| A | B |
|---|
| Genocide | Policy of mass murder of a particular group, the killing off of a race of people |
| Command Economy | An economic system in which the government makes all decisions |
| Anti-Semitism | Irrational hatred of Jews |
| Appeasement | Granting concessions to an aggressor to avoid a conflict |
| Zionism | A movement to create a Jewish homeland |
| Containment | U.S. Cold War policy of preventing Soviet power and influence from spreading to non-communist nations |
| Apartheid | The policy of racial segregation and legal discrimination against non-whites in South Africa |
| Non-alignment | A foreign policy during the Cold War in which developing nations did not take sides with either the US or the USSR (India, for example): |
| Urbanization | A mass migration to the city |
| Laissez-Faire | An economic policy in which a government does not become involved in business affairs |
| Détente | The easing of Cold War tensions between the US and USSR |
| Encomienda System | The system in which land and labor was granted to Spanish settlers in the Americas |
| Imperialism | Domination by one country over another country or region for natural resources |
| Mercantilism | Economic system in which nations develop a favorable balance of trade by exporting more than importing (earning a profit) |
| Monotheism | Belief in one god |
| Polytheism | Belief in many gods |
| Nationalism | Devotion and pride in your nation, especially its independence |
| Perestroika | Gorbachev’s policy of restructuring the Soviet economy |
| Glasnost | Gorbachev’s policy of openness that allowed free expression |
| Civil Disobedience | A non-violent refusal to obey unjust laws |
| Self-Determination | 20. The ability of a nation to chose its own type of government |
| 12 Tables | 21. Code of laws created by the Romans and placed throughout the lands |
| Golden Ages | 22. A period in history where a society experienced rapid developments in Art, Literature, Math, and Science. Usually a time of peace |
