Military
The policy of maintaining a strong military capability and aggressively preparing for war or national defense.
What is Militarism?
What is an Alliance?
A formal agreement between nations to cooperate for specific purposes, such as defense or trade.
What is Nationalism?
Strong identification with and devotion to one's nation, often accompanied by the belief that it is superior to others.
What is an Armistice?
A formal agreement between warring parties to stop fighting temporarily or permanently; a truce.
The transition of a society from an agrarian economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing.
What is Industrialization?
What is Draft / Conscription?
Compulsory enrollment of citizens for military service by law.
What is Appeasement?
The diplomatic policy of making concessions to an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict.
What is Totalitarianism?
A political system in which the government exercises centralized, absolute control over every aspect of public and private life.
What is Reparations?
Payments or restitution made by a defeated nation to cover the damages caused during a war.
The policy or practice of extending a country's power and influence over other territories through diplomacy or military force.
What is Imperialism?
What is Propaganda?
Information, biased ideas, or rumors deliberately spread to influence public opinion or promote a particular political cause.
What is isolatism?
A national policy of avoiding international political or military alliances and focusing on domestic affairs.
What is Sovereignty?
The supreme authority of a state to govern itself and make its own laws without foreign interference.
What is Annexation?
The formal act of acquiring or incorporating a territory into an existing political entity.
A rapid, fundamental, and often violent change in the political, social, or economic structure of a society.
What is a Revolution?