Class Consciousness: Realization by the masses about their common experience of being exploited by the upper class

Communism: State controls resources and eliminates stratification to achieve equality

Political Left: Group seeking to change current way of life

Political Right: Group in support of current government and/or way of life

Left vs. Right: Two sides competing for power during political situations. The right wants thing to remain the same. The left wants change to current situation. Men in America against giving women the right to vote were on the right because they feared granting women more freedom would lead to a social decline

Power Vacuum: Government situation that leaves the door open for political change. The vacuum occurs when government is vulnerable/weak and possibly ready for change initiated by the people

Nationalism: Nation is all that matters. Nationalist view the survival of their nation as the only important factor. Nationalists are loyal to their country and want to promote culture, interests and consciousness

Act-React: Series of actions and reactions contributing the negative history between groups and nations

Negative History: Shared experience between groups and/or nations that creates hatred between groups and/or nations

Following Orders: Concerned with getting the job down regardless of cost to humanity or one's self

Crime Against Humanity: An act of persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people. Nature of atrocity is key

L+S vs. F: Local state and federal government

Imperialism: Foreign policy used by a strong nation to dominate another. Method of control can be political, economic, military or cultural

Slap Thesis: How many times do I have to slap you until you slap back? Resorting to the extremes

Or Does it Explode?: Result of slap thesis. You slapping back

Treaty of Versailles: Treaty created after World War I that lead to World War II and indirectly created problems that fueled the Cold War and led to the War on Terror

Golden Age: My experience with research has led me to think that every conservative group holds onto a golden age. The golden age is a time that people place on a pedestal and want to return to. The problem is the golden age believers usually reject change and want to return to that way of life