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6859366229devshirmetribute of boys for civil administration in the Ottoman empire0
6859369078columbian exchangetransatlantic interaction in Americans and Afroeurasia1
6879674331creolesSpainars born in Americas2
6879676495fixed windsprevailing winds in Atlantic3
6879676496great dyingdemographic devastation in americas due to European diseases4
6879690822jiyzatax levied on nonmuslims; munghal empire abolished the tax5
6879692076merchantilismgov best serves their states economic interest6
6879692077mestizo"mixed" race of Spanish colonies in americas7
6879694611mulattoesmixed african and european blood ( ex: Dominicans)8
6879696478British/Dutch East Indian companiesprivate trading company charted by England9
6879696479African Diasporaspread of africans through slave trade10
6879698116middle passagejourney across the atlantic of african slaves to the americas11
6879700988piece of eightstandard spainish coin that became the medium of exchange in North America ,Europe, India Russia etc.12
6879706186potosicity developed in high in Andes ; worlds largest sliver mine in Americas in 1570 !!13
6879706187samuraiwarrior elite of medieval japan14
6879707938shogunsupreme military commander in japan15
6879707939sliver drainthe money from Europe was sliver and was used to pay luxury products. ( was desirable in eastern hemisphere- most of it went to china)16
6879707940Huguenotsprotestant minority in France17
6879711819catholic counter reformationinternal reform of the catholic church in sixteenth century18
6879714069Nicolas Copernicuspolish mathematician and astronomer who said that the heliocentric cosmos existed19
6879714070council of Trentmain instrument of the catholic counter reformation which clarified doctrine and the abuse of it20
6879718645Galileo galileiitalian astronomer who developed ideas of Copernicus and his work was suppressed by the church21
6879718646martin luthergerman priest who inaugurated protestant reformation in europe22
6879721677karl marxgerman philosopher - views human history as a class struggle based off socialism23
6879721678Guru Nanakfounder of Sikhism24
6879724399issac newtonlaws of motion and mechanics ( culmination of the scientific revolution)25
6879724400Ninety Five Theses95 abuses of the church posted by martin luther26
6879729874charles darwintheory of natural selection27
6879729875deismdivine being who created the cosmos but doesn't intervene with human affairs28
6879732058edict of nantesgranted religious toleration to french protestants and ended french wars29
6879734632european enlightmentintellectual movement that started scientific revolution30
6879734633sigmend freudfather of psychoanalysis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!31
6879737928protestant reformationmassive schism with Christianity challenges the churches authority and the endorsement of salvation32
6879739750scientific revolutioneuro intellectual and cultural transformation33
6879740978thirty years warhighly destructive war between protestant and Catholics34
6879740979Voltaireenlightenment questioning of values ; criticism of religion35
6879745538kaozhengresearch based evidence and analysis36
6879749343sikhismreligion by guru Nanak combines Hinduism and Islam37
6880009321blitzkriegGerman term meaning lighting wars which was used to describe their novel military tactics38
6880009322european unionfinal step in series of arrangement to increase cooperation between European states in WW239
6880009371fascismpolitical ideology w/ intense nationalism and authoritarian practices40
6880011387forteen pointsplan of Woodrow Wilson to establish lasting peace in WW1 ; it failed41
6880013618franz ferdinand archdukeAustrian Heir who's assassination sparked WW142
6880013619great depressionWorldwide economic depression that began 1929 due to stock market crash43
6880014822great warWorld War 144
6880014823adolf hitlerleader of German nazi party45
6880016350holocaustNazi genocide of Jews46
6880016351kristailnacht"crystal night" gangs smashes and loated Jew based shops in germany47
6880018517league of nationsinternational organization created after WW1 as apart of 14 points48
6880018518manchukuoJapanese puppet49
6880019865marshall planpost WW1 aided in restoration of the damage in Europe50
6880022673berito mussolinileader of Italian fascist party51
6880022674rape of nanjingJapanese killing and rape of Chinese civilian52
6880022675NATOmilitary and political alliance in US and euro to defend each other just in case of soviet aggression53
6880024232nazi partyNational Socialist Democratic Workers party nationalist regime based on racial superiority54
6880024233total warwar that requires the whole country to be involved55
6880026719triple allianceGermany,Austria, and Italy ; WW156
6880026720triple ententeRussia, France,Britain; WW157
6880029454united nationsinternational peacekeeping organization established in 194558
6880029455berlin wallseparates east and west Berlin; was kicked down (;59
6880030958bolshevikscommunist party led by Lenin60
6880030959Fidel CastroCuban leader who gravitated to soviet communism61
6880034684chinese revolution1912-1949 throw over of Chinese imperial system and end the communist party under the leader Mao62
6880034685cold warWar between western world and communist world that began 194963
6880036867cuban missile crisisstandoff between us and soviet union w the development of nuclear missiles in cuba64
6880036868glasnostpolicy of openness which allowed intellectual freedom in india65
6880038472LeninLeader of russian communist party66
6880040110Zedong Maochairman of chinese communist party67
6880040111Russian Revolutionoverthrew Romanov dynasty in russia and ended with communist under leadership of Lenin68
6880041439stalinleader of soviet union "Man of Steel" lmao69
6880041440decolonizationAfrican and Asian states won their independence from European hold70
6880043113GandhiPolitical leader of Indian drive for independence71
6880044680Nelson Mandelasouth african leader of african nation congress and he was imprisoned ( the ________ effect (; )72
6880048749Graha Satya"Truth Force" Gandhi's political philosophy who advocated nonviolently73
6880050602Al-qaedaregime of fundamentalist; led by Osama bin laden74
6880054772environmentalism20th century movement to preserve the natural world75
6880054773globalizationmassive growth in global economic transactions76
6880056515fundamentalismproclaimed to return to the fundamentals of a religion77
6880056516global warmingthe warming of the earth bc combustion of fossil fuels78
6880058420Che GuevaraArgentinian who waged war to remedy Americas and Africans social ills79
6880058421Osama bin Ladenleader of Al Qaeda80
6880060927Second wave feminismwomen rights movement in 1960's81
6880060928world trade organizationinternational body representing 149 nations rules for global commerce; promotion of free trade82
6880307142abolistionist movementsucceeded in condemning slavery and abolishing it. ( only in Britain and US)83
6880310392declaration of the rights of man and citizensFrench National Assembly - proclaimed equal rights of men84
6880310393estates generalfrench representative assembly who talk about pressing problems like the french revolution85
6880311879freetownwest african settlement which rescued and freed africans86
6880313567french revolutionfrench overthrew the french monarchy87
6880313606gens de calluer libresfreed people of color who were enslaved in haiti88
6880315269haitian revolutiononly successful slave rebellion89
6880317945Higalgo morelos rebellionpeasant insurrection that happened in mexico90
6880317946latin american revolutionrisings in south latin colonies91
6880319377louverture tossaintfirst leader of Haitian revolution92
6880319378maternal feminismwomen have value because they are mothers93
6880320690napoleon bonapartefrench head of state94
6880320691nationclearly defined territory95
6880320692nationalismcitizen loyalty to their nation96
6880322148north american revolutionrebellion done by colonist against british rule97
6880323223petit blancs"little" white population of Saint Domingue ( Haiti)98
6880325342stanon elizabeth ladyfigure in ealry women's rights movement99
6880325343third estate98% of population that participated in the french revolution100
6880327122bourgeoistowns people ; they owned alot of industrial capital ( they're rich)101
6880327123leninleader of russian revolution102
6880327124lower middle class20% of britain population103
6880327125karl marxsocialism104
6880328716mexican revolutionpeasants tried to over throw Porfirio Diaz105
6880328717middle class valueshard working ,moral behavior, and respectful106
6880330849model tfirst affordable car107
6880330850populismmovement that denounced corporate interest of all kinds108
6880332362progressionadvocated measures to correct ills of industrialization109
6880332363proletariatindustrial working class ( poor people )110
6880333769Russian revolutionrebellion after the countries defeat to japan; this resulted in the country making reforms111
6880333770apartheidsouth African segregation of blacks and whites112
6880336043scramble for africaEuropeans fighting for Africa bc of their resources113
6880336044Opium warswar fought between western powers and china; china tried to restrict the importation of foreign goods. Got the citizens hooked on that good good114
6880336525social darwinsimapplication of the survival of the fittest to populations115
6881254847Seneca falls conferencefirst women's right's conference116
6881419262Condorcet & the idea of progressFrench philosopher who said were near infinite improvability ( basically we need to stop being crappy and stop slavery and racism)117

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