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