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-isms
Historical vocabulary that end in -ism
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History
11th Grade
06/07/2011

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Isolationism
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in opposition to political and economic entanglements with other countries
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Bolshevism
Definition
radical communism
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Imperialism
Definition
the policy of extending a nation's authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means
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Individualism
Definition
one of the core values of what it means to be an American; its protection is guaranteed by the Constitution
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Federalism
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the sharing of power between the national and state authority; serves as the cornerstone of the Constitution alongside the separation of power
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Idealism
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the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc
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Progressivism
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an early 20th century reform movement seeking to return control of the government to the people, to restore economic opportunities, and to correct injustices in American life
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Jingoism
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favoring vigilant preparedness for war and an aggressive foreign policy
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Social Darwinism
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an economic and social philosophy-supposedly based on the biologist Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection-holding that a system of unrestrained competition will ensure the survival of the fittest
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Anti-Semitism
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discrimination against or prejudice or hostility toward Jews.
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Militarism
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the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war
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Reactionism
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opposing political or social change
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Loose Constructionism
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practiced by Hamilton (BUS), Lincoln (slave contraband) and Theodore Roosevelt
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Yellow Journalism
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the use of sensationalized and exaggerated reporting by newspapers or magazines to attract
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Pacifism
Definition
opposition to war or violence of any kind
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