed killed an estimated 100,000 to 400,000 in the darfur region
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darfur
region of sudan where genocide began in 2003
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janjaweed
sudanese arab militia group who carried out the sudanese genocide
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syria
internal conflict and genocide where the assad regime has killed over 500,000 civilians and displaced millions more
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international criminal court
judicial body in the hague which tries crimes committed against humanity, war crimes, genocide, and crimes of aggression

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