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9647002976pugachev's rebellionprincipal revolt in a series of popular rebellions that took place in Russia after Catherine II seized power in 17620
9647002977popular sovereigntyauthority to govern derived from the people, not God or tradition1
9647007873john lockeman who created/believed in the Social Contract Theory2
9647013554social contract theorya voluntary agreement between the government and the governed3
9647013555enlightenmenta movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly4
9647021096north american revolutionrevolution caused by the struggle for independence from Britain5
9647024089french revolutionrevolution caused by the fact that the third estate wanted equal voting rights6
9647028228declaration of rights of man and citizennew idea that came from the French Revolution that stated everyone has equal rights7
9647028229reign of terror(1793-1794) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed by the quillotine; marked a new stage in revolutionary violence8
9647032269robespierreleader of Reign of Terror9
9647032270napoleon bonapartesuccessful general who seized power in 1799; credited with taming radical revolution, emphasized social equality and suppressed liberty10
9647036595haitian revolutionrevolution in Haiti caused by a huge slave revolt11
9647038319toussaint louvertureformer slave and leader in revolution12
9647059646spanish american revolutionrevolution: upheaval of Spanish and Portuguese colonies in mainland Latin America13
9647059647creolesnative born elites in the Spanish colonies, person of mixed race (european and black)14
9647064102miguel hidalgo then jose morelostwo priests who led peasant insurrection15
9647064103simon bolivarleader of Spanish American revolution16
9647066812nativismall people born in Americas = Americanos regardless of race17
9648767726russian decembrist revoltradicalized Russian military officers persuaded 3000 soldiers to refuse to swear oath of allegiance to new Tsar, Nicholas I18
9648767727abolition of slaveryslaves were freed and no longer used for trade or to produce crops; last country to abolish slavery was brazil which ended the Atlantic slave trade19
9648770432sharecroppingAfrican American families would rent small plots of land (shares) to work themselves; in return, they would give a portion of their crops to the landowner at the end of the year20
9648770433nationdistinct culture and territory which has political independence21
9648770434nationalismoffsets economic and social antagonism22
9648772215feminismorganized and substantial group of women challenging the patriarchy23
9648774572mary wolstonecroftleader of feminism in 19th century, wrote "Vindication of the Rights of Women"24
9648774573seneca falls conventionfirst organized expression of feminism25
9648777823elizabeth cady stantondrafted statement paraphrasing Declaration of Independence26
9648777824suffragethe right to vote27
9648780422industrial revolutionthe most significant modern transformation in humankind28
9648782461environmental impactsmassive extraction of nonrenewable resources altered landscape, sewers and industrial waste emptied into rivers29
9648784901first industrial revolutionbritain forges ahead of the rest of the world, great breakthrough of the coal fired steam engine30
9648784902second industrial revolutionthe focus is on different industries, IR spreads beyond Britain31
9648787514city lifeovercrowded, smoky, insufficient sanitation, epidemics, rowhouses, warehouses32
9648790706work environmentlong hours, low wages, child labor33
9648790707trade unionsan advocate for workers' rights, better wages and working conditions34
9648790708labor strikeswhen a group of employees refuse to work in order to force employers to pay higher wages35
9648793133karl marxfounder of modern communism; viewed socialism as a science36
9648793134socialisma political, social, and economic system meant to empower the working class.37
9648793135communismdescribed as an economic theory favoring a classless society and abolition of private property. It was based on the writing of Karl Marx and inspired revolutions of the Soviet Union, China, Vietnam, Korea, Cuba, and many more.38
9648795389labour partybritish working political party that was made for reforms and to turn into socialism; it led to massive struggles and problems, which in account people turned to Marxism.39
9648795390capitalisman economic system based on private property and free enterprise.40
9648795391self-made industrialistsHenry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, and John D. Rockefeller41
9648801422great railroad strike of 1877many railroad workers went on strike to respond to the wage cuts. it was eventually put down by troops.42
9648804012caudillosmilitary strongmen, achieved power as defenders or order and property43
9648806567mexican revolutionarmed rebellion in which the Mexican people fought for political and social reform44
9648808978industrial capitalismthe development of capitalist business organizations in industrial societies.45
9648808979european imperialismEurope established colonies in Asia, the Middle East, and mainly Africa.46
9648810974germ theoryThe idea that diseases are spread by lower class people47
9648810975civilizing missionsEuropean imperialism/colonialism imposing their ideals to foreign regions/ territories.48
9648814658social darwinismbelief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle; "survival of the fittest"49
9648816768scramble for africaeuropean powers partition continent in 25 years50
9648816769scientific racismthe use of scientific theories to support or validate racist attitudes or worldviews51
9648822093indian rebellion 1857military use of animal fat from cows and pigs; triggered by mutiny among Indian groupsin Beghal52
9648845903apartheidracial separation of homelands, system of segregation and discrimination53
9648845904congo free statea large state in central Africa ruled by King Leopold II and was entirely separated from Belgium. King Leopold II took its natural resources and became rich from it.54
9648850257king leopold IIking of belgium; "congo free state"...he turned the congo into his own personal estate55
9648854500"african identity"few people thought of themselves as Africans56
9648856205tribes in colonized africaa european notion to facilitate colonial administration57
9648858685taiping uprisingpeasant upheaval where the leaders largely rejected Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism; leaders favored a unique form of Christianity58
9648861160opium warstwo wars within the 19th century that was fought over British trade in China and the Chinese sovereignty; Britain sold opium to China and they got hooked. Britain wanted to keep exporting it to China because their economy was rising from it, but China stopped it, took out some exports and prohibited it, the British took it offensively, and started wars against them.59
9648861161"self strengthening"reinvigorate traditional China while borrowing some from the West60
9648864078boxer uprisinganti-foreign movement in northern China; led by militia organizations known as "Boxers"61
9648864079hundred days of reformprogressive imperial edicts62
9648866799"sick man of europe"name given to the Ottoman Empire by the Europeans as it is now an inferior empire; the Ottoman Empire's decline63
9648868766defensive modernizationdefined as when a country is able to build their own economic and educational structure. An example of defensive modernization would be whenever Japan had built their own military and educational system.64
9648868767tanzimat(reorganization) build strong and new centralized state; took shape as the Ottoman leadership sought to provide the economic, social, and legal underpinnings for a strong and newly decentralized state65
9648868786young turksmilitary and civilian elites who opposed despotism; wanted thorough modernization like Europe66
9648872327meiji restorationpolitical takeover of young samurai from southern Japan; event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji67
9648872328commodore perryleader who came to Japan and forced them to open up to Western trade and influence68
9648878602shintoancient religion featuring ancestor veneration and natural spirits; official state cult of Japan69

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