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| 10076092806 | Blitzkrieg | an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory. Lightning War. German strategy during WW2. | 0 | |
| 10076092807 | Astrolabe | Instrument used to make astronomical measurements | 1 | |
| 10076092808 | Compass | Instrument that shows direction relative to the geographic cardinal direction | 2 | |
| 10076092809 | Lateen Sail | A triangular sail on a long yard at a 45 degree angle to the mast | 3 | |
| 10076092810 | Mercantilism | A national economy policy designed to maximize the trade of a nation and, historically, to maximize the accumulation of gold and silver | 4 | |
| 10076092811 | Absolutism | 1600s - 1700s, Divine Rights, European monarchies sought to centralize political power in their nations | 5 | |
| 10076092812 | Columbian Exchange | The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology and ideas between the Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries | 6 | |
| 10076092813 | Appeasement (WWII) | Policy followed by Britain at the Munich Conference that let Hitler take more land. | 7 | |
| 10076092814 | Iron Curtain | The division between democratic and communist societies after WW2. | 8 | |
| 10076092815 | League of Nations | An intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference | 9 | |
| 10076092816 | Cold War | State of political hostility that existed between Soviet bloc countries and US led Western powers from 1945 to 1990 | 10 | |
| 10076092817 | Zionist Movement | The national movement of Jewish people that support the re-establishment of the Jewish homeland | 11 | |
| 10076092818 | The Great Leap Forward | Mao's China 1958 program of pushing industrialization projects through peasant communities | 12 | |
| 10076092819 | NATO | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization which is a military alliance between 29 North American and European countries | 13 | |
| 10076092820 | Balfour Declaration | A public statement issued by the British government announcing their support for establishing a home for Jewish people in Paestine | 14 | |
| 10076092821 | Devshirme | The system where Christian boys were forcefully recruited to serve the Ottoman government | 15 | |
| 10076092822 | Taj Mahal | An Indian palace used as a tomb to house Shah Jahurs favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal | 16 | |
| 10076092823 | Arms Race (Cold War) | A competition between the US and USSR for superiority in developing and accumulating weapons | 17 | |
| 10076092824 | Taiping Rebellion | A rebellion between the Qing dynasty and Taiping Heavenly | 18 | |
| 10076092825 | The Proletariat | The lowest or one of the lowest classes in a society (often used with reference to Marxism) | 19 | |
| 10076092826 | Nationalism | Patriotic feelings, principles or efforts | 20 | |
| 10076092827 | Cultural Diffusion | The spread of cultural beliefs and activities from one group of people to another | 21 | |
| 10076092828 | Oceania | Geographic region comprising Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia. Spanning the eastern and western hemispheres | 22 | |
| 10076092829 | Globalization | The trend of increasing interaction between people or companies on a world wide scale | 23 | |
| 10076092830 | Dutch Learning | The Dutch went to Africa and educated the people there | 24 | |
| 10076092831 | Penicillin | An antibiotic used to treat infections | 25 | |
| 10076092832 | Steam Engine | A heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid | 26 | |
| 10076092833 | Estates General | A legislative and consultative assembly of the different classes of French subjects | 27 | |
| 10076092834 | Stamp Act | An act taxing printing of legal documents and newspapers in the colonies by the British | 28 | |
| 10076092835 | "White Man's Burden" | a poem about the Phillippine-American war | 29 | |
| 10076092836 | NGO's | Non-governmental organizations, usually non-profit | 30 | |
| 10076092837 | NAFTA | An agreement signed by Canada, Mexico and the USA creating a trade bloc in North America | 31 | |
| 10076092838 | "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" | A motto that first appeared during the French Revolution that was established under the Third Republic | 32 |
