| A | B |
| archipelago | chain of islands |
| tributary state | a country that recognizes the authority of an overload |
| animism | belief that spirits live in the natural world |
| protectorate | country with its own government whose policies are directed by an outside power |
| encomienda | right to demand taxes or labor from native peoples in the Spanish colonies |
| nationalize | pride in and loyalty to ones country |
| martial law | temporary law by the military |
| domino theory | belief that if one nation fell under communist domination, neighborin nations would also fall, like a row of falling dominoes |
| genocide | deliberate killing of an ethnic or religious group |