Global Regents Review #1

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A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.

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Imperialism

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The power struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II

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Cold War

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A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason as the method to solve political and social problems.

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Enlightenment

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Hands off approach to government; the government should not interfere in the economy

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Laissez-faire economics

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The modernization, westernization and industrialization of Japan in the 1800's

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Meiji Restoration

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South African policy of racial segregation involving political and economic discrimination against non-whites.

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Apartheid

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a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

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Communism

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A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.

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Socialism

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Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.

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Treaty of Versailles

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Agricultural revolution that increased production through improved seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation; helped to support rising Asian populations.

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Green Revolution