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What is the term? #1. A political movement that began in Italy in the 1920s under the leadership of Benito Mussolni ( 1922-1945). It glorified the state over the people and their individual or civil rights and stressed the importance of violence and warfare in making nations strong. It was characterized by extreme nationalism.
fascism #1. A political movement that began in Italy in the 1920s under the leadership of Benito Mussolni ( 1922-1945). It glorified the state over the people and their individual or civil rights and stressed the importance of violence and warfare in making nations strong. It was characterized by extreme nationalism.
What is the term? #2. A joining together of equal and self-governing states rather than a thoroughly unified nation.
federation #2. A joining together of equal and self-governing states rather than a thoroughly unified nation.
What is the term? #3. A movement seeking social and political equality for women and men. While it first emerged in nineteenth-century Europe and the United State, it achieved global presence by the second half of the twentieth century.
feminism #3. A movement seeking social and political equality for women and men. While it first emerged in nineteenth-century Europe and the United State, it achieved global presence by the second half of the twentieth century.
What is the term? #4. The geographic region in southwestern Asia that stretches in an arc from present-day Israel across Syria to southern Iraq along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Fertile Crescent #4. The geographic region in southwestern Asia that stretches in an arc from present-day Israel across Syria to southern Iraq along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
What is the term? #5. A term used by some historians to explain the social, economic, and political hierarchy that developed in Western Europe during the eighth century. Historians disagree on its precise usage: some use it to describe an economy of peasants dominated by nobility, while others define it as a relationship of obligation between lord and vassal.
feudalism #5. A term used by some historians to explain the social, economic, and political hierarchy that developed in Western Europe during the eighth century. Historians disagree on its precise usage: some use it to describe an economy of peasants dominated by nobility, while others define it as a relationship of obligation between lord and vassal.
What is the term? #6. The basic tenets of Islamic faith, which include reciting a profession of faith in God and in Muhammad (570-632) as God’s prophet; prayer five times daily; fasting during the month of Ramadan; a pilgrimage to Mecca once in one’s lifetime; and contribution of alms to the poor.
Five Pillars of Islam #6. The basic tenets of Islamic faith, which include reciting a profession of faith in God and in Muhammad (570-632) as God’s prophet; prayer five times daily; fasting during the month of Ramadan; a pilgrimage to Mecca once in one’s lifetime; and contribution of alms to the poor.
What is the term? #6. An economic prospectus for comprehensive industrial and agricultural development under state control in Communist countries, such as the Soviet Union and China.
Five Year Plan #6. An economic prospectus for comprehensive industrial and agricultural development under state control in Communist countries, such as the Soviet Union and China.
What is the term? #7. The Chinese practice of tightly wrapping girls’ feet to keep them from growing and to make the foot narrow and arched. At first it was practiced by the elite, but later it spread to all classes.
Foot binding #7. The Chinese practice of tightly wrapping girls’ feet to keep them from growing and to make the foot narrow and arched. At first it was practiced by the elite, but later it spread to all classes.
What is the term? #8. A proposal by the U.S. president Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) for the negotiation of peace during World War One (1914-1918). Wilson called for open diplomacy, arms reduction, flexibility in resolving colonial issues, and self-determination of peoples.
Fourteen Points #8. A proposal by the U.S. president Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) for the negotiation of peace during World War One (1914-1918). Wilson called for open diplomacy, arms reduction, flexibility in resolving colonial issues, and self-determination of peoples.
What is the term? #10. A system in which the exchange of good and services goes unrestricted by government tariffs, taxes, or other regulations.
free trade #10. A system in which the exchange of good and services goes unrestricted by government tariffs, taxes, or other regulations.
What is the term? #11. A massive and violent upheaval of French society (1789-1799) that overthrew the monarchy, sharply curtailed the influence of French aristocracy, launched “Terror” against the revolution’s opponents, attacked the Catholic Church, and introduced a range of individual liberties.
French Revolution #11. A massive and violent upheaval of French society (1789-1799) that overthrew the monarchy, sharply curtailed the influence of French aristocracy, launched “Terror” against the revolution’s opponents, attacked the Catholic Church, and introduced a range of individual liberties.
