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| to give up the position of |
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| take over territory and incorporate it into your own country |
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| opposition to all influences of the Church and clergy |
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| the attempt to conciliate an aggressor or opponent by giving way to his demands |
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| an agreement to end a war |
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| to absorb a group of people into a larger group |
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| economic self-sufficiency |
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| absolute government by one person |
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| an agreement to remain neutral in a dispute, but to be friendly at the same time |
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| an agreement reached by two sides |
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| the body of officials e.g., civil service, responsible for carrying out government policy |
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| an act or situation used to justify a declaration of war |
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| a government formed by the alliance of agreement of two or more political parties |
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| compulsory military service |
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| an attempt to seize power |
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| disband troops at the end of a war |
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| a parliament or legislative assembly |
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| a parliament or legislative assembly |
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| freedom - often used in relation to slaves |
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| a letter from the Pope sent to all bishops of the Catholic Church |
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| the branch of government responsible for the implementation of policies |
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| a system of government in which several states form a Union but remain independent for their internal affairs |
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| belief in the federal system |
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| to be friendly with hostile forces |
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| how historians interpret history |
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| a policy of acquiring territory e.g., colonies |
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| legislature/legislative assemblies |
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| the people who make or approve laws; this is usually a parliament or assembly |
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| usually an arrangement by which a country or area is temporarily ruled by another |
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| a period during which normal laws are suspended and the military enforces law and order |
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| the organisation and deplowment of troops for war |
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| a situation when the government takes over ownership of land and/or industries |
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i)extreme or aggressive patriotic feeling
ii) the desire for national independence
iii) determination to ensure the greatness of your own country |
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| the influence or control of other countries by economic and/or political pressures |
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| the opportunity for all citizens to vote on a sepcific issue |
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| an electoral alliance or coaltition of left-wing parties |
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| proportional representation |
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| system of government in which the number of seats won by a party in a legislative assembly is proportional to the number of votes received |
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| a policy which aims to protect a country's economy by the imposition of high duties on foreign imports |
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| the re-establishment of friendly relations between countries |
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| to confirm or accept an agreement, usually by signing it |
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| opposed to any change or wanting to return to an old system |
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| the opportunity for all citizens to vote on a specific issue |
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| compensation for war damage by a defeated state |
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i) countries wanting to change an arrangement or treaty, especially the Treaty of Versailles
ii) historians who change previous explanations
iii) a modification of a political theory, e.g., Marxism |
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| when a ruler or government issues laws without them beig passed by a legislative assembly; normally done in an emergency or when it is clear no agreement will be reached |
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| activity directed against an authority |
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| desire for independence by a national group |
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| keeping things as they are |
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| a movement to optain political power and ultimately worker's control through industrial action |
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| import and export (customs) duties |
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| a system that permits no rival parties, and demands the entire subordination of the individual to the state |
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| a constitutional right of a person (or country) to reject a law or decision |
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