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8th Grade history Exam 2 vocabulary (Klingman) 2012

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Hyper InflationAn extreme version of inflation
inflationwhen the prices rise because the value of money goes down
DictatorOne ruler with absolute power and he/she rules by force
UltimatumA final list of demands
RescindTaking something back because you do not want something to be in effect any longer, such as a treaty
StandardizedEveryone has to pay the same amount of taxes
TenementTmultistory buildings with apartments
Sanctioneconomic penalty
RadicalWanted change immediately and if they didn’t get it they would react to violence
ReparationsThe fines you had to pay for all of the damages for the war.
KamikazeJapanese pilot who undertook a suicide mission
SuppressTo hold back
PlebisciteOne question that the town either votes yes or no to • Ballot in which voters have a direct say on an issue
UrbanizationIt is moving from urban areas to rural areas
UtilitarianismGreatest happiness for the greatest number
PutschA sudden violent attempt to overthrow a government (happened in a beer Hall)
Conscription(The draft: where the government forces you to enlist in the war) When young men are required to be ready to fight for the military if selected.
Abstainchose to not vote
PacifismOpposition to all war • People who don’t believe or don’t practice violence
ArmisticeAgreement to stop fighting
AtrocitiesHorrible acts committed against innocent people
DisarmamentA rejection or withdrawal of military forces and weapons
VetoA constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
EntenteA nonbinding agreement countries make for protection
RatifySign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid
Anarchyno leader or rules. Total chaos
ProvisionalA type of temporary government
PreambleAn introduction or opening statement
ExpelKicked out
Blitz- KregeWhich is a well coordinated attack using every component at once • Lighting war
ScapegoatSomeone who is blamed for everything
OutsourcingSending jobs out of the country
RepublicIt is a type of government where the people choose representatives to make decisions for them


Holy Innocents Episcopal School
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