GCSE History - Key Political Vocabulary

Key Political Vocabulary you will need to know

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What is Socialism?
Redistribution of wealth by legal means
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What is Fascism?
Emphasis on national strength and power
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What is Liberalism?
Emphasis on freedom but also on fairness
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What is meant by the term 'Conservatives'?
Emphasis on freedom but also on fairness
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Who were the Spartacists?
The German communists who led a revolt in 1919
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Who were the Freikorps?
Right wing ex soldiers who were anti-communist and resented Germany's losses under the TOV
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Who was the Kaiser?
The former Emperor of Germany who abdicated on the 9th Nov 1918
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What was the Weimar Republic?
The new German government set up under Ebert's presidency in Jan 1919
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What is Communism?
Central role of state to make an equal society
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What is a mutiny?
When soldiers refuse to the orders of their superior officers
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