Vocabulary Global Issues

Fill in the blank: A former policy of segregation and political, social, and economic discrimination against the non-white majority in the Republic of South Africa is known as __________.

• Apartheid

• Colonialism

• Jim Crow

• Caste System

Fill in the blank: Rights such as freedom from unlawful imprisonment, torture, and execution regarded as belonging fundamentally to all persons are called __________.

• human rights

• civil liberties

• legal rights

• constitutional rights

Fill in the blank: The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group is termed as __________.

• genocide

• migration

• colonization

• integration

Fill in the blank: A person who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution is known as a __________.

• refugee

• immigrant

• tourist

• expatriate

Fill in the blank: One holding complete autocratic control, a person with unlimited governmental power, is called a __________.

• dictator

• president

• monarch

• governor

Fill in the blank: Attribution of conscious life to objects in and phenomena of nature or to inanimate objects is known as __________.

• animism

• materialism

• nihilism

• dualism

Fill in the blank: To withdraw from an organization such as a religious communion or political party or federation is to __________.

• secede

• join

• unite

• adhere

What is the definition of 'Famine'?

• An extreme scarcity of food.

• A period of economic prosperity.

• A time of abundant harvests.

• A type of tropical storm.

What is the definition of 'Imperialism'?

• The policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation especially by direct territorial acquisitions or by gaining indirect control over the political or economic life of other areas.

• A system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting.

• An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods.

• A political theory advocating state ownership of industry.

What is the definition of 'Afrikaners'?

• A South African of European descent whose native language is Afrikaans.

• A native tribe in South Africa known for their traditional dances.

• A group of explorers who discovered the Cape of Good Hope.

• A community of farmers in Australia.