Vocabulary and True and False Worksheet

Nationalism ~ ________ (Fill in the blank with the correct definition)

• loyal to a nation and promotion of its interests above all others

• belief in world government and elimination of national borders

• support for local traditions over national unity

• advocacy for equal rights for all nations without preference

Neutral Rights ~ ________ (Fill in the blank with the correct definition)

• the right to sail the seas and not take sides in a war

• the right to declare war on any nation

• the right to form alliances with warring countries

• the right to control all trade routes

Privateers ~ ________ (Fill in the blank with the correct definition)

• armed private ship

• naval officer

• merchant vessel

• pirate ship

National Debt ~ ________ (Fill in the blank with the correct definition)

• the amount of money a national government owes to other governments or its people

• the total value of goods and services produced in a country

• the amount of money individuals owe to banks

• the annual income of a country's citizens

Cabinet ~ ________ (Fill in the blank with the correct definition)

• a group of advisers to the president

• a type of furniture for storing dishes

• a musical instrument

• a style of painting

Impressment ~ ________ (Fill in the blank with the correct definition)

• forcing people into service, as in the navy

• volunteering for military duty

• negotiating peace treaties

• trading goods between countries

Ordinance ~ ________ (Fill in the blank with the correct definition)

• a law or regulation

• a type of food

• a musical instrument

• a weather phenomenon

Frigates ~ ________ (Fill in the blank with the correct definition)

• warship

• island

• mountain

• vehicle

Bicameral ~ ________ (Fill in the blank with the correct definition)

• consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature

• having a single legislative body

• relating to judicial review

• pertaining to executive authority

Caucasus ~ ________

• a meeting held by a political party to choose their party's candidate for president or decide policy

• a mountain range between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea

• an agreement between two countries

• a traditional Russian dance