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6271848445Assembly linewhere a product is moved from worker to worker in single tasks0
6271848446Commercialeconomic trade characterized by an increase in towns and trade, the use of banks and credit, and the establishment of guilds to regulate quality and price.1
6271848447CommunismA political system in which the government owns all property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.2
6271848448Emancipation(it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free3
6271848449EnclosureA movement in England during the 1600s and 1700s in which the government took public lands and sold them off to private landowners--contributing to a population shift toward the cities and a rise in agricultural productivity.4
6271848450Estates-Generalthe legislative body in France until 1789, representing the three estates of the realm (i.e., the clergy, the nobility, and the commons).5
6271848451Free MarketAn economic system in which prices and wages are determined by unrestricted competition between businesses, without government regulation or fear of monopolies.6
6271848452ImperialismA policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.7
6271848453Industrial Revolutionrapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production, began in England (resources) and invention of steam engine8
6271848454Lassiez-Fairehands-off little/no government interference in business9
6271848455labor unionAn organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members10
6271848456Cartela formal organization of producers that agree to coordinate prices and production11
6271848457MarxismA branch of socialism that emphasizes exploitation and class struggle and includes both communism and other approaches.12
6271848458Nationalismgreatest loyalty should be to a nation-state, same culture and people in a state13
6271848459Social ClassA system of stratification that groups members of society according to similarities in social standing. Tied to status and power in the community.14
6271848460Social Darwinism19th century of belief that evolutionary ideas theorized by Charles Darwin could be applied to society.15
6271848461SocialismA system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.16
6271848463UrbanizationGrowth of cities17
6271848464James Wattimprovements in the steam engine18
6271848465Steam Engineinvention that allowed factories to run machines and rely on manufacturing made industrialization possible19
6271848466Adam SmithFather of Capitalism20
6271848467Sepoy Mutinyan 1857 rebellion of Hindu and Muslim soldiers against the British in India21
6271848468Indian National Congressgroup formed by Hindu nationalist leaders of India in the late 1800's to gain greater democracy and eventual self-rule22
6271848469Opium War1839-1842. Chinese attempted to prohibit the opium trade, British declared war and won against Chinese. Treaty of Nanjing, agreed to open 5 ports to British trade and limit tariffs on British goods and gave Hong Kong.23
6271848470Taiping RebellionThe most destructive civil war in China before the twentieth century. A Christian-inspired rural rebellion threatened to topple the Qing Empire. Leader claimed to be the brother of Jesus.24
6271848471Sino-Japanese Wara war between China and Japan for influence, power, and territory.25
6271848472Boxer RebellionRebellion in China against foreigners that occurred soon after the "Open Door" notes. Caused by foreign (American and European) "spheres of influence" within the Chinese empire. Led to no formal division of China and the world powers accepted compensation from the Chinese for damages instead.26
6271848473Meiji RestorationThe political program that followed the destruction of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868, in which a collection of young leaders set Japan on the path of centralization, industrialization, and imperialism.27
6271848474Russo-Japanese WarWar between Russia and Japan; Japan wins and takes parts of Manchuria under its control.28
6271848475Boer war(1899-1902) War between Great Britain and the Boers in South Africa over control of rich mining country. Great Britain won and created the Union of South Africa comprised of all the South African colonies.29
6271848476African National CongressAn organization dedicated to obtaining equal voting and civil rights for black inhabitants of South Africa. Founded in 1912 as the South African Native National Congress, it changed its name in 1923. Eventually brought greater equality.30
6271848477Berlin Conference(1884-1885) During European Imperialism, various European leaders met in Berlin, Germany to discuss plans for dividing Africa peacefully. These leaders had little regard for African independence, and had no representation for native Africans. This began the process of imperializing Africa.31
6271848478Muhammad AliLeader of Egyptian modernization in the early nineteenth century. He ruled Egypt as an Ottoman governor, but had imperial ambitions. His descendants ruled Egypt until overthrown in 1952.32
6271848479European Colonialismthe process of european settlement/political control over the rest of the world33
6271848480American RevolutionThis political revolution began with the Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy.34
6271848481French RevolutionThe revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.35
6271848482Declaration of the Rights of ManFrench Revolution document that outlined what the National Assembly considered to be the natural rights of all people and the rights that they possessed as citizens.36
6271848483Napoleon Bonaparte(1769-1821) Emperor of the French. Responsible for many French Revolution reforms as well as conquering most of Europe. He was defeated at Waterloo, and died several years later on the island of Saint Helena.37
6271848484Haitian RevolutionA major influece of the Latin American revolutions because of its successfulness; the only successful slave revolt in history; it is led by Toussaint L'Ouverture.38
6271848485Latin RevolutionsSimon Bolivar is the greatest, father Miguel Hildago39
6271848486Unification of Italy and GermanyGermany replaced France as the dominant power in continental Europe.40
6271848487Nicholas IILast emperor of Russia, a tsar. Political enemies nicknamed him Nicholas the Bloody because of the Khodynka Tragedy, anti-Semitic pogroms, Bloody Sunday, his violent suppression of the 1905 Revolution, his execution of political opponents and his perceived responsibility for the Russo-Japanese War.41
6271848488Monroe DoctrineA statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.42
6271848489Spanish-American Warconflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States. Fought mainly for the issue of Cuban independence from Spain.43
6271848490Decline of Ottoman EmpireThey fell behind in industrialization, in education, and in general compared to the west.44

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