| culture | a force that influences our thinking, dress, and actions |
| pogrom | destructive actions against the Jews |
| fascism | each person has a role to play - some to sacrifice, others to rule |
| globally-minded | understanding that actions of one country or region affect other regions and countries |
| customs | way people celebrate, grieve, and work |
| perspective | the way one "sees" and understands a concept or action |
| prejudice | the attitude that my ways are the wisest |
| lineage | "roots" of a family |
| heritage | the "history" of a person or family |
| religion | that which involves faith and the spirit |
| communism | most share everything equally |
| laissez-faire | the government makes an effort to allow the economy and governmental decisions be left in the hands of the "populace" |
| doctrine | teaching of a predetermined set of principles |
| ideology | body of doctrine, myth, belief that guides individuals or groups in political decisions |
| socialism | theory that the best practice is to have the "community" have responsibility of governing economy - both in production and distribution (who needs and receives) |
| czar (Russian) | former emperor |
| autocratic | :absolute authority in a tyrant |
| monopoly | one business or service controls the market and prices |
| charisma | a personal or spiritual influence over people |
| despot | tyrant |
| Afghanistan | Kabul |
| Bhutan | Thimphu |
| Botswana | Gaborone |
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh |
| Canada | Ottawa |
| Australia | Canberra |
| Albania | Tirane |
| Georgia | Tbilisi |
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa |
| Indonesia | Tehran |
| Iran | Tehran |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince |
| Malta | Valletta |
| Marshall Islands | Majuro |
| Moldova | Chisinau |
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh |
| Qatar | Doha |
| Zambia | Lusaka |