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Aboriginal Collective Thought
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The beliefs and values central to aboriginal
culture, including connectedness of all living beings respect for the land and
the idea that spiritual gifts are to be used to aid survival
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Alignment
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An alignment or agreement, especially of nations.
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Aryan Race
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Descendents of people who spoke the parent language of India and Europe
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Autarky
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Self-sufficiency
During the 1930s, the German government worked to achieve autarky in its economy |
Authoritarianism
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A form of government in which the ruler is a dictator and promotes
strict obedience to the authority of a state or organization.
The state is more important than the individual and is glorified above the individual |
Bay of Pigs
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A failed, U.S. supported invasion of Cuba in 1961 that led to the
escalation of tensions and threat of nuclear war between the US and the USSR.
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Brinkmanship
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International behavious or foreign policy that takes one to the brink of
war.
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