| Term | Definition |
| imperialism | a policy or practice of one country taking over other countries in order to gain money and power |
| nationalism | pride in one's country |
| militarism | the belief of a government that they should build up a strong military and maintain it for power and control |
| totalitarianism | a system of government that has total control, the people have no power |
| isolationism | the avoidance of alliances with other countries, one country isolates itself from other countries |
| capitalism | an economic system that is driven by private ownership (it is not a form of government) |
| comunism | an economic system that is run by the government |
| democracy | a form of government where the people rule (opposite to totalitarianism) |