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01/31/2011

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Limited Government
Definition
government must follow the same laws as the people; examples: democracy, constitutional monarchy
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Consent
Definition
to give permission; example: consent of the governed
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Unlimited Government
Definition
Government leaders do not have to follow any laws; examples: dictatorships, absolute monarchies
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Plessy V. Ferguson
Definition
Supreme Court case that legalized segregation
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Brown v. Board of Education
Definition
Supreme Court case that integrated public schools; made segregation illegal
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19th Amendment
Definition
Gave women the right to vote
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26th Amendment
Definition
Gave 18 year olds the right to vote; because they were serving in the Vietnam War
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Constitutional Monarchy
Definition
Inherits power through birth; has limits, must follow constitution
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Absolute Monarchy
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Inherits power through birth; has no limits
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Parliamentary Democracy
Definition
Legislative branch is elected; prime minister is selected by the legislative branch; example: Great Britain
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Presidential Democracy
Definition
Leaders are elected by the people; example: United States
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Dictatorship
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Unlimited ruler; usually takes power by force
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Theocracy
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Religious leaders are the rulers; example: Iran
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Revolution
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To overthrow the government; often violent: French Revolution or Communist Revolution
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Protest
Definition
To say things or take action against the government; can be peaceful or violent; example: Civil Rights Movement
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List 3 situations in which your rights can be restricted.
Definition
protect national security; protect public safety; if threaten to physically harm a person or group of people
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Conscientious Objectors
Definition
people who oppose all wars
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How government balanced the rights of conscientious objectors and war
Definition
had them serve in the war in non-combat jobs; examples: mechanics and nurses
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Red Scare
Definition
fear of communists; occurred during WWI and the Cold War
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How do Israel and Palestine view the creation of Israel?
Definition
Israel believes they were finally given their homeland; Palestine believes their homeland was taken away
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Apartheid
Definition
segregation of whites and blacks in South Africa
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Why was India and Pakistan divided?
Definition
India was Hindu; Pakistan was Muslim; they were divided to help them get along
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Why was Germany divided after WWII?
Definition
to separate Communism from democracy; Berlin Wall physically separated the countries
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Why was it difficult to reunite Germany?
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East and West had economic differences; East had been communist, West was democratic
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NAACP
Definition
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; fought to end racial segregation; fought for racial equality
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NOW
Definition
National Organization for Women; fought for equality in jobs and government
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AIM
Definition
American Indian Movement; Fought for recognition of Native American culture
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UFW
Definition
United Farm Workers; fought for rights for Hispanic farm workers
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Genocide
Definition
the destruction of an entire group of people; examples: Holocaust, Rwanda, Armenians in Turkey
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Jim Crow Laws
Definition
laws in the South that segregated blacks and whites
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globalization
Definition
the idea that we are all connected around the world; Internet, TV, airplanes connect us
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Harlem Renaissance
Definition
recognition of African American culture in America; began as a result of the Great Migration (when blacks moved from the south to the north)
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Transmission of Culture
Definition
culture is transmitted through TV, radio, Internet, airplanes
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Collective Security
Definition
countries who work together for protection; example: NATO, UN
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Physical Region
Definition
a region defined by physical characteristics such as deserts and mountains; example: the Sahara Desert
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Cultural Region
Definition
A region defined by tradition, religion, and culture; example: The Middle East
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Political Region
Definition
A region defined by the government of that region: example: the United States
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Economic Region
Definition
a region defined by shared economic interests; example: the European Union and NAFTA
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Standard of Living
Definition
how good or bad your life is; measured by high literacy rates, low infant mortality rates, population, and education
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What happened to Native Americans
Definition
Displaced from their homelands and moved to reservations so that white settlers could take their lands; many were murdered
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European Union
Definition
EU; removal of trade barriers between countries in Europe; common currency
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NAFTA
Definition
North Atlantic Free Trade Association; removal of barriers to trade between countries in North America
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Urbanization
Definition
the rise of cities; made possible by industrialization
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Suburbanization
Definition
the movement to suburbs (areas outside cities); made possible by cars and highways
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Immigration
Definition
to move to another country; people move for new jobs, the American Dream, religious freedom, to escape famine
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Natural Rights
Definition
rights you are born with; life, liberty, property; slavery violates our natural rights
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Social Contract
Definition
if government is bad, we have the right to overthrow it
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Effects of Industrialization
Definition
urbanization, increased population, greater access to goods and services, better standard of living
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Living and Working Conditions of the Industrial Revolution
Definition
tenement houses, overcrowding, unsanitary, unsafe housing; long hours, low pay, child labor
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Leisure Time
Definition
Free Time
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Modernization of Agriculture
Definition
Farming becomes more productive, farmers can grow more crops, prices go down
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Disposable Income
Definition
Extra money to spend on non-necessary goods
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Laissez-Faire
Definition
the government stays out of business; responsible for poor working conditions and monopolies
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Tariff
Definition
tax on imports; protects American businesses from foreign competition
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Monopoly
Definition
When one company controls an entire industry; great for businessmen because they eliminate the competition
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Labor Unions
Definition
Organizations of workers who tried to get better working conditions; seen as violent and often failed when the government sided with the employers
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Anti-trust Legislation
Definition
Laws to break up monopolies
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Imperialism
Definition
When one country takes over another country and exploits the people of that country for their own benefit
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Panama Canal
Definition
Waterway in Panama that the US took over for a new trade route and military protection
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Reasons for Imperialism
Definition
new markets; raw materials; racism; naval bases
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Exploitation of Indigenous People
Definition
under imperialism the people of Africa lost all freedom and independence; natural resources were destroyed; wars are being fought today because of this
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Effects of WWI
Definition
rise of communism in Russia; worldwide depression; rise of Hitler and the Nazis
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
Peace treaty after WWI; punished Germany, made them pay reparations, took away their colonies in Africa; led to the rise of Hitler
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League of Nations
Definition
Peacekeeping organization proposed after WWI; US refused to join; League was weak and ineffective
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Reparations
Definition
money that must be paid as punishment for starting a war; Germany forced to pay after WWI; Germany couldn't pay and entered economic depression. This leads to Hitler
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Effects of WWII
Definition
Atomic warfare; spread of Communism; Cold War between US and Soviet Union began
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Containment
Definition
The US policy after WWII to stop Communism from spreading to countries around the world
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Marshall Plan/ Truman Doctrine
Definition
Money to countries in need to help stop the spread of Communism
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Wars over spread of Communism
Definition
Korean War, Vietnam War
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Cuban Missile Crisis
Definition
The closes the US ever came to nuclear war; led to an embargo on Cuban goods
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United Nations
Definition
Peacekeeping organization started after WWII; Goal: to prevent another war
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Great Migration
Definition
The movement of African Americans from the South to the North to escape Jim Crow laws and to find jobs
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Total War
Definition
putting all resources of a country toward the war effort
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Dust Bowl
Definition
dust storms that swept through the West during the Great Depression; farmers lost their crops and their homes
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Great Depression
Definition
the largest depression in US history (1929); began when the stock market crashed
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New Deal
Definition
the government takes a greater role in the economy after the Great Depression
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How does population growth affect the environment?
Definition
harms the environment; leads to pollution; more people use more resources
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Why do people migrate?
Definition
religious freedom, new jobs, escape famine, American Dream, escape dictatorships
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Mixed Economy
Definition
a type of economy in which the government controls some business but the rest are controlled by private citizens
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Market Economy
Definition
type of economy controlled by supply and demand
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Command Economy
Definition
type of economy in which the government controls all economic decisions
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Traditional Economy
Definition
economic decisions are based on religious beliefs and cultures
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Specialization
Definition
When workers focus on one task in a company
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Interdependence
Definition
countries depend on each other; example: we get oil from Iraq, they get computers from us
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Tariffs, Quotas, and Blockades
Definition
to protect American business, the government places restrictions on goods that come into the country
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How does the government use taxes to affect spending?
Definition
taxes decrease spending because people have less money
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How does the government use interest rates to affect spending?
Definition
high interest rates encourage people to save their money and spend less
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Reliability
Definition
if facts can be proven
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Credibility
Definition
if the source is free from bias
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Bias
Definition
a one-sided view; example: Nike is biased when they talk about shoes
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Data
Definition
facts; information that can be proven or disproven
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Primary Source
Definition
a first hand account of a situation; example: a soldier who actually fought in the war tells you about the war
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Thesis
Definition
someone's belief; must be supported by facts
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