1200 U8 Vocab Guide
OER PROJECT:WH 1200UNIT 8VOCAB GUIDE1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “World History 1200Vocab Guide”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/Lesson 8.1apartheidDefini&on a policy of racial segrega.on, especially the segrega.on of blacks and whites and the discrimina.on against blacks in the Republic of South AfricaPart of speechnounUse in sentenceWhen studying apartheid in South Africa, we must keep in mind how recently this system of segrega.on existed.decolonizationDefini&on the process or act of freeing a colony or elimina.ng colonialismPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe decoloniza.on process leA many previous colonies in shambles, due to economic dependence and arbitrary borders made by colonizers.empireDefini&on a single poli.cal unit, with one supreme ruler, composed of different na.ons or peoplesPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe emperor expanded the Russian empire to the east.ideologicalDefini&on of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and poli.cal aims of an individual, group, or ins.tu.onPart of speechadjec.veUse in sentenceThe ideological differences between capitalists and socialists are great.
OER PROJECT:WH 1200UNIT 8VOCAB GUIDE2Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “World History 1200Vocab Guide”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/protestDefini&on a gesture or formal ac.on by a person or especially a group as a public display of objec.on or dissentPart of speechnoun/verbUse in sentenceA ci.zens group mounted a protest against establishing a nuclear power plant in the area.superpowerDefini&on a country with great interna.onal power and influence, especially one that dominates the affairs of other countriesPart of speechnounUse in sentenceGlobal superpowers during the Cold War included the United States and the USSR.unionDefini&on an organiza.on of laborers; trade unionPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe teachers' union nego.ated higher salaries for all teachers in the school district.Lesson 8.2containmentDefini&on a government policy, enacted in a variety of ways, that is intended to curb the territorial growth, economic expansion, or ideological influence of a hos.le na.on, in par.cular communist na.onsPart of speechnounUse in sentenceUnder the policy of containment, the United States tried to extend its sphere of influence in order to curb the spread of communism.
OER PROJECT:WH 1200UNIT 8VOCAB GUIDE3Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “World History 1200Vocab Guide”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/decolonizationDefini&on the process or act of freeing a colony or elimina.ng colonialismPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe decoloniza.on process leA many previous colonies in shambles, due to economic dependence and arbitrary borders made by colonizers.ideologicalDefini&on of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and poli.cal aims of an individual, group, or ins.tu.onPart of speechadjec.veUse in sentenceThe ideological differences between capitalists and socialists are great.interventionDefini&on the act of entering a situa.on so as to change what is happening by one na.on in the affairs of another, as with military forcePart of speechnounUse in sentenceIf the civil conflict con.nues to escalate in that country, a military interven.on may be the only way to stop the slaughter of civilians.nuclearDefini&on of or having atomic or hydrogen bombsPart of speechadjec.veUse in sentenceThe threat of nuclear war terrified people across the world during the 1960s.protestDefini&on a gesture or formal ac.on by a person or especially a group as a public display of objec.on or dissentPart of speechnoun/verb
OER PROJECT:WH 1200UNIT 8VOCAB GUIDE4Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “World History 1200Vocab Guide”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/Use in sentenceA ci.zens group mounted a protest against establishing a nuclear power plant in the area.superpowerDefini&on a country with great interna.onal power and influence, especially one that dominates the affairs of other countriesPart of speechnounUse in sentenceGlobal superpowers during the Cold War included the United States and the USSR.unionDefini&on an organiza.on of laborers; trade unionPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe teachers' union nego.ated higher salaries for all teachers in the school district.Lesson 8.3coupDefini&on the sudden and forceful aRempt of a group, especially of military or other government personnel, to seize state powerPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe collegiate athlete staged a coup in an aRempt to have his head coach fired.decolonizationDefini&on the process or act of freeing a colony or elimina.ng colonialismPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe decoloniza.on process leA many previous colonies in shambles, due to economic dependence and arbitrary borders made by colonizers.
OER PROJECT:WH 1200UNIT 8VOCAB GUIDE5Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “World History 1200Vocab Guide”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/dependencyDefini&on the condi.on of relying on another for help or supportPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe baby birds' dependency on their parents for food required them to stay in the nest at all .mes.dissidentDefini&on one who disagrees with, dissents from, or opposes (the opinions or doctrines of others or the authority of some group or ins.tu.on)Part of speechnounUse in sentenceDissidents, who wrote books had been banned by the government, found ways to publish their books outside the country.ideologicalDefini&on of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and poli.cal aims of an individual, group, or ins.tu.onPart of speechadjec.veUse in sentenceThe ideological differences between capitalists and socialists are great.interventionDefini&on the act of entering a situa.on so as to change what is happening by one na.on in the affairs of another, as with military forcePart of speechnounUse in sentenceIf the civil conflict con.nues to escalate in that country, a military interven.on may be the only way to stop the slaughter of civilians.superpowerDefini&on a country with great interna.onal power and influence, especially one that dominates the affairs of other countriesPart of speechnoun
OER PROJECT:WH 1200UNIT 8VOCAB GUIDE6Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “World History 1200Vocab Guide”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/Use in sentenceGlobal superpowers during the Cold War included the United States and the USSR.Lesson 8.4containmentDefini&on a government policy, enacted in a variety of ways, that is intended to curb the territorial growth, economic expansion, or ideological influence of a hos.le na.on, in par.cular communist na.onsPart of speechnounUse in sentenceUnder the policy of containment, the United States tried to extend its sphere of influence in order to curb the spread of communism.decolonizationDefini&on the process or act of freeing a colony or elimina.ng colonialismPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe decoloniza.on process leA many previous colonies in shambles, due to economic dependence and arbitrary borders made by colonizers.ideologicalDefini&on of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and poli.cal aims of an individual, group, or ins.tu.onPart of speechadjec.veUse in sentenceThe ideological differences between capitalists and socialists are great.minorityDefini&on a group that differs in race, ethnic background, religion, or poli.cal ideas from the majority of people in a societyPart of speechnoun
OER PROJECT:WH 1200UNIT 8VOCAB GUIDE7Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “World History 1200Vocab Guide”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/Use in sentenceAfrican Americans and Hispanic Americans are the largest minori.es in the United States.partitionDefini&on to divide into parts or sec.onsPart of speechverb/nounUse in sentenceThe farmer par..oned the field into several smaller plots.protestDefini&on a gesture or formal ac.on by a person or especially a group as a public display of objec.on or dissentPart of speechnoun/verbUse in sentenceA ci.zens group mounted a protest against establishing a nuclear power plant in the area.unionDefini&on an organiza.on of laborers; trade unionPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe teachers' union nego.ated higher salaries for all teachers in the school district.Lesson 8.5coupDefini&on the sudden and forceful aRempt of a group, especially of military or other government personnel, to seize state powerPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe collegiate athlete staged a coup in aRempt to have his head coach fired.
OER PROJECT:WH 1200UNIT 8VOCAB GUIDE8Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “World History 1200Vocab Guide”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/decolonizationDefini&on the process or act of freeing a colony or elimina.ng colonialismPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe decoloniza.on process leA many previous colonies in shambles, due to economic dependence and arbitrary borders made by colonizers.dependencyDefini&on the condi.on of relying on another for help or supportPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe baby birds' dependency on their parents for food required them to stay in the nest at all .mes.interventionDefini&on the act of entering a situa.on so as to change what is happening by one na.on in the affairs of another, as with military forcePart of speechnounUse in sentenceIf the civil conflict con.nues to escalate in that country, a military interven.on may be the only way to stop the slaughter of civilians.nationalizeDefini&on to bring under government ownership or controlPart of speechverbUse in sentenceThe administra.on intends to na.onalize the banks.nonviolenceDefini&on the policy or prac.ce of refusing to use violent means to pursue poli.cal or social aimsPart of speechnounUse in sentenceOne of Gandhi's main principles was nonviolence.
OER PROJECT:WH 1200UNIT 8VOCAB GUIDE9Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “World History 1200Vocab Guide”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/partitionDefini&on to divide into parts or sec.onsPart of speechverb/nounUse in sentenceThe farmer par..oned the field into several smaller plots.Lesson 8.6 collec6viza6onDefini&on the act or process of organizing or reorganizing an economy, business, or industry based on collec.ve ownership and joint control of the means of produc.on and distribu.onPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe collec.viza.on of factories in the Soviet Union theore.cally put industry in the hands of the workers.communismDefini&on the theory of a classless social system in which all property and means of produc.on are owned in common; socialist theory deriving from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels and adopted by the Soviet UnionPart of speechnounUse in sentenceChina adopted communism as their poli.cal and economic system in 1949.coupDefini&on the sudden and forceful aRempt of a group, especially of military or other government personnel, to seize state powerPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe collegiate athlete staged a coup in aRempt to have his head coach fired.
OER PROJECT:WH 1200UNIT 8VOCAB GUIDE10Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “World History 1200Vocab Guide”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/decolonizationDefini&on the process or act of freeing a colony or elimina.ng colonialismPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe decoloniza.on process leA many previous colonies in shambles, due to economic dependence and arbitrary borders made by colonizers.ideologicalDefini&on of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and poli.cal aims of an individual, group, or ins.tu.onPart of speechadjec.veUse in sentenceThe ideological differences between capitalists and socialists are great.minorityDefini&on a group that differs in race, ethnic background, religion, or poli.cal ideas from the majority of people in a societyPart of speechnounUse in sentenceAfrican Americans and Hispanic Americans are the largest minori.es in the United States.protestDefini&on a gesture or formal ac.on by a person or especially a group as a public display of objec.on or dissentPart of speechnoun/verbUse in sentenceA ci.zens group mounted a protest against establishing a nuclear power plant in the area.
OER PROJECT:WH 1200UNIT 8VOCAB GUIDE11Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “World History 1200Vocab Guide”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/Lesson 8.7 apartheidDefini&on a policy of racial segrega.on, especially the segrega.on of blacks and whites and the discrimina.on against blacks in the Republic of South AfricaPart of speechnounUse in sentenceWhen studying apartheid in South Africa, we must keep in mind how recently this system of segrega.on existed.coupDefini&on the sudden and forceful aRempt of a group, especially of military or other government personnel, to seize state powerPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe collegiate athlete staged a coup in aRempt to have his head coach fired.decolonizationDefini&on the process or act of freeing a colony or elimina.ng colonialismPart of speechnounUse in sentenceThe decoloniza.on process leA many previous colonies in shambles, due to economic dependence and arbitrary borders made by colonizers.ideologicalDefini&on of or concerning basic beliefs, concepts, and social and poli.cal aims of an individual, group, or ins.tu.onPart of speechadjec.veUse in sentenceThe ideological differences between capitalists and socialists are great.
OER PROJECT:WH 1200UNIT 8VOCAB GUIDE12Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “World History 1200Vocab Guide”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/interventionDefini&on the act of entering a situa.on so as to change what is happening by one na.on in the affairs of another, as with military forcePart of speechnounUse in sentenceIf the civil conflict con.nues to escalate in that country, a military interven.on may be the only way to stop the slaughter of civilians.protestDefini&on a gesture or formal ac.on by a person or especially a group as a public display of objec.on or dissentPart of speechnoun/verbUse in sentenceA ci.zens group mounted a protest against establishing a nuclear power plant in the area.superpowerDefini&on a country with great interna.onal power and influence, especially one that dominates the affairs of other countriesPart of speechnounUse in sentenceGlobal superpowers during the Cold War included the United States and the USSR.