Vocabulary list for history, political science, and warfare

David Bar-Tzur

GENERAL HISTORY

annex assemble bi-partisan boycott castration cause century
civilization classical colonialism colonialist colonist colonize conspiracy
curfew dragon espionage expand found (establish) Founding Fathers hippie
immigrant, immigration Latin modern monument propaganda quill radical
rebel scribe scroll seal slave

CIVIL WAR
See also "Warfare" below and Indigneous signs for cities: United States for state signs.

abolitionism cotton Lincoln, Abraham master secede slave Yankee (Southern pejorative)

DIPLOMACY AND INFLUENCE

allegiance alliance ally, allies chauvinism colonialism colonialist colonist
colonize colony deadlock, stall (negotiations) delegate imperialism jingoism negotiation
neutral, neutrality representative settle (in area) settlement super-power territory

FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS PEOPLE

See also Deaf Studies for famous Deaf people.

[Kaiser] Augustus Bin Laden, Osama (Usama) Brezhnev, Leonid Carter, Jimmy famous Hitler, Adolph infamous
Johnson, Lyndon B. Keller, Helen Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Khruschev, Nikita King, Martin Luther known for
Lane, Harlan Lenin Lincoln, Abraham Napoleon Nixon, Richard Peter the Great Reagan, Ronald
Rembrandt (van Rijn) Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Teddy Shakespeare, William Stalin, Josef Sverdlov, Yakov Washington, George

GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES AND POLITICS

ambassador anarchy appoint aristocracy balance of authority bicameral board
boundary branch board boundary branch budget bureaucracy
checks and balances communism Congress Conservative constitution constitutional corrupt, corruption
cover up delegate Democratic party democracy Department of Defense Department of Transportation dictator
economy elastic clause elect election elector electoral college eminent domain
executive (branch) expressed powers federal govern hierarchic, hierarchical hierarchy House of Representatives
impeach implied powers inauguration install, installation institution institutionalized integrate
judicial branch, judiciary kingdom legislation legislative legislature Liberal liberate
monarchy negotiation North American Defense parliament parliamentary partisan patriot, patriotic, patriotism
petition picket (protest) policy prime minister prince princess radical
rajah Radical rally Reactionary reform repeal resign
representative Republican party revolution royal royalty rule ruler
second a motion Senate separation of powers socialism sovereignty speak out state
Strategic Defense Initiative (aka Star Wars) strike strong central government swear in tax treasurer The (U.S.) Treasury
trustee unconstitutional veto vice-president

GREECE

chariot democracy Senate senator slave slavery sword

MIDDLE AGES

abbot armor castle lance mace page pillary
sword

ROMAN EMPIRE

chariot empire gladiator javelin Latin Rome
shield slave slavery sword

TERRORISM

assassinate Al Qaeda torture

WARFARE

ammunition armed forces assassin beat beaten blockade bomb->
buffer bullet captain carpet bombing castle chaplain compromise
conditional conquer crisis cycle cyclical document electronic warfare
fortress knight lance mace Marine Corps massacre military
missile navigate navy pacify pact pillage pirate
rampart propaganda radar ratify raze recruit resist, resistance (to invaders)
retaliate sailor revenge rifle sergeant sheath (sword) shield
spy submarine surrender The Pentagon torture unilateral veteran (soldier)

WORLD WAR II
See also "Holocaust" under Vocabulary list of signs for Judaic concepts and "Warfare" above.

Aryan Austria Belgium concentration camp Denmark England France
Germany Hitler, Adolph Holland Holocaust Italy Japan Lebensborn
Nazi Netherlands Norway Poland Resistance movement Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Teddy
Russia Stalin Sweden Switzerland
United States

For the signs for these terms, see Signs for technical/specialized vocabulary.

For additional relevant terms, see Indigenous signs for cities, Indigenous signs for countries, Vocabulary list for Deaf studies if the discussion will include Deaf history, Vocabulary list for engineering for "Architecture & construction", and Vocabulary list for sociology and athropology.

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