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6473972811American revolution1775- 1787. Americans were fed up that Britain had been taxing them without representing them. (Stamp Act) They wanted to form their own government, so they rebelled against Britain0
6473972810RevolutionA forcible overthrow of a government of social order in favor for a new system1
6473974356French Revolutionbrought an end to the absolute monarchy and a start to a representative government2
6473975908Maximilian robespierreconducted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution3
6473976694Haitian revolutionthe only successful slave revolt in history; it is led by Toussaint L'Ouverture.4
6473977945Toussaint l ouvertureLed Haitian rebellion against French , former slave , defeated armies of 3 foreign powers ; Spain France and Britain5
6473979592Latin American revolutionSeries of risings in the Spanish colonies of Latin America (1810-1826) that established the independence of new states from Spanish rule but that for the most part retained the privileges of the elites despite efforts at more radical social rebellion by the lower classes.6
6473986976Simon bolivar1783-1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.7
6473986977CaudillosBy the 1830s, Latin America was mostly ruled by these military dictators from the creole class (American-born European-descendant).8
6473990455Women's suffrage movementthe fight to extend to women all rights of citizenships, including but not limited to the right to vote.9
6473991138Abolition of slaveryWilliam Wilberforce led the fight for abolition. He continued to fight for free slaves after he retired. Britain abolished slavery in its empire in 183310
6473993195IndustrializedChanged its economy to rely less on farming and more on manufacturing11
6473996783Assembly lineFactory system where each person one job of many12
6473997735Export economiesCountries whose economy relies on the export of raw materials for industrial13
6473997736SocialismA system in of society in which there is no private property14
6473999424MarxismExtreme socialism15
6474001314Meiji reformationRestoration period in Japan where they tried to revive the old glories of the empire.16
6474001315ImperialismThe expansion of empires through conquest and economic exploitation17
6474002235Scramble for africaIt was the invasion of Europeans in Africa to rule and rob Africa of their resources18
6474003595Berlin conference 1885European powers divided up Africa without worrying about borders or cultures19
6474003596Spheres of influenceAn area of one country under the control of another country.20
6474005185NationalismA strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country21
6474011137Global migrationsthe movement of people looking for work in industrialized countries22
6474011138Social darwinism19th century of belief that evolutionary ideas theorized by Charles Darwin could be applied to society.23

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