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| the idea that a ruler's power is mandated by God. "God picked me to be your leader. Question me and you're questioning God." Justification for absolute power. Same as Divine Right Theory. |
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| Monarchs used this as justification to rule without objection. They claim that their power comes from God in order to control people. Same as Mandate of Heaven. |
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| One king or queen as a ruler who inherits the throne. Not elected. |
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| A king or queen who inherits the throne and has total authority (as in absolutism) |
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| the 16th king of France. Held absolute power and used Divine right theory. |
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| document the king was forced to sign; said the king is not above the law. |
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| William and Mary's non-violent take over of England from James II. |
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| a single person has all the power; no opposition is tolerated; no rights of citizens are recognized; similar to authroitarianism. |
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| a leader who has absolute power (by government); no rights of the people are recognized and no opposition is tolerated. Same as absolutism. |
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| a ruler with absolute authority; the military and violence is used to gain cntrol and maintain it; associated with facism and totalitarianism; example - Hitler. |
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| dictator of Nazi Germany from the Great Depression to the end of WWII (1939-1945); responsible for the Holocaust |
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| Germany, Italy, Japan and their allies. |
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| Italian dictator during the Great Depression and WWII; associated with facism and totalitarianism. |
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| Emperor of Japan during WWII; ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor. |
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| pride or loyality in your country; can lead to imperialism, ethnocentrism, and facism if taken to the extreme. |
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| a form of government run like a dictatorship where the government has total and absolute authority; No/limited rights of the people, command economy, military is used to control the citizens; example - communist Russia under Stalin. |
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| a form of government leadership characerized by the use of the military and hatred of foreigners within the country; uses extreme nationalism, propaganda (lies) and imperialism; example - Germany under Hitler and Italy under Mussolini. |
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| A communist dictator of Cuba 1960s - present day; Cuban missle crisis; led the Cuban Revolution and Communist takeover of Cuba. |
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| Middle East dictator of Iraq; Persian Gulf War 1990: Iraq invaded Kuwait; the world becomes involved to protect our oil interests; Kuwait is part of OPEC. |
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| Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; they control 2/3 of the world's oil; they control and have a monopoly of the oil industry and therefore the price the world pays for oil. |
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