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West Civ- 3rd quarter vocab list

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appropriate (verb)
to get or save money for a specific use or purpose
bourgeois
relating to or belonging to the middle class of society
bourgeoisie
the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes
bullion
bars of gold or silver
capital
most important city or town of a country or region
capital
wealth in
capitalism
a way of organizing an economy so that the things that are used to make and transport products such an oil and ships that are owned by individual people and companies rather than by the government
capitalist
a person who has a lot of money or property and who uses those things to produce more money
cavalry
an open air representation of the crucifixion of Jesus
conservative
believing in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society, relating to or supporting political conservatism
edict
an official order given by a person with power by a government
ethnocentrism
having or based on the idea that your own group or culture is better or more important than others
faction
a group within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group
industrial
made or used in factories stronger than most other products or its kind
infantry
a part of an army that has soldiers who fight on foot
Kaiser
the title for the ruler of Germany from 1871 to 1918
manufactured
the process of making products especially with machines in factories
finished goods
goods that have completed the manufacturing process but have yet been sold or distributed to the end user
mass production
to produce very large amounts of something usually by using machinery
mandates
the power to act that voters give to their elected leaders
revolution
the usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one
tension
a feeling of nervousness that makes you unable to relax
moderate
average in size or amount, neither too much or too little
migrate
to move from one country or place to live or work in another, to move form one area to another at different times a year
emigrate
to leave a country or region to live somewhere else
immigrate
to come to a country to live there
nationalism
a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries, a desire by a large group of people such as people who share the same culture, history to language to form a separate and independent nation of their own
navy
the part of a country military forces that fights at sea using ships, submarines, and airplanes
naval
of or relating to a country military forces that fights at sea using ships, submarines, and airplanes
proletariat
the lowest social or economic class of a community
radical
very new and different from what is traditional and ordinary
raw materials
the basic items from which a product is made
regent
a person who rules a kingdom when the king or queen is not able to rule because he/she is sick or too young
state
a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government, particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time
nation
a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language inhabiting a particular country to territory
nation-state
a sovereign nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government, particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent
technology
the use of science in industry and engineering to invent useful things or to solve problems
theocracy
a form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders
treaty
an official agreement that is made between 2 or more countries or groups
union
an organization of workers formed to protect the rights and interests of its members
union
a group of states or nations that are ruled by one government or that agree to work together
sanction
an action that is taken or an order that is given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country
suffrage
the right to vote in an election
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