Political/Societal Definitions
What is Surveillance?
The act of constantly watching or monitoring people to control their behavior.
What is a Disaster?
A sudden explosion, accident, or event that destroys buildings, injures people, and disrupts life.
What is Covid-19?
Beginning in 2020, many countries imposed lockdowns, quarantine, and mask rules to stop a deadly virus.
What is The Hunger Games?
A book/movie where candidates are chosen to fight to the death by their oppressive government.
What is a Dictatorship?
A government or ruler that uses fear, strict rules, and punishment to control citizens.
What is a Pandemic?
A major disease spreads quickly across countries and kills many people.
What is The Great Depression?
From 1929 to 1939, millions lost jobs, homes, and food, leaving society in widespread poverty.
What is The Handmaid's Tale?
A novel set in a society where women have almost no rights and are forced into strict roles, living under a powerful and unfair government.
What is Propaganda?
The deliberate spread of biased or misleading information to influence people’s beliefs.
What is a Famine?
When crops fail, food runs out, and many people go hungry.
What is Chernobyl?
In 1986, a nuclear accident in Ukraine forced entire towns to evacuate and made the environment toxic.
What is The Purge?
A series of movies where, for one night a year, all crime is legal, showing how fear and violence affect society.
What is Oppression?
When people live under strict control and cannot make their own choices.
What is a World War?
war that involves many countries and causes destruction on a large scale.
What is the California Wildfires?
In recent years, massive fires in this U.S. state have destroyed homes, forced evacuations, and made daily life dangerous due to smoke and destruction.
What is The Last of Us?
A video game and TV series set in a post apocalyptic world where survivors struggle against dangerous humans and infected creatures, and resources are scarce.
What is Social Manipulation?
Dividing people against each other so they cannot unite or resist.
What is Environmental Collapse?
When natural systems fail, like the climate, oceans, or atmosphere, making life very dangerous for humans.
What is North Korea?
A country in Asia where the government controls speech, monitors citizens constantly, and punishes even minor disobedience.
What is Black Mirror?
A TV series where each episode explores a dark version of the future, showing how technology can hurt people and society.