 | Term | Definition |
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Absolute Monarch |
A king or queen with total control over their people. |
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Age of Absolutism |
Time period where kings and queens ruled domains with total control over their people. |
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Age of Enlightenment |
Time period where many great thinkers began to question their government. |
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Annex |
When a country adds a territory to their domain. |
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Blockade |
To cut off from contact with others. |
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Bourgeoisie |
The middle class in France. |
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Deficit Spending |
When a government spends more than it takes in and goes into debt. |
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Democracy |
A government where the people are given power. |
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Diplomacy |
The art or practice of conducting international relations as in negotiating alliances, treaties and agreements. |
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Dissident |
A person who fights against a government. |
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Divine Right |
The belief that the power to rule comes from God. |
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Economic |
The flow of money. |
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Foreign Policy |
The relationship between a country and its neighboring countries. |
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Free Market Economy |
An economy where the people are allowed to own their own business. |
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Laissez Faire |
A policy where governments stays out of the affair of business. This is a French term meaning “leave alone”. |
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Magna Carta |
The first constitution, which limited the actions of the English monarch. |
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Nationalism |
Extreme pride or devotion in one’s country. |
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Natural Laws |
The concept, as stated by John Locke that all people are born with certain rights such as life, liberty and property. |
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Oppress |
To hold down. |
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Plebiscite |
Ballot in which voters have a direct say on an issue. |
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Political |
Anything dealing with the government. |
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Revolution |
Time of radical change. |
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Social |
Anything dealing with the lives of the people. |
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Social Contract |
Agreement by which people give up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos. |
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Suffrage |
The right to vote. |
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