Test 1 Definitions Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
self-determination
A
the process by which a country determines its own path
2
Q
radical
A
extreme
3
Q
federalism
A
a power structure in which the states cede some power to a central authority
4
Q
total war
A
war fought without limitations on targets or weapons
5
Q
sharecropping
A
economic and agricultural system where the landlord allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop
6
Q
carpetbagger
A
a person from the north who went to the south to profit during reconstruction
7
Q
scalawag
A
a white southerner who collaborated with northern republicans during reconstruction
