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Title: -isms

Description: Historical vocabulary that end in -ism

Total Flash Cards: 15

Created: 06/07/2011 17:48:02

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Isolationism
 Definition
in opposition to political and economic entanglements with other countries
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Bolshevism
 Definition
radical communism
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Imperialism
 Definition
the policy of extending a nation's authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means
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Individualism
 Definition
one of the core values of what it means to be an American; its protection is guaranteed by the Constitution
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Federalism
 Definition
the sharing of power between the national and state authority; serves as the cornerstone of the Constitution alongside the separation of power
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Idealism
 Definition
the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc
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Progressivism
 Definition
an early 20th century reform movement seeking to return control of the government to the people, to restore economic opportunities, and to correct injustices in American life
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Jingoism
 Definition
favoring vigilant preparedness for war and an aggressive foreign policy
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Social Darwinism
 Definition
an economic and social philosophy-supposedly based on the biologist Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection-holding that a system of unrestrained competition will ensure the survival of the fittest
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Anti-Semitism
 Definition
discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.
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Militarism
 Definition
the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war
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Reactionism
 Definition
opposing political or social change
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Loose Constructionism
 Definition
practiced by Hamilton (BUS), Lincoln (slave contraband) and Theodore Roosevelt
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Yellow Journalism
 Definition
the use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract
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Pacifism
 Definition
opposition to war or violence of any kind