<span>They followed strict caste rules while interacting with people of other castes.
They believed that their present life was the result of their past karma.
They could choose any occupation, regardless of their caste. </span>
It would be the term "militarism" that refers to a nation's tendency to expand its armed forces and acquire new and better weapons, since in this case the nation in question is expanding its military capabilities.
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The Cold War was important because it split the world into two rival sides that came into conflict with each other in a number of places around the world. This conflict has left us with, among other things, a huge aresenal of nuclear weapons, particularly in the US and in Russia.
