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| 327827046 | Industrial Revolution | Change in technology, brought about by improvements in machinery and by use of steam power | 0 | |
| 327827047 | American Revolution | the war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775-83, by which the colonies won their independence. | 1 | |
| 327827048 | French Revolution | The 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. | 2 | |
| 327827049 | French Revolution of 1830 | Second rebellion against Bourbon monarchy; essentially a liberal movement resulting in the creation of a bourgeois government under a moderate monarchy | 3 | |
| 327827050 | French Revolution of 1848 | Overthrew the monarchy established in 1830; briefly established a democratic republic; failure of the republic led to the reestablishment of the French Empire under Napoleon III in 1850. | 4 | |
| 327827051 | Greek Revolution | Rebellion in Greece against the Ottoman Empire in 1820; key step in gradually dismantling the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans. | 5 | |
| 327827052 | Revolutions of 1848 | Democratic and nationalist revolutions that swept across Europe. The monarchy in France was overthrown. In Germany, Austria, Italy, and Hungary the revolutions failed. | 6 | |
| 327827053 | Balkan Nationalism | Movements to create independent nations within the Balkan possessions of the Ottoman Empire; provoked a series of crises within the European alliance system; eventually led to World War I. | 7 | |
| 327827054 | Luddites | Any of a group of British workers who between 1811 and 1816 rioted and destroyed laborsaving textile machinery in the belief that such machinery would diminish employment. | 8 | |
| 327827055 | Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | Fundamental document of the French Revolution, defining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal. | 9 | |
| 327827056 | Maximilien Robespierre | Young provincial lawyer who led the most radical phases of the French Revolution. His execution ended the Reign of Terror. | 10 | |
| 327827057 | Congress of Vienna | Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon | 11 | |
| 327827058 | liberalism | An economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard | 12 | |
| 327827059 | socialism | A political theory advocating state ownership of industry | 13 | |
| 327827060 | nationalism | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country | 14 | |
| 327827061 | romanticism | A movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization | 15 | |
| 327827062 | radicals | Those who favor extreme change | 16 | |
| 327827063 | Karl Marx | Founder of modern communism | 17 | |
| 327827064 | Charles Darwin | English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882) | 18 | |
| 327827065 | Otto von Bismark | Prussian prime minister, he led the unification of Germany and the creation of the German empire. | 19 | |
| 327827066 | Triple Alliance | Alliance between Germany, Italy, Austria Hungry | 20 | |
| 327827067 | Triple Entente | An alliance between Great Britain, France and Russia in the years before WWI. | 21 | |
| 327827068 | Tropical Dependencies | Western European possessions in Africa, Asia, and the south pacific where small numbers of Europeans ruled large indigenous populations | 22 | |
| 327827069 | White Dominions | A type of settlement colony, such as those in north America and Australia, where European settlers made up the majority of the population | 23 | |
| 327827070 | Settler Colonies | Colonies in which the colonizing people settled in large numbers, rather than simply spending relatively small numbers to exploit the region | 24 | |
| 327827071 | white racial supremacy | Belief in the inherent superiority of whites over the rest of humanity; peaked in the period before World War I. | 25 | |
| 327827072 | Sepoys | Indian soldiers in the British army | 26 | |
| 327827073 | Plassey | Battle in 1757 between troops of the British East India Company and an Indian army under Sirud-daula ruler of Bengal; British victory resulted in control of northern India | 27 | |
| 327827074 | Isandhlwana | Location of battle fought in 1879 between the British and Zulu armies in South Africa; resulted in defeat of British; one of few victories of African forces over Western Europeans. | 28 | |
| 327827075 | Nabobs | Name given to British representatives of the East India Company who went briefly to India to make fortunes through graft and exploitation. | 29 | |
| 327827076 | Raj | The British-controlled portions of India in the years 1757-1947 | 30 | |
| 327827077 | James Cook | English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779) | 31 | |
| 327827078 | Cecil Rhodes | British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa made a fortune in gold and diamond mining; helped colonize the territory now known as Zimbabwe | 32 | |
| 327827079 | Pacific Tragedies | Demographic disasters and social disruption as a result of colonization in the Pacific | 33 | |
| 327827080 | Boer War | A conflict, lasting from 1899 to 1902, in which the Boers and the British fought for control of territory in South Africa. | 34 | |
| 327827081 | Toussaint L'Overture | Former slave in Haiti who led a revolt against the French | 35 | |
| 327827082 | Maximilian von Habsburg | Proclaimed emperor of Mexico following intervention of France in 1862; ruled until overthrow and execution by liberal revolutionaries under Benito Juárez in 1867. | 36 | |
| 327827083 | Benito Juarez | Mexican national hero; brought liberal reforms to Mexico, including separation of church and state, land distribution to the poor, and an educational system for all of Mexico | 37 | |
| 327827084 | Father Miguel de Hidalgo | Mexican priest who established independence movement among American Indians and mestizos in 1810; Despite early victories, was captured and executed | 38 | |
| 327827085 | Jose de San Martin | South American general and statesman, born in Argentina: leader in winning independence for Argentina, Peru, and Chile; protector of Peru | 39 | |
| 327827086 | Simon Bolivar | Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule | 40 | |
| 327827087 | Porfirio Diaz | a dictator who dominated Mexico, permitted foriegn companies to develop natural resources and had allowed landowners to buy much of the countries land from poor peasants | 41 |
