Moksha
Hinduism freedom from the endless cycle of transmigration into a state of bliss
Karma
Action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad, either in this life or in a reincarnation
Dharma
Pity and deceny toward humans and animals alike
Ahimsa
The principle of non-injury to living beings; non- violence
Nirvana
Place or state characterized by freedom from oblivion to pain, worry, and the external world
Sects
A body pf persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religous denomination
Sepoy
A native soldier; especially in the service to Britain
Mutiny
Riot; uprising
Reform
To form again; to abolish abuse or malpractice
Viceroy
A person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of a sovereign
Electorates
The body of persons entitled to vote in an election
Autonomy
Independence or freedom as of the will or one's actions
Satyagraha
Civil disobidence characterized by non-violence, non- coorporation; invented by Gandhi
Communal
Used or shared in common by everyone in a group
Coalition
A combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factories, states, etc.
Interim
An intervening time; interval
Partition
Divisions into or distribution in portions or shares
Dominion
The power or right of governing and controlling; soverign authority
Secularism
Secular spirit or technology, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship
Fundamentalist
Strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles
Communist
A member of the communist party
Bureaucracy
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives
Missionary
A person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country
Sphere of Influence
The geographical area in which one nation is very influential
Nationalist
A person who advocates poitical independence for a country; chinese destiny determined by chinese people democratic pushed to Taiwan
Dynasty
A line of hereditary rulers of a country. A succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in a certain field
Boycott
A punitive ban that forbids relations with other bodies, cooperation with a policy, or the handeling of goods
Cold War
A state of political hostility existing between countries, characterized by threats, violent propaganda, subversive activities, and other measures short of open warfare in particular
Containment
The actions of keeping something harmful under control or within limits
Counter- Revolutionary
Is anyone who opposes a revolution, particularly those who act after a revolution to try to overturn or reverse it, in full or in part
Price Controls
A government regulation estabilshing a maxium price to be charged for specified goods and services, especially during periods of war or inflation
Sustainable
Capable of being sustained
Bourgeois
Of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes
Underclass
The lowest socail stratum in a country or community, consisting of the poor and unemployed
Free Trade
International trade is left to its natural course without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions
Intellectual Property Rights
Intellectual property (IP) is a term referring to a number of distinct types of legal monopolies over creations of the mind, both artistic and commercial, and the corresponding fields of law
Subsidy
A sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive
Separatist
A person who supports the seperation of a particular group of people from a larger body on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or gender
Trafficking
Deal or trade in something illegal
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Economic Interests
One of the main purposes for which individuals and groups engage in political action, one reason the US supported Iran
Nuclear Proliferation
The spread of nuclear weapons to new nations
Nationalists
A political group interested in promoting only its own interests
Multinational Empire
An empire made up of many different countries such as the Ottoman Empire which stretched vastly over different continents
Imperialism
A policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
International System
Maintaining a beneficial and peaceful pattern of interaction among major global players
Self-Determination
The ability of a government to determine their own course of their own free will
Self-Government
The power of a nation to rule over itself
Persecution
The abuse of a person or group becasue of their beliefs or apperance
Zionist Movement
A nationalist movement to establish a homeland for Jews in Palestine
Partition
Seperation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
Cease-Fire Lines
A line of halt in fighting/war
International Relations
Multinational interaction between nations
Expansionist Power
Having the power to practice the policy of territorial or economic expansion
Arab Nationalism
The belief that all Arabs should ban together and form one large Arab country. Nasser was a proponent of this
Superpower
A state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
Diplomatic Solutions
One which gives priority to negotiate over threat and/or use of force
Cold War Politics
The politics the US had that made any enemy of the USSR our ally
Oil Embargo
When Arabic nations refused to sell oil to the US because they were funding Israeli Armies
Shuttle Diplomacy
International negotiations conducted by a mediator who frequenty flies back and forth between the negotiating parties
Political Islamist Extremists
Political movements based on extreme interpretations of Islam
Opposition Movement
A group that goes against the people in power or popular consensus
Counter-Revolution
Being against the popular revolution, often referring to communist
International Arms Embargo
A measure preventing foreign countries from sending arms or military aid to specified countries
International Peacekeeping
Forces or actions creating calm and stability globally
Free-Market Economic Principles
Self-interest: complete information: many buyers and sellers; absence of externalities
Trade Barriers
Taxes, quotas, and other restrictions on goods entering or leaving a country
Islamist Radicalism
Muslimes who have a fanatical or very strict interpretation of the Qur'an
Secular Government
Governments seperated from religion, like the US
Economic Sanctions
Boycotts, embargoes, and other economic measures that one country uses to pressure another country into changing its policies
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that can kill tens of thousands of people all at once. The supposed reason the US went into Iraq under Bush
Militias
Groups of citizen soldiers
Sectarian Divisions
A seperation relating to or involving relations between religious groups or denominations
Diplomatic Engagement
To seek an agreement between two or more countries involving adjustments in their behavior and/or ambitions. Not creating allies
Liberal Reformers
A reformer who is open to new behavior or opinions are willing to discard traditional values
Strategic Ally
An ally that is highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war