DP History Vocabulary

What does "Universal Suffrage" mean?

• A ruler who has total control

• Everyone has the right to vote

• A belief that different nationalities should have the right to rule themselves

• A system of government where the head of state is a hereditary position

What is an "Autocrat"?

• A ruler who has total control

• Someone who dies for their beliefs

• A Christian group that believes the Pope represents God on earth

• A sudden overthrow of the government

What does "Catholic" refer to?

• A Christian group that "protests" against the idea that the Pope represents God on earth

• A Christian group that believes that the Pope represents God on earth

• Someone who dies for their beliefs

• A war fought between people from the same country

What is a "Martyr"?

• Someone who dies for their beliefs

• A ruler who has total control

• A sudden overthrow of the government

• A belief that different nationalities should have the right to rule themselves

What does "Egalitarian" mean?

• Promoting equal rights for all people

• A belief that different nationalities should have the right to rule themselves

• A system of government where the head of state is a hereditary position

• A ruler who has total control

What is "Capitalism"?

• An economic system based on the idea that people should be allowed to make money as they choose

• A belief that different nationalities should have the right to rule themselves

• A system of government where the head of state is a hereditary position

• A ruler who has total control

What is a "Coup d'etat"?

• A sudden overthrow of the government; usually force used by a small group

• A belief that different nationalities should have the right to rule themselves

• A system of government where the head of state is a hereditary position

• A ruler who has total control

Which term describes the belief that the government should provide what people need and assign work according to their ability?

• Socialism

• Communism

• Conservatism

• Structuralist

What is the belief in traditional institutions, gradual change in society, law and order, and individual liberty?

• Socialism

• Communism

• Conservatism

• Revisionist

What is the information inside a source, including what it tells us and what it leaves out?

• Provenance

• Content

• Context

• Purpose