Vocabulary

Hanneke Kassies

1. Economic Stability: refers to an absence of excessive fluctuations in the
macro economy. An economy with fairly constant output growth and low and
stable inflation would be considered economically stable.

2. Foreign Aid: money, food, or other resources given or lent by one country to
another.

3. Humanitarianism: pertaining to the saving of human lives or to the
alleviation of suffering: a humanitarian crisis. a person actively engaged in
promoting human welfare and social reforms, as a philanthropist.

4. International Law: a body of rules established by custom or treaty and
recognized by nations as binding in their relations with one another.

5. Pluralism: a condition or system in which two or more states, groups,
principles, sources of authority.

6. Self- Government: government or control of a country, group, etc., by its own
members rather than by the members of a different country, group, etc.

7. Supranationalism: is a method of decision-making in multi-national political
communities, where in power is transferred or delegated to an authority by
governments of member states.

8. Ultranationalism: extreme nationalism that promotes the interest of one
state or people above all others.

9. Archetype: a very typical example of a certain person or thing.

10. Satire: the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and
criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of
contemporary politics and other topical issues.

11.
Foreign Policy: a course of action that a sovereign nation takes in its conduct
with other nation- states or international organizations.


12.
Isolationist: an advocate of isolationism in international affairs.


13.
Expansionism: the policy of territorial or economic expansion.


14.
Imperialism: a policy of extending a countrys power and influence through
diplomacy or military force.


15.
Appeasement: the policy of avoiding further arguments or war by accepting
the conditions or demands of an aggressor.


16.
Internment: confinement during war.


17.
National Interests: the interest of a nation as a whole held to be an
independent entity separate from the interests of other nations.


18.
Irredentist: One who advocates the recovery of territory culturally or
historically related to one's nation but now subject to a foreign government.


19.
Nationalist Leader: the leader of a nationalist movement.


20.
World war: a war in which major nations of the world are involved.


21.
Nationalist: one who loves and defends for their own country


22.
League of Nations: an international organization to promote cooperation and
peace among nations.


23.
Conflict: a serious disagreement or argument.


24.
Isolationism: a national policy of abstaining from political or economic
relations with other countries


25.
Irredentism: a national policy advocating the acquisition of some region in
another country by reason of common linguistic, cultural, historical, ethnic,
or racial ties.


26.
Propaganda: information especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to
publicize or promote a particular political cause or point of view


27. Motif: any element, subject, idea or concept that is constantly present
through the entire body of literature.

28. Establishing Shot: a usually long shot in film or video used at the beginning of
a sequence to establish an overview of the scene that follows

29. Montage: the process or technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together
separate sections of film to form a continuous whole.

30. Hegemonic: ruling or dominate in a political or social context.