AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

AP World History 1750-1914 Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
6344910087industrializationThe growing or birth of production0
6344910088Monroe DoctrineThe proclamation that prevented European nations from colonizing in the Americas1
6344910089Opium WarThe war that led Western imperialism in China2
6344910090Social DarwinismThe belief that one achieves more than others by genetic or biological superiority3
6344910091nationalismDevotion to the culture of a nation4
6344910092Factory systemA method of manufacturing adopted in England during the Industrial Revolution.5
6344910093Meiji RestorationA change in political control of Japan whereby the emperor regained his political power.6
6344910094pogromsMeaning "wreaking of havoc" in Russian, this was a massive violent attack on a particular ethnic or religious group with simultaneous destruction of their environment.7
6344910095Congress of ViennaEuropean meeting after Napoleon's defeat to try and restore political stability and settle diplomatic disputes8
6344910096zaibatsuHuge industrial combines created in Japan in the 1890s as part of the process of industrialization9
6344910097radicalA person who believe in the democratic movement that called for liberalism and extended personal rights and freedoms10
6344910098Toussaint L'Ouverturea leader of the Haitian revolt against France11
6344910099caudillosmilitary juntas or governments12
6344910100Miguel HidalgoCreole priest in Mexico who led rebellion against Spain13
6344910101Sino-Japanese Warwar fought between China and Japan over Korea from 1894 to 189514
6344910102Simon BolivarCreole military leader who fought for Venezuelan independence between 1817 and 182215
6344910103DumaSomething like parliament but has no real power, every time they tried to make change, czar disbanded them.16
6344910104CreolesPeople of Iberian Peninsular descent who were born in Latin America17
6344910105LiberalA person willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own..18
6344910106ConservativeA person not changing or innovating, holding on to traditional values.19
6344910107Crimean Wara war between Russia and a group of nations including England, France, Turkey and Sardinia from1853 to185620
6344910108Tokugawa ShogunateFamily of warlords who seized control of Japan in 1600s.21
6344910109DietParliamentary legislative body that had no real power in Japan.22
6344910110SocialismIdea that economic competition is inherently unfair and leads to injustice/inequality23
6344910111CommunismA forced idea of socialism that is ideally perfect with regards to justice and social equality24
6344910112RomanticismMost important - emotion/passion, more self expression, Self-realization of the individual, heroism, love of the natural world25
6344910113Taping RebellionRebellion initiated by Hong Xiuquan to overthrow the Manchurians and establish the kingdom of Heaven in China..26
6344910114Boxer RebellionViolent movement against non-Chinese commercial, political, religious and technological influence in China during the final years of the 19th century.27
6344910115Boer WarThe name given to the South African Wars of 1880-1 and 1899-1902, that were fought between the British and the descendants of the Dutch settlers (Boers) in Africa.28
6344910116Suez Canala ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea29
6344910117Socialist RevolutionA proletarian revolt inspired by the ideas of Karl Marx30
6344910118Proto-industrializationPreliminary shift away from an agricultural economy31
6344910119Feminist MovementSought legal and democratic gains for women such as equal access to education, right to vote, professions in workplace32
6344910120Triple AllianceAlliance between Germany, Austri-Hungary and Italy at end of 19th century33
6344910121Triple EntenteAgreement between Britain, Russia, and France in 190734
6344910122partitiona division of property among joint owners or tenants in common or a sale of such property followed by a division of the proceeds35
6344910123Benito JuarezIndian lawyer and politician who led a liberal revolution against Santa Ana36
6344910124Profirio DiazA general in Juarez' army who was elected as president of Mixico and ruled for 35 years37
6344910125tropical dependenciesWestern European possessions in Africa, Asia, and South Pacific where small number of Europeans ruled large indigenous populations38
6344910126gunboat diplomacydiplomatic relations involving the use or threat of military force39
6344910127Modernization Theorysummarize modern transformations of social life40
6344910128Ottoman Society for Union and Progressa secret circle of liberal-minded students in the imperial military medical school in Constantinople (now Istanbul) who aspired to overthrow the autocratic regime of Sultan Abdülhamit II.41
6344910129Holy AllianceAlliance between Russia, Prussia and Austria to defend the established order.42
6344910130AnarchistsPolitical group that sought the absolution of formal government as a way of creating a better society.43
6344910131BolsheviksMost radical group of the Russian Marxists movement44
6344910132democracyA form of government that represents the people45
6344910133IntelligentisiaRussian term for articulate intellectuals as a class46
6344910134Trans-Siberian RailroadConnected European Russia with the Pacific Ocean47
6344910135radicalismdemocratic movement that called for liberalism and extended rights48

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!