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6070952205Abolishformally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)0
6070952206Absolute monarchRule by one person whose actions are restricted neither by written law nor by custom1
6070952207American Revolutiona political upheaval during which colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy2
6070952208Assembly linea series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled3
6070952209Berlin Conference 1884a meeting between European nations to create rules on how to peacefully divide Africa among them for colonization4
6070952210Bloody Sundaywhen unarmed demonstrators led by Father Georgy Gapon were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard as they marched in Russia5
6070952211Boer Warsa war in which Great Britain fought against the Transvaal and Orange Free State6
6070952212Boxer Rebellionswhen the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists led an uprising against the spread of Western and Japanese influence7
6070952213British East India Companya private company granted a trade monopoly with the East Indies by Queen Elizabeth I8
6070952214Capitalwealth in the form of money or other assets owned for a particular purpose9
6070952215Capitalisman economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state10
6070952216Capitulationsthe action of surrendering or ceasing to resist an opponent or demand11
6070952217Cartelan association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition12
6070952218Cecil Rhodesa British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony13
6070952219Charles DarwinBritish naturalist who revolutionized the study of biology with his theory of evolution based on natural selection14
6070952220Commercialconcerned with or engaged in commerce/ making or intended to make a profit15
6070952221CommunismAdvocates class war to lead to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs16
6070952222Communist Manifestoan 1848 political pamphlet by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels17
6070952223Congress of Viennaa conference to provide a long-term peace plan for Europe after the French and Napoleonic Wars18
6070952224Constitutiona body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed19
6070952225Corporationa company or group of people authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law20
6070952226Declaration of Independencethe formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain21
6070952227Declaration of the Rights of Mana fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights22
6070952228Doctrine23
6070952229Domestic24
6070952230Emancipationthe fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation25
6070952231Emancipation of Serfsmanifesto issued by the Russian emperor Alexander II that accompanied 17 legislative acts that freed the serfs26
6070952232Empress Cixidowager empress of China who was hostile to foreign influences in China and supported the Boxer Rebellion27
6070952233Enclosurean area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier28
6070952234Enlightenmenta European intellectual movement emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition29
6070952235Estates-generalthe legislative body in France, representing the three estates of the realm (i.e., the clergy, the nobility, and the commons)30
6070952236Execution of Louis XVIby means of the guillotine, took place on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution31
6070952237Factorya building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine32
6070952238Frederich Engelsa German philosopher, social scientist, journalist, and businessman who founded Marxist theory together with Marx33
6070952239Free marketan economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses34
6070952240Free tradeinternational trade left to its natural course without tariffs, quotas, or other restrictions35
6070952241Immigrationthe action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country36
6070952242Imperialisma policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force37
6070952243Indemnitysecurity or protection against a loss or other financial burden38
6070952244Indian National CongressA political party in India established in the late nineteenth century after India achieved independence from Britain39
6070952245Industrial Revolutionrapid development of industry that occurred in Britain brought about by the introduction of machinery40
6070952246Intolerable Actsa series of British measures passed in 1774 and designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party41
6070952247Karl Marxa philosopher and economist famous for his ideas about capitalism and communism42
6070952248Labor unionan organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests43
6070952249Laissez-fairea policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering, government not interfering with market44
6070952250Leisurea policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering45
6070952251Mahmut II30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 183946
6070952252Marxismpolitical and economic theories, later developed to form the basis for the theory and practice of communism47
6070952253Maxim Gunsthe first fully automatic water-cooled machine gun, designed in Britain in 1884 and used especially in World War I48
6070952254Meiji Restorationa chain of events that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji49
6070952255Miguel HidalgoRoman Catholic priest and revolutionary leader who is called the father of Mexican independence50
6070952256Monopolythe exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service51
6070952257Monroe Doctrinea US policy (Monroe), any intervention by external powers in the politics of the Americas is a hostile act against the US52
6070952258Muhammed AliAlbanian soldier (service of Turkey), made viceroy of Egypt, took control away from the Ottomans and established Egypt as a state53
6070952259Muslim Leaguea political party established during the early years of the 20th century in the British Indian Empire54
6070952260NapoleonFrench general born in Corsica: emperor of France 1804-1555
6070952261Nationalisman extreme form of patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts, especially marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries56
6070952262Nation-statea sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent57
6070952263Natural resourcesmaterials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature/ can be used for economic gain58
6070952264Open Door Policypolicy proposed to keep China open to trade with all countries on an equal basis59
6070952265Opium Warsa war between Great Britain and China that began in 1839 as a conflict over the opium trade and ended in 184260
6070952266Otto von Bismarcka conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 189061
6070952267Panama CanalWaterway across the Isthmus of Panama, built from 1904-191462
6070952268RajBritish sovereignty in India63
6070952269Reign of Terrora period of remorseless repression or bloodshed during the French Revolution64
6070952270Revolutiona forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system65
6070952271Rudyard KiplingEnglish author of novels and poetry who was born in India66
6070952272Ruralin, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town67
6070952273Russificationcultural assimilation where non-Russian communities, voluntarily or not, give up their culture and language in favor of Russia's68
6070952274Russ-Japanese War904-1905 between Russia and Japan over rival territorial claims (Japan became a world power and Roosevelt made the treaty)69
6070952275Scramble for Africainvasion, occupation, division, colonization and annexation of African territory by Europe during the period of New Imperialism70
6070952276Sepoy Mutiny (1857)a revolt resulting in the transfer of the administration of India from the East India Company to the crown71
6070952277Seven Years Warbetween the German kingdom of Prussia + Britain, Vs Austria, France, and Russia72
6070952278Sino-Japanese Warbetween China and Japan over the control of Korea that resulted in the nominal independence of Korea73
6070952279Social classa division of a society based on social and economic status74
6070952280Social Darwinismthe theory that individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same laws of natural selection as plants and animals75
6070952281Socialismadvocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community76
6070952282Spanish American WarA war between Spain and the United States that began as an intervention on behalf of Cuba.77
6070952283Spheres of Influencea country or area in which another country has power to affect developments although it has no formal authority78
6070952284State Duma of Russiathe lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia's legislature79
6070952285Steam Enginean engine that uses the expansion or rapid condensation of steam to generate power80
6070952286Suez Canala sea-level canal in NE Egypt, crossing the Isthmus of Suez and linking the Mediterranean with the Red Sea81
6070952287Suffrageright to vote82
6070952288Taiping Rebelliona massive rebellion or civil war in China against the Qing dynasty83
6070952289The Diet of JapanJapan's bicameral legislature, composed of a lower house and an upper house, elected under parallel voting systems84
6070952290The Jewel in the Crownthe most valuable or successful part of something85
6070952291Trade unionlabor union of craftspeople or workers in related crafts86
6070952292Unequal Treatiesa series of treaties signed with Western powers by Qing dynasty China and late Tokugawa Japan after suffering military defeat87
6070952293Universal suffragethe extension of voting rights to all citizens without restrictions based on sex, race, religious belief, wealth or social status88
6070952294Urbanizationthe process of making an area more urban89
6070952295Utopiaan imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect90
6070952296Wage laborRelationship where the worker sells his labor power under a formal or informal employment contract91
6070952297Wealth of Nationsmagnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith92
6070952298White Man's Burdenthe task that white colonizers believed they had to impose their civilization on the black inhabitants of their colonies93
6070952299Witte Industrialization ProgramCount Sergei Iul'evich Witte oversaw Russia's transition economy, pushed for greater exports, ambitious industrialization, and large foreign loans to modernize Russia and make it competitive94
6070952300Young Turksmembers of a revolutionary party (Ottoman) who carried out the revolution of 1908 and deposed the sultan Abdul Hamid II95

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