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Knowledge Base: History How did struggles over identity cause Year 9 lasting global changes? c.1500 CE to 1843 CE.
6. Key Words continued...
6.8 change
6.9 continuity
6.10 ideology
6.12 revolution
6.13 patriotism
6.14 nationalism
6.15 socialism
6.16 communism
6.17 autocracy
6.18 democracy
6.19 dictatorship
6.20 monarchy
6.21 republic
6.22 worldview
6.23 reform
6.24 suffrage
6.25 movement
6.26 recruitment
6.27 conscription
6.29 campaign
6.30 alliance
6.31 secret police
6.32 capitalism
When something starts happening, stops happening, happens more, or happens differently. When something carries on happening. People allow it or encourage it to carry on happening.
A set of ideas that helps someone understand how the world works, and how it can be improved.
A radical change to how things are done. Usually, the whole system of government is replaced.
Showing loyalty and support for your country. This could be joining the armed forces in times of war, or keeping within the laws.
When people put their country first above all other loyalties they might have.
Making society more equal by taxing rich people and using the money to improve the lives of poor or vulnerable people.
An ideology that explains history as a struggle between different social classes (e.g., rich vs poor).
When one person (king or emperor) holds all the powers. Whatever they say is the law. They rule with violence.
When people vote for the leader they want to represent them. Democrats respect the law, and step aside to let someone else rule if voted out.
When one person (dictator) holds all the powers. They rule with violence. They often claim to rule on behalf of the people.
A king or queen who is head of state in a country. They might leave governing to others, such as a parliament.
An independent country where power is given by the people to an elected leader, not inherited. A republic is also not a colon y (controlled by an empire). How someone looks at the world around them, what they believe, and how they feel. This affects how they respond in different situations.
A change in the law, or change to a system of government, that is designed to make life better for some people or everyone in the country.
The legal right to vote in elections. Women had to overcome many inequalities in addition to this, but suffrage was the main focus of their campaigns. When an idea/aim becomes very popular and people start taking action to try to make it happen.
When people are shown adverts and persuasive images/articles encouraging them to enlist.
When the law demands that people enlist in (join) the armed forces when they are called upon.
A planned set of activities and tasks that a person or group do to try to achieve their goal.
When two or more countries or groups agree to work together, join the same side in a war, or to share resources.
A police force that is not in uniform and has powers to arrest, interrogate and torture people. This is used to keep control in an autocracy or dictatorship. When a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private businesses who invest in machines and raw materials, and try to make a profit.
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social reformer
An influencer (such as an author or journalist) who argues for changes in the way poor or vulnerable people are seen by socie ty, or a treated in law.
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conscientious objector
Someone who refused to be conscripted (join the armed forces) due to their beliefs. Siegfried Sassoon is a famous example. Af ter becoming a war hero for Britain in WWI, he witnessed his friend’s death, and his view of the war changed. He wrote a letter to MPs arguing the war wa s not achieving justice.
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