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4265367408liberalspeople who generally favor government action and view change as progress0
4265367409radicalsthose who favor extreme change1
4265367410federalist systempowers shared by the government and its subunits2
4265367411gens de couleurfree men and women of color in Haiti. They sought greater political rights and later supported the Haitian Revolution.3
4265367412Father Miguel Hidalgo Y Costillapriest who led the first major Mexican revolt against Spanish rule in 18104
4265367413Augustine Iterbidechanges sides after he defeats Jose Morelos. He fight for the power for the Creoles and in 1821 Mexico is free from Spain.5
4265367414juntaa military group ruling a country after seizing power6
4265367415Louis XVIking of France-executed for treason by the National Convention-absolute monarch-husband of Marie Antoinette.7
4265367416Napoleonic CodeFrench civil code established in the early 1800s; basis of many civil codes today and still remains France's civil code8
4265367417National Assemblya French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate on June 17, 1789, to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people9
4265367418Jose de San MartinSouth American general and statesman, born in Argentina: leader in winning independence for Argentina, Peru, and Chile; protector of Peru10
4265367419Alexis de TocquevilleFrench political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions (1805-1859)11
4265367420Francois Dominque Toussaint L'Ouvertureleader of the Haitian Revolution. He freed the slaves and gained effective independence for Haiti despite military interventions by the British and French.12
4265367421George Washingtoncommander of the Continental Army13
4265367422Battle of Waterloothis was the battle that Napoleon lost after his return from Elba that ended his reign as French ruler14
4265367423Mary WollstonecraftEnglish writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women15
4265367424break-of-bulka location along a transport route where goods must be transferred from one carrier to another.16
4265367425cult of domesticityidealized view of women & home; women, self-less caregiver for children, refuge for husbands17
4265367426demographic transitionchange in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates18
4265367427electric telegrapha device for rapid, long-distance transmission of information over an electric wire.19
4265367428Samuel Gompersled the AFL (American Federation of Labor), a skilled craft union, fought for wages and working conditions, they went on strike, boycotted and used collective bargaining20
4265367429interchangeable partsidentical components that can be used in place of one another in manufactoring21
4265367430mass productionthe production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques)22
4265367431proletariata social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages23
4265367432utopian socialismideal society based on socialist ideals-Louis Blanc and Charles Fourier24
4265367433James WattScottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)25
4265367434Josiah Wedgewood(1759) opened pottery business that mass-produced high quality porcelain at a low cost26
4265367435Eli WhitneyUnited States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)27
4265367436the Bully of the Norththe US was called this by the Latin Americans28
4265367437caudillosmilitary rulers who emerged in new republics across latin america29
4265367438Porfirio Diaza dictator who dominated Mexico, permitted foriegn companies to develop natural resources and had allowed landowners to buy much of the countries land from poor peasants30
4265367439Dominion of Canadathe loose confederation of Ontario(upper Canada), Quebec(lower Canada), Nove Scotia, and New Brunswich, created by teh british North America Act in 186731
4265367440Sigmund FreudAustrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939)32
4265367441isolationisma policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations33
4265367442isolationist policya policy of abstaining from an active role in international affairs or alliances, which characterized US foreign policy toward Europe during most of the 1800's34
4265367443Andrew Jackson7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency35
4265367444Benito JuarezMexican national hero; brought liberal reforms to Mexico, including separation of church and state, land distribution to the poor, and an educational system for all of Mexico36
4265367445La Reformaa liberal reform movement in 19th-century Mexico, led by Benito Juarez37
4265367446Jose Antonio PaezVenezulean soldier who led Simon Bolivar's cavalry force.38
4265367447presidential systema system of government in which the legislative and executive branches operate independently of each other39
4265367448personalist rulersrulers that became so due to their charismatic influence and personality40
4265367449regionalisma foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas41
4265367450romanticisimreaction against the Enlightenment, nature, simplicity and the ideal42
4265367451Juan Manuel de Rosasstrongman leader in buenos aires; took power in 1831; commanded loyalty of gauchos; restored local autonomy.43
4265367452Washington's Farewell Addresswarned Americans not to get involved in European affairs, not to make permanent alliances, not to form political parties and to avoid sectionalism.44
4265367453anarchistspeople who oppose organized government45
4265367454Bolsheviksa group of revolutionary Russian Marxists who took control of Russia's government in November 191746
4265367455Boxer Revellionrevolt by China secret society to drive foreigners out47
4265367456Canton Systemrestricted all foreign trade to the port of Canton (trading season)48
4265367457Catherine the GreatEmpress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)49

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