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4288663563Estate-Generalmeeting of first estate (clergy, second estate (nobles), and third estate (everyone else) of France0
4288663564National Assemblythird estate feels they are not being heard so they declare themselves the sovereigns of France, wrote Declaration of the Rights of Man based on Enlightenment ideas, ratified new Constitution1
4288663565Convention (French government)replaces National Assembly under new constitution written after Austrians and Prussians invade France (second new constitution), led by radicals known as Jacobins2
4288663566Napoleonic CodeFrench laws written by Napoleon, based on Enlightenment ideas, very paternalistic3
4288663567Balance of Powerpolicy created by Congress of Vienna to prevent rise of second Napoleon4
4288663568Enclosurepublic land in Europe (known as commons) is made private in 1700's5
4288663569UrbanizationAmerican and European cities skyrocket in population because of enclosure and advances in farming, helps industrial revolution6
4288663570Domestic Systemmiddlemen would take wool or cotton to homes, women would spin in it, middlemen picked it up, inefficient system, ended after start of industrial revolution7
4288663571Flying Shuttlemachine invented in 1733 by John Kay, sped up weaving8
4288663572Spinning Jennymachine invented in 1764 by Hargreaves, quickly spun thread9
4288663573Cotton Ginmachine to process cotton invented by Eli Whitney in 179310
4288663574Steam Engineinvented by Thomas Newcomer in early 1700's, greatly improved by James Watt in 1769, powered factories, steam ship invented by Robert Fulton in 1807, train invented by George Stephenson in 1820's11
4288663575Interchangeable Partssystem of having standard machine parts started by Eli Whitney12
4288663576Assembly Linefactory workers repeatedly do only one step of making an item, invented by Henry Ford13
4288663577Free Market System (Capitalism)open market for goods and services, private ownership, endorsed by Adam Smith14
4288663578Laissez-Faire Capitalismgovernment completely removes itself from economic regulation15
4288663579Labor Unionsthousands of employees would bargain for better working conditions or threaten to strike, start in 1800's, have roots in medieval guilds16
4288663580Social Mobilitythe ability for a person to change his social class17
4288663581Social Darwinismbelieved in scientific racism, though whites (particularly British were were naturaly superior to all other races18
4288663582White Man's Burdenpoem by Rudyard Kipling, colonialism was justified as white people trying to civilized everyone else19
4288663583Unequal Treatiesa series of treaties made during imperialism which strongly favor western countries, starting with Treaty of Nanjing (Britain and China), includes Treaty of Kanagawa (US and Japan, 1854, before Meiji Restoration)20
4288663584Spheres of InfluenceFrance, Germany, Russia, and Britain divide China into sections they each can invest and trade and build military bases in, Manchu dynasty still the governmental authority21
4288663585Open Door Policy (1899)US announces support of Manchu dynasty's sovereignty and declares equal trading privileges for all imperial powers22
4288663586Boxers (Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists)attempted to kick out Imperialists from China in 1900, used guerrilla warfare, put down by foreign reinforcements, China forced to sign Boxer Protocol forcing them to formally apologize and repay Europeans and Japanese for costs of putting down rebellion23
4288663587Russification-24
4288663588French and Indian / Seven Years War1763, French ally with Algonquin and Iroquois tribes and attack Britain's American Colonies, British win and take much of French territorry including Ohio River Valley25
4288663589Thomas PaineEnlightenment thinker, wrote Common Sense, inspired American Revolution26
4288663590Napoleon Bonaparteformer general who overthrew Directory and wrote new constitution (fourth new constitution) and declared himself First Consul of France, made reforms in agriculture and infrastructure and public education, made Napoleonic codes based on Enlightenment ideas but was very paternalistic, conquered Austria, Prussia, Spain and Portugal, dissolved Holy Roman Empire, defeated in Russia then exiled, defeaters meet in Vienna but dissagree, Napoleon hears about the disagreement and returns27
4288663591WaterlooNapoleon is defeated again in 1815 after his return28
4288663592Congress of Viennadefeaters of Napoleon decide what to do with his territories, restore all monarchs except Holy Roman Empire, tried to erase French Revolution by restoring monarchy, tried to make balance of power between European countries29
4288663593Pierre Toussaint L'Ouvertureled Haitian revolution from France, Napoleon sent 20,000 troops who were defeated partialy due to yellow fever but did capture L'Ouverture, his lieutenant Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti a free republic in 180430
4288663594Simon Bolivarhelped to liberated South American countries from Spain including Gran Columbia (modern Columbia, Equador and Venezuala), Peru, and Bolivia31
4288663595Miguel HidalgoCreol preist, led Mexican revolt, defeated and executed at Calderon Bridge, Jose Morelos takes over and has success but is executed by landowning class for intentions to redistribute land in 1815, does not free Mexico from Spain32
4288663596Treaty of CordobaMexico becomes independent, 1821, signed after landowning class wanted independance33
4288663597Charles Darwincame up with evolution by means of natural selection34
4288663598Adam Smithin 1776 wrote The Wealth of Nations, argued for free market capitalism, opposite of Karl Marx35
4288663599Karl Marxin 1848 wrote The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels, said working class would revolt, foundation of Socialism and Communist, opposite of Adam Smith36
4288663600Ludditesgroups of worker who destroyed factory equipment in middle of night to protest working condition and low wages in England in the early 1800's, government sided with factories and executed some workers, harsh laws were enacted to prevent further action37
4288663601Opium WarsBritish sold Opium (drug) to China through port in Canton starting in 1773, by 1838 addiction was so widespread and destructive that the Emporor outlawed sale of Opium, British Opium in Canton was seized in 1939, fought war 1839-1842, China loses and forced to sign Treaty of Nanjing, British now could expand trade with China including Opium sale, British claim Hong Kong in 1843, Christian monasteries allowed in 1844, second war 1856-1850, British won and made Open Door Policy where each European country could trade with a different part of China, opened all of China to European trade38
4288663602White Lotus RebellionsBuddhist rebellion against Manchu dynasty for taxes and corruption in early 1800's39
4288663603Taiping Rebellionshuge rebellion against Manchu dynasty in mid-1800's, leader claimed to be brother of Jesus, almost succeeded; as many as 30 million died40
4288663604Self-Strengthening MovementManchu dynasty tries and fails to get its act together in the 1860's41
4288663605Sino-Japanese WarJapan defeats Manchu dynasty and takes Taiwan from them in Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)42
4288663606Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882US bans immigration of Chinese laborers43
4288663607Commodore Matthew PerryAmerican who arrived in Japan on steamboat to initiate trade with an isolated Japan, breaks National Seclusion Policy, inspires Meiji Restoration44
4288663608Meiji Restorationtransfer of power from shogun to Japanese emperor; emulated western culture; began to industrialize45
4288663609Boer WarConflict between Dutch farmers (Boers) and recently arrived British in South Africa over land containing gold and diamonds46
4288663610Muhammad Alibroke Egypt away from the control of Ottoman Empire; modernized and industrialized Egypt47
4288663611Suez Canalman-made waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas; greatly shortened travel between Europe and Asia; eventually taken over by the British48
4288663612Victor Emmanuel IIthe first king of a united Italy49
4288663613William I, William IIthe first kings of a united Germany50
4288663614Otto von Bismarckprime minister of Prussia that united smaller states into a united Germany51
4288663615Franco-Prussian Warled Germanic states to unite under the leadership of Prussia against France; led to the creation of Germany52
4288663616Emancipation EdictAlexander II of Russia abolished serfdom in 1861; serfs gained freedom, citizenship, marriage and property rights; land was too expensive to maintain53
4288663617Monroe DoctrineU.S. President Monroe stated that the Americas were off limits for European intervention54
4288663618Roosevelt CorollaryU.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine stating that Europe should stay out of economic affairs of the Americas55
4288663619Panama Canalman-made waterway connecting the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean; U.S. gained land because it supported Panamanian revolution against Colombia government56
4288663620Spanish-American WarU.S. gained Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico from its quick victory over Spain; also gained influence over Cuba; made U.S. a world-leading imperialist power57
4288663621Intolerable ActsGeorge Grenville and Charles Townhend pass unpopular laws for colonies on behalf of British Crown; includes Revenue Act (1764), Stamp Act (1765), and Tea Act (1773), colonies were not represented in parliament, generated colonial unrest and thus American Revolution58
4288663622American RevolutionAmerican colonists successfully rebel against Britain with help of French, declared independence in 1776, defeat British General George Cornwallis in 178159
4288663623Public Committee of Safetyinstituted by Convention, killed anyone suspected of being against French Revolution, The Riegn of Terror, led by Maximilien Robespierre and Jacobins, used guillotine60
4288663624Directoryfive man government ruled France under new constitution (third new constitution), good military, bad domestic policy61
4288663625Jose de San MartinCreole, former Spanish officer who helped to liberate Argentina, Chile (with Bernardo O'Higgins), and Peru (with Simon Bolivar)62
4288663626Establishment of Brazilian IndependenceJohn VI fled to Brazil after Napoleon invaded Portugal in 1807, returned in 1821 after Napoleon had been defeated, left son Pedro behind to rule Brazil, Pedro declared Brazil independent, his son (Pedro II) abdicated slavery in 1888, landowning class rebelled and established republic in 188963
4288663627Telegraphinvented in 1837 by Samuel Morse64
4288663628Telephoneinvented by Alexander Graham Bell in 187665
4288663629Lightbulbinvented in 1879 by Thomas Edison, allowed factories to work all night66
4288663630Internal Combustion Engineinvented in 1885 by Gottlieb Daimler, used in cars67
4288663631Radioinvented in 1890's by Guglielmo Marconi, based on designs by Thomas Edison68
4288663632Factory Act of 1883 (Britain)limited hours of workday, restricted child labor, required safer and cleaner working conditions69
4288663633Sepoy MutinySepoys (Indians in British army) rebeled, defeated, British government takes over for British East India Company70
4288663634Indian National Congressfounded in 1885 to work for Indian representation in British colonial government, did not get it until 194771
4288663635Sino-French War1883, China loses Vietnam to French, French establish colony called French Indochina72

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