Perspolis Political Terms & History Worksheet

a system in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained by private individuals or corporations
a system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common
a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government by force or by other means outside of the law COUP
a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them
a policy of extending the rule or authority of one nation over another
the doctrine that capitalism, which contains the seeds of its own decay, will inevitably be overcome by the socialist order and classless society
the doctrine of asserting the interests of one’s own nation, viewed as separate from the interests of other nations or the common interests of all nations
the class of workers who do not possess capital or property and must sell their labor to survive
a plotted revolt or attempt to overthrow a government
the act of subduing someone or something by force
a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them
an overthrow and thorough replacement of an established government by the people governed
a king or sovereign, formerly, in Iran