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9141275484Declaration Of IndependenceA document modeled after the political philosophies of John Locke. It altered the natural rights identified by John Locke to include "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This determined American independance from Britain. Origin: North America Significance: Inspired by enlightenment ideas0
9141275485Self-Strengthening MovementA late nineteenth-century movement in which the Chinese modernized their army and encouraged western investment in factories and railways. It was also influenced by Confucian thought. Timeframe: began in the 1860's Significance: It improved the strength of the Chinese1
9141275486RomanticismA literary and artistic movement in nineteenth-century Europe; emphasized emotion over reason. It encouraged removal from social classes and strict rules. It embraced individual thought.2
9141275487Declaration Of The Rights Of Man And Of The CitizenA statement of political rights adopted by the French National Assembly during the French Revolution. It was a fundamental feature of the French Revolution; defined rights of citizens and estates.3
9141275488Declaration Of The Rights Of Women And Of The FemaleA statement of the rights of women written by Olympe de Gouges in response to the Declaration of the Rights of Man. It states that women should have the same rights as men in the document of the revolution.4
9141275489CommunismAn economic or social system based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.5
9141275490Classical LiberalismAn Enlightenment philosophy of natural rights, constitutional government, laissez-faire economics, less spending on military and churches6
9141275491GuanoBird droppings used as fertilizer; a major trade item of Peru in the late nineteenth century. It allowed for better plant growth especially for potatoes7
9141275492Suez CanalCanal constructed by Egypt across the Isthmus of Suez in 1869. It allowed for quicker transport between Europe and Asia. ALso, it led to the British conquest in Egypt.8
9141275493Code Napoleon (Napoleonic Code)Collection of laws that standardized French law under the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte. He encouraged male equality under the law and guaranteed wealth and security.9
9141275494Economic ImperialismControl of a country's economy by the businesses of another nation. It allowed the home country to govern themselves, but the invading country controlled the trade and business, even access to natural resources. Examples: China and most of Latin America.10
9141275495Spheres Of InfluenceDivisions of a country in which a particular foreign nation enjoys economic privileges. Also means influence that surrounds the nation. Example: Britain in China (Any country that had outside influence on other countries)11
9141275496JacobinsExtreme radicals during the French revolution. It is the most famous and influential club in French Revolution. Started Reign of Terror during Revolution12
9141275497Theory Of Natural SelectionIdea, first proposed by Charles Darwin, that species survive due to favorable characteristics. It shows that certain characteristics are unfavored and die off.13
9141275498BourgeoisieIn France, the class of merchants and artisans who were members of the Third Estate and initiators of the French Revolution. It was a high class, with a common culture and ownership of capitol. in Marxist theory, a term referring to factory owners.14
9141275499ProletarianIn Marxist theory, the class of workers in an industrial society. Marx hoped to make this class less impoverished. In Rome, It meant the lowest class in society.15
9141275500ConservatismIn nineteenth-century Europe, a movement that supported monarchies, aristocracies, and state-established churches.16
9141275501Factors Of ProductionLand, Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurship, which existed in Britain which allowed it to lead in the Industrial Revolution. Britain was able to gain access to these and industrialize quickly.17
9141275502ConscriptionMilitary draft. A citizen's give of money or service to the government during the war.18
9141275503Tanzimat ReformsNineteenth century reforms by Muslim Ottoman rulers designed to make government and military more efficient and Westernized. It educated about Western science, railroads etc. The Ottoman empire established trade with Britain with removal of taxes.19
9141275504Monroe DoctrinePolicy issued by the United States in which it declared that the Western Hemisphere was off limits to colonization by other powers. President James Monroe established it for security. The US would not intervene with European affairs, so Europe should not interfere with the US20
9141275505Indian National CongressPolitical party that became the leader of the Indian nationalist movement. They were Western-educated elites that wanted a voice in government; it even won India's independence from Britain.21
9141275506Congress Of Vienna1815- After Napoleon is exiled, this restored former boundaries and dynasties. Opposed nationalist movements22
9141275507Boxer RebellionRevolt against foreign residents of China. It failed because of the Western armies in China. It occurred in 1898.23
9141275508Sepoy RebellionRevolt of Indian soldiers against the British; caused by a military practice in violation of the Muslim and Hindu faiths.(1857) They rebelled because they thought the British violated Indian beliefs. The British removed the British East India company and took complete control of India and made it a colony.24
9141275509Natural RightsRights that belong to every person and that no government may take away. It gave the person a right to liberty, life, and property. John Locke25
9141275510Young TurksSociety founded in 1889 in the Ottoman Empire; its goal was to restore the constitution of 1876 and to reform the empire. They successfully took control of the empire for a short amount of time.26
9141275511BoersSouth Africans of Dutch descent. They saw themselves as racially superior to the indigenous people of South AFrica. Their descendants created the apartheid.27
9141275512SepoysSouth Asian soldiers who served in the British army in India. They worked for the British East Indian company.28
9141275513Social DarwinismThe application of Darwin's philosophy of natural selection to human society. It suggested that Europeans were superior and had the right to colonize.29
9141275514Separation Of PowersThe division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. It is used and developed in the United States. Montesquieu30
9141275515EstatesThe divisions of society in pre-revolutionary France. There were three divisions; clergy, nobles, and peasants. The first two estates comprised a small percentage of the population and suppressed the third estate. Eventually, the third estate rebelled and wanted more equal rights.31
9141275516ImperialismThe establishment of colonial empires. There were types: direct rule (France) and indirect rule(Britain). A country could also only control one factor of society: Political, Economic, and social/cultural.32
9141275517Enclosure MovementThe fencing of pasture land in England beginning prior to the Industrial Revolution. It took smaller farms into larger ones to mass produce agriculture, leading to former farmers to move to cities for work33
9141275518Bill Of RightsThe first ten amendments to the constitution of the United States. It is a statement of fundamental rights and privileges for people in the United States. Inspired by John Locke and Enlightenment34
9141275519Qing DynastyThe Manchurian invaders who ruled China from 1644 to the early 1900s becoming the last Chinese dynasty after the Ming. Eventually politically weak and unstable after British invasions, rebellions, Opium Wars.35
9141275520Berlin Conference 1884The meeting of European imperialist powers to divide Africa among them. African Scramble. Meant to take over parts of Africa for raw materials to continue industrialization. Destructive to Africa36
9141275521CapitalThe money and equipment needed to engage in industrialization. It was like an investment for an independent company37
9141275522Mary WollstonecraftEnglish person who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792) Advocating rights for women38
9141275523Reign Of TerrorThe period of the most extreme violence during the French Revolution. It was when the French government executed many French people to show their power.39
9141275524Manifest DestinyThe policy in the U.S. that led to its expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It was a policy that showed nationalism, power, and drive to achieve. The US wanted to gain territory from the Pacific to the atlantic.40
9141275525Meiji Restoration1868- After two centuries of self-imposed isolation, Japan begins modernization: abolishes feudalism, remodels military, creates new educational system, starts a railroad, borrows Western ideas about justice and law41
9141275526Estates-GeneralThe traditional legislative body of France. It is split into three classes: clergy, nobles, and peasants. The peasants comprise most of the population.42
9141275527Industrial RevolutionThe transition between the domestic system of manufacturing and the mechanization of production in a factory setting. Change from an agricultural to an agricultural society. It mainly started in England.43
9141275528Treaty Of NankingTreaty ending the' Opium War that ceded Hong Kong to the British. (1842) It allowed the British to come into China during the Qing Dynasty44
9141275529PogromViolence against Jews in tsarist Russia. It consisted of discrimination/ violence and destruction of their environment.45
9141275530Opium WarWar between Great Britain and Qing China began with the Qing dynasty's refusal to allow continued opium importation into China; British victory resulted in the Treaty of Nanking.(1839-1842) The British also gained Hong Kong.46
9141275531Sino-Japanese WarWar between Japan and China, in 1895, over control over Korea. Ultimately, Japan won.47
9141275532Russo-Japanese WarWar between Russia and Japan over Manchurian territory; resulted in the defeat of Russia by the Japanese Navy. It showed Japanese strength against other major powers.48
9141275533Boer WarWar between the British and the Dutch over Dutch independence in South Africa; resulted in British victory .(1899-1902) This strengthened the British powers.49
9141275534"octopus of imperialism".Anti-English Imperialism cartoon50
9141275535Rudyard Kipling's "White Man's Burden"demonstates Social Darwanism ideas51
9141275536John Stuart MillA champion of social reforms of the industrial age, including labor unions, child labor laws. Utilitarianism- seeking the greatest good for the greatest number of people52
9141275537Adam SmithWrote "Wealth of Nations" in 1776- said if businesses were allowed to operate in their own interests, society in general would benefit. Was against mercantilism- government control of economy including its colonies.53
9141275538Otto von BismarckIn 1871, was able to unify and found the new German Empire. He advocating nationalistic ideas, creating a new Europe superpower54
9141275539Cartoon of China after Opium Wars55
9141275540Cartoon of the French Revolution56
9141275541Tennis Court OathLed to creation of Dec of Rights of Man & Citizen57
9141275542Cartoon Belgian colonizationAfrica's Congo58
9141275543Canal Construction-PanamaRoosevelt and industrial transportation59
9141275544Simon BolivarLatin American creole. Helped lead independence movements for Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador and Peru60
9141275545Jamaica LetterInfluenced by Enlightenment ideas. Written by Simon Bolivar. Outlined his goals and concerns for Latin America61
9141275546CreoleBorn of European parents, in the Americas, well-educated esp. in the Enlightenment.62
9141275547PeninsularesLatin American colonists born in Spain or Portugal. Had more power than the Creoles63
9141275548Jean-Jacques RousseauHe taught parents to take a new interest in their children and to educate them differently not from books but instead should experience the world naturally. Enlightenment thinker64
9141275549NationalismA feeling of intense loyalty to others who share one's language and culture. The idea that people who share a culture should also share a government, or be allowed to govern themselves65

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