Terms from 1750 to 1914 from the AP World History book by the Princeton Review. Terms that are listed in previous units will not be included.
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| 2563446572 | Communism | a theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state. | 0 | |
| 2563446579 | Enlightenment | a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions; education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge | 1 | |
| 2563446580 | Estates-General | France's traditional national assembly with representatives of the three estates, or classes, in French society: the clergy, nobility, and commoners. The calling of the Estates General in 1789 led to the French Revolution. | 2 | |
| 2563446591 | Marxism | the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be replaced | 3 | |
| 2563446596 | Social Darwinism | The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion. | 4 | |
| 2563446597 | Socialism | a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole. | 5 | |
| 2563446603 | Berlin Conference (1884) | A meeting from 1884-1885 at which representatives of European nations agreed on rules colonization of Africa | 6 | |
| 2563446605 | Boer Wars (1899-1902) | Anglo-Dutch wars over British control in Africa- Conflict stemmed from different views on the treatment of natives. | 7 | |
| 2563446606 | Boxer Rebellions | 1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese (the Boxers) who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops. | 8 | |
| 2563446609 | Charles Darwin | English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882) | 9 | |
| 2563446610 | Communist Manifesto | a socialist manifesto written by Marx and Engels (1842) describing the history of the working-class movement according to their views | 10 | |
| 2563446619 | Miguel Hidalgo (Mexico) | Mexican priest and revolutionary. Although the revolt he initiated (1810) against Spanish rule failed, he is regarded as a national hero in Mexico's struggle for independence from Spain. | 11 | |
| 2563446624 | Karl Marx | German philosopher, economist, and revolutionary. With the help and support of Friedrich Engels he wrote The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Das Kapital (1867-1894). These works explain historical development in terms of the interaction of contradictory economic forces, form the basis of all communist theory, and have had a profound influence on the social sciences. | 12 | |
| 2563446630 | Napoleon Bonaparte | Overthrew French Directory in 1799 and became emperor of the French in 1804. Failed to defeat Great Britain and abdicated in 1814. Returned to power briefly in 1815 but was defeated and died in exile. | 13 | |
| 2563446631 | Open Door Policy | A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which all nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China. | 14 | |
| 2563446632 | Opium Wars | Also known as the Anglo-Chinese Wars, they were the climax of trade disputes and diplomatic difficulties between China under the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire after China sought to restrict British opium traffickers (and Britain had refused). | 15 | |
| 2563446633 | Panama Canal | Ship canal cut across the isthmus of Panama by United States Army engineers (1904-1915). It greatly shortened the sea voyage between the east and west coasts of North America. The United States turned the canal over to Panama on Jan 1, 2000 | 16 | |
| 2563446635 | Reign of Terror | the historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed | 17 | |
| 2563446639 | Russo-Japanese War | (1904-1905) War between Russia and Japan over imperial possessions. Japan emerges victorious by a long run. | 18 | |
| 2563446640 | Scramble for Africa | Term given for the rapid invasion of Africa by the various European powers. This began imperialism in Africa. | 19 | |
| 2563446641 | Sepoy Mutiny (1857) | A revolt by the hired Hindu and Muslim soldiers of the British East India Company. Both thought the British had used grease from an animal (pig or cow) each religion was not supposed to eat, on the bullets they distributed to them, so they revolted. This resulted in the British government officially taking control of India, making it a colony. | 20 | |
| 2563446643 | Sino-Japanese War | (1894-1895) Japan's imperialistic war against China to gain control of natural resources and markets for their goods. It ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth which granted Japan Chinese port city trading rights, control of Manchuria, the annexation of the island of Sakhalin, and Korea became its protectorate. | 21 | |
| 2563446644 | Spanish American War | In 1898, a conflict between the United States and Spain, in which the U.S. supported the Cubans' fight for independence | 22 | |
| 2563446645 | Spheres of Influence | areas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly | 23 | |
| 2563446646 | Suez Canal | A canal linking the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It was a vital trade route in the British Empire during imperialism, and continues to link North Africa and Europe to Asia today. | 24 |
