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Humanities - Unit 3 Vocab
TCIS World History, Mrs. Wrightson, 01.11.12
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01/11/2012

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civil disobedience
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the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.
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clash
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a violent confrontation
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confront
Definition
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose
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crisis
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a time of intense difficulty, trouble or danger
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crush
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(of a government or state) violently subdue opposition or a rebellion
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disunity
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disagreement or conflict within a group
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emancipation
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the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation
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enfranchise
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give the right to vote to
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independence
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the fact or state of being free from outside control
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insurrection
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an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion or resisitance against civil authority or an established government.
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liberate
Definition
set (someone) free from a situation
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nationalism
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patriotic feelings, principles or efforts
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nonviolence
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the use of peaceful means, not force, to bring about social or political change
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overthrow
Definition
forcibly remove from power
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power shift
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the transference of political or military power or influence
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provisional government
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a temporary government set up in the case of a political void created by the collapse of a larger original government
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quell
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put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force
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rage
Definition
continue violently or with great force
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repress
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subdue something with force; suppress
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republic
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a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
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resistance
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an armed or violent opposition or a secret organization resisting authority, esp. in an occupied country.
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seize
Definition
take hold of suddenly and forcibly
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self-rule
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government of a country by its own people, esp. after having been a colony
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skirmish
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an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, esp. between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets
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sovereignty
Definition
supreme power or authority
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spark
Definition
provide the stimulus for a dramatic event or process
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suppress
Definition
forcibly put an end to; repress
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sweep
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affect (an area or place) swiftly and widely
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tactic
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an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end
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topple
Definition
cause to fall in such a way
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totalitarianism
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of or relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state
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uprising
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an act of resistance or rebellion; a revolt
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