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346942354Estates generalassembly of the estates of all France0
346942355Popular sovereigntypeople hold the final authority in all matters of government1
346942356Enlightenment ideologiesBelief in truth, process, science, and human emancipation2
346942357John LockeEnglish empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)3
346942358Jean-Jacques RousseauA French man who believed that Human beings are naturally good & free & can rely on their instincts. Government should exist to protect common good, and be a democracy4
346942359Quartering actan act passed by the British that allowed British troops to live in the homes of the colonists5
346942360Continental congressthe legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution6
346942361LoyalistsAmerican colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence7
346942362PatriotsColonists who wanted independence from Britain8
346942363Clergyclergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)9
346942364Bastillea jail (literally, a French jail)10
346942365Reign of terrorthe historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed11
346942366NapoleonFrench general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)12
346942367RobespierreA French political leader of the eighteenth century. A Jacobin, he was one of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution. He was in charge of the government during the Reign of Terror, when thousands of persons were executed without trial. After a public reaction against his extreme policies, he was executed without trial.13
346942368Declaration of the rights of manStatement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.14
346942369Guillotineinstrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles15
346942370ConcordatAgreement between Pope and Napoleon: Napoleon recognized Catholocism as the religion of the majority of France, Pope does not ask for any land back seized during the Revolution16
346942371Congress of ViennaMeeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon17
346942372Hispaniolaa Caribbean island settled by Spaniards in 1493; a present day island that is divided into the Dominican Republic and Haiti.18
346942373Simon bolivarVenezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule19
346942374ConservatismThis was the political idea in which the people regarded tradition as the basic source of human institutions and the proper state and society remained those before the French Revolution which rested on a judicious blend on monarchy, bureaucracy, aristocracy, and respectful commoners20
346942375Liberalisma political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual, parliamentary systems of government, nonviolent modification of political, social, or economic institutions to assure unrestricted development in all spheres of human endeavor, and governmental guarantees of individual rights and civil liberties.21
346942376Edmund BurkeEnglish statesman famous for his oratory22
346942377John Stuart millEnglish philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873)23
346942378Mary WollstonecraftEnglish writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women24
346942379Mary astellWrote A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, book addressed that lack of educational opprotunities for women; tried to improve the status of women25
346942380Anti-semitismprejudice against Jews26
346942381Zionisma policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine27
346942382Otto Von BismarckGerman statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)28
346942383King wilhelm IKing of Prussia who appointed Otto von Bismarck as his prime minister; led to the unification of Germany29
346942384Adam smithScottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)30
346942385Bessemer processA way to manufacture steel quickly and cheaply by blasting hot air through melted iron to quickly remove impurities.31
346942386Capitalwealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value32
346942387Cartela formal organization of producers that agree to coordinate prices and production33
346942388Communist manifestoThis is the 1848 book written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels which urges an uprising by workers to seize control of the factors of production from the upper and middle classes.34
346942389Corporationa business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts35
346942390Deforestationthe removal of trees36
346942391EcologicalThe interactions and relationships between organisms and their environment.37
346942392Eli Whitneyinvented the cotton gin38
346942393Friedrich engelssocialist who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx in 1848 (1820-1895)39
346942394Henry fordUnited States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947)40
346942395Karl Marxfounder of modern communism41
346942396LudditesThese were the angry old cottage industry workers who lost their jobs and costumers to machines and as a result, they began to secretly destroy the machines42
346942397Monopoly(economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller43
346942398New lanarka model textile factory cooperative community founded by Robert Owen44
346942399Putting out systemsystem of merchant-capitalists "putting out" raw materials to cottage workers for processing and payment that was fully developed in England45
346942400Robert owenWelsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)46
346942401Socialisma political theory advocating state ownership of industry47
346942402Steam powerthe power source that made it possible to build factories away from running water48
346942403Thomas Malthusan English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834)49
346942404Trust...50
346942405Utopianan idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer51
346942406CaudillosMilitary dictator; gained control after independence movements52
346942407Emancipation proclamationIssued by abraham lincoln on september 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free53
346942408GauchosArgentine cowboys54
346942409Gran ColombiaThe temporary union of the northern portion of South America after independence movements led by Simón Bólivar; ended in 183055
346942410Louisiana purchaseterritory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million56
346942411Manifest destinyThis expression was popular in the 1840s. Many people believed that the U.S. was destined to secure territory from "sea to sea," from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This rationale drove the acquisition of territory.57
346942412Treaty of Guadalupe hidalgoTreaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million58
346942413Anatoliaa peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey59
346942414Bloody sundayIn Russia 1905 Russian soldiers inadvertently opened fire on demonstrators, turning them against the tsar. Possibly the start of the Revolution.60
346942415Boxer rebellionA 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in the country.61
346942416CapitulationsAgreements with European powers that gave European bankers and merchants unfair advantages in the Empire62
346942417Crimean warA war fought in the middle of the nineteenth century between Russia on one side and Turkey, Britain, and France on the other. RUssia was defeated and the independence of Turkey was guaranteed63
346942418DumaThis was a legislative parliament in Russia with real political power64
346942419Emancipationfreeing someone from the control of another65
346942420ExtraterritorialityRight of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation.66
346942421Gentrythe most powerful members of a society67
346942422Intelligentsiaan educated and intellectual elite68
346942423Japanese dietparliament and House of Concillors whose members were popularly elected by all adults69
346942424MeijiThe period of Japanese History from 1867 - 1912 during which the country was ruled by Emperor Mutsuhito and Experienced Modernization.70
346942425Opium warWar between Britain and the Qing Empire that was, in the British view, occasioned by the Qing government's refusal to permit the importation of opium into its territories. The victorious British imposed the one-sided Treaty of Nanking on China. (p. 684)71
346942426PogromsGovernment supported attacks against Jews in Russia72
346942427Russificationthe process of forcing Russian culture on all ethnic groups in the Russian empire73
346942428Serf(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord74
346942429Shoguna hereditary military dictator of Japan75
346942430Spheres of influenceareas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly (ex. Europe and U.S. in China)76
346942431Tanzimat'Restructuring' reforms by the nineteenth-century Ottoman rulers, intended to move civil law away from the control of religious elites and make the military and the bureacracy more efficient.77

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