World History Terms
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knowledgebowl on February 4, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Apartheid | a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against non-whites |
| Bamboo Curtain | an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s |
| Barter | To exchange goods or services without the use of money |
| Big Five | type of trait theory; five basic traits: extroversion (where you draw energy from), conscientiousness (dependability), agree ability (how you get along with others), emotional stability (self-explanatory), openness (culture, new experiences) |
| Blitzkrieg | "lightning war". Tactic utilized by Germany that involved incredible speed, technology, air force and land force. main elements included flexibility in where to bomb, the element of surprise, air superiority, and logistics. Eventually failed to work because of the mass materials and ammunition needed to continue efficient attacks |
| Caste System | the strict social segregation of people-specifically in India's Hindu society-on the basis of ancestry and occupation |
| Cold War | A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years. |
| Common Market | a group of countries that acts as a single market, without trade barriers between member countries |
| Communes | They were sworn associations of free men seeking complete political and economic independence from local nobles. The merchant guilds that made up the communes maintained city walls, regulated trade, raised taxes, and kept civil order. (p.416) |
| Communism | a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership |
| Conquistadors | the Spanish soldiers, explorers, and fortune hunters who took part in the conquest of the Americas in the 16th century. |
| Democracy | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens |
| Dictator | a leader who speaks and rules with total power |
| Holocaust | the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler |
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