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Chapter 19 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bourgeoisie | middle class |
| deficit spending | a government's spending more money than it takes in |
| faction | a small group |
| republic | a government ruled not by a monarch, but by elected representatives |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| nationalism | a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country |
| secular | a nonreligious calendar |
| plebiscite | a ballot in which voters say yes or no |
| annex | added outright |
| blockade | involves shutting off ports to keep people or supplies from moving in or out |
| guerilla warfare | hit-and-run raids |
| abdicate | to step down from power |
| legitimacy | the principle that restores heredity monarchies that the French Revolution or Napoleon has unseated |