Chapter 16 Vocabulary - SEA in Modern World History

Match the following word with it's definition

• socialism

• a military commander who exercises power over a society by force

• warlord

• an economic system with more command elements than market elements

• massacre

• a cruel slaughter of a large number of people, especially a group of helpless or unresisting people

• nonviolent protest

• an attempt to draw attention to and change policies or practices without using force or causing harm

Match the following words with their definitions

• civil disobedience

• peaceful protest by refusing to follow a law or government order

• boycott

• the belief that if communism took power in one country, then the surrounding countries would also fall to communism like a line of dominoes

• domino theory

• a type of military action where small groups of combatants make surprise attacks against a larger force

• guerrilla warfare

• to stop buying or using something as a form of protest

Which theory suggests that if communism took power in one country, surrounding countries would also fall into communism like a line of dominoes?

• Domino Theory

• Boycott

• Civil Disobedience

• Containment

What is the definition of a boycott?

• To support a product

• To stop buying or using something as a form of protest

• To promote a law

• To follow government orders.

Which of the following is a form of peaceful protest?

• Boycott

• Civil Disobedience

• Domino Theory

• Revolution

What is guerrilla warfare?

• A) A type of military action where small groups of combatants make surprise attacks against a larger force.

• B) A peaceful protest method.

• C) An economic system with government control.

• D) The cruel slaughter of a large number of people.

Fill in the blank: _______ is the cruel slaughter of a large number of people, especially a group of helpless or unresisting people.

• Guerrilla warfare

• Massacre

• Nonviolent Protest

• Socialism

Which term describes an attempt to draw attention to and change policies or practices without using force or causing harm?

• Guerrilla warfare

• Massacre

• Nonviolent Protest

• Socialism

Fill in the blank: _______ is an economic system with more command (government-controlled) elements than market (supply and demand) elements.

• Guerrilla warfare

• Massacre

• Nonviolent Protest

• Socialism

What is the definition of a 'Warlord'?

• A peaceful leader

• A military commander who exercises power over a society by force

• A democratic ruler

• A religious figure.