History

Indulgence

The selling of forgiveness of your sins to go to heaven

Heretic

Someone who believes or speaks out against the Catholic Church

Reformation

The time period in history where the Catholic Church is RE-MADE and Re-formed because of their corruption.

Protestantism

Any Christian church that would split from the Catholic Church

Philosopher

Someone who is a scholar or educated in the world around them and thinks about how to make it better.

Philosophy

A theory on about or how to better something in life.

Natural Rights

Life, Liberty, Property

Monarchy

King and Queen rule over the land

Republic

Government where individuals vote on representatives to vote on their needs and wants

Culture

The strand of Social Studies that has to deal with beliefs and traditions that are past down generation to generation.

History

The strand of Social Studies that pertains to past events.

Economics

The strand of Social Studies that deals with money, business and production.

Government

The strand of Social Studies that deals with the types of systems that controls a country, land or area.

Geography

The strand of Social Studies that pertains to the world and its physical features and how people interact with them.

Timeline

A way to display past events in a chronological order.

Execution

sentenced to death

Heliocentric Theory

Sun is the center of the universe

Geocentric Theory

Earth is the cent of the universe

Exploration

Seeking for new goods, services, things.

Motivations for Exploration

God, Gold, Glory

Christopher Columbus

1492 accidentally found America

Caravel

New Type of Ship that could easily go into shallow waters

Compass

Now tells directions by the magnetic poles

Cartography

Map Making Skills

Triangular Trade

The trading route that would go in a triangular pattern of Europeans going to Africa to capture human beings to go to the "New World" in order to create goods for the Europeans which would be sent to Europe.

Slavery

Forced unpaid work

Cease

Stop

Persecution

Discrimination

Motto

Saying

Absolutism

Absolute Control

Colonist

Someone who lives in a colony

Boycott

To protest or show dislike towards a particular issue

Agriculture

The practice of farming land and raising stock

Factory

Large building in which machinery is used to manufacture goods

Industrial Revolution

refers to the time period of when there is an increase in the output of machine-made goods that began in England in the middle of the 1700's

Exploitation

To take advantage of something at the cost of someone else.

Raw Material

Materials in their original form before being produced into something else to be sold.

Labor

Work, Workers

Elitism

One group of people think they're better than everyone else.

Social Darwinism

A stronger society takes over weaker societies. According to this theory, this a natural process that will occur.

Sovereignty

Independence-having power over yourself and / or others.

Imperialism

Extending a nation by taking another one over militarily, politically, economically or socially.

Mercantilism

The selling and buying of goods to make a profit. Trading for a job.

Alliances

An agreement between two or more nations to protect each other in time of war and conflict.

Nationalism

Strong pride for one's country

Assassination

when a political figure is murdered

reparations

country pays for damage caused by war as a punishment

sepoy

Indian solider in the British Army

White Man's Burden

The theory that Europeans need to explore several areas of the world especially Africa to help educate and Christianize them.

Bias

A feeling or opinion especially one that is preconceived or un-reasoned.

Militarism

Having and maintaining a strong military

Diplomat

A representative of a country that goes various places to share their countries thoughts on a topic

"Jewel in the crown"

The thought that India is the best asset to the British during the Age of Imperialism because it is its largest money maker.

Deforestation

Cutting down trees and turning forest/woods/rural areas into city areas.

tenements

Apartments during the Industrial Revolution that is unsafe, typically no private restroom, no windows, not a lot of fresh air and is hot and humid.

Credit

money you can spend but don't actually have and need to return

Supply

How much you have of a product or item

demand

the want for a product

stock market

when you buy stock, you become a shareholder, which means you now are a part owner of the company and can make a profit or lose money

great depression

an economic period in the worlds history when people would begin to lose money and become impoverished.

investments

the action or process of investing money for profit or material result

loan

an amount of money that is borrowed and expected to be paid back

taxes

a sum of money demanded by the government for its support or for specific facilities or services.

holocaust

specific genocide of the Jewish community during WW2

aryan

the supposid perfect race in Nazi Germany

concentration camps

place where large amounts of people would go to "work" off their debt to society. It was where mainly Jewish people and other undesirable people during WWII would go.

death camp

A place where large amounts of people are sent to die.

gestapo

German secret police

ghetto

a section of a city where Jews were forced to live before being placed in a concentration camp or death camp

propaganda

the promoting of information in a biased way. Examples: movies, posters, political cartoons, advertisements and much more.

Extermination

complete and immediate extinction by killing off all individuals

labor

work

inhumane

not human; lacking pity or kindness; not fit for humans

Detente

A relaxing of tension between major powers, especially the particular easing of relations between the Soviet Union and the United States

Aid

to help

Soviet Union

The former Russian state (during WWII-1991)

Joseph Stalin

The leader of the communist Soviet Union (during WWII)

Benito Mussolini

The dictator of Italy (during WWII)

Sputnik

Launched by the Soviet Union - the first artificial satellite put into Earth's orbit

Space Race

The battle between the United States and the Soviet Union in which both nations aimed to be the first to explore outer space

Satellite Nation

a nation under heavy political or economic influence of a more powerful nation

Iron Curtain

an imaginary line dividing the communist controlled sphere within Europe and the "free" or democratic nations of Europe

Warm War

Talks are still going on and there would always be a chance of a peaceful outcome but armies, navies etc are being fully mobilized.

Hot War

Actual warfare, all talks have failed and the armies are fighting.

Nuclear Weapons

an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions

Cuban Missile Crisis

was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba

Missile

an object that is forcibly propelled at a target, either by hand or from a mechanical weapon.

Atomic Bomb

a bomb whose potency is derived from nuclear fission of atoms of fissionable material with the consequent conversion of part of their mass into energy.

Vietnam War

In Vietnam, the US and other countries joined forces with south Vietnam to try and avoid communism from North Vietnam. This would be the first war America would lose.

Korea War

When North and South Korea would have two different governments. North Korea was communist and South Korea was a form of Democracy. North Korea wanted Korea to be whole and attacked south Korea. This war would go on for 3 years and not really solve anything. Korea is now split into two countries. North Korea is still communist and South Korea is a republic.

Booby Trap

is a device or set up that is intended to kill, harm or surprise a person, unknowingly triggered by the presence or actions of the victim

Foxhole

a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire

GI Joe

a popular action figure that represents US soldiers. GI stands for "Government Issued"

Sniper

skilled military shooter detailed to spot and pick off enemy soldiers from a concealed place

Vietcong

Communist forces fighting the South Vietnamese government

Poverty

one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money

Humanitarian

concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare.

Refugee

someone who has been forced to leave a country because of war or for religious or political reasons

Life Expectancy

the average period that a person may expect to live.

GDP

Gross Domestic Product-is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period