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World History Modern Times - Chapter 12 Flashcards

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209337334Abolitionisma movement to end slavery (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 384)
209413750Bill of RightsAmerican written statement of fundamental rights and privileges for an individual. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 373)
209414822British North American ActPassed by Parliament in 1867 to establish a Canadian nation with its own constitution. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 385)
203043668Capitalmoney available for investment (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 364)
209413749Congress of ViennaPeace Treaty designed by heads of European powers in 1814 (England, Austria, Prussia, Russia) which rearranged territories after Napoleon's defeat to form a new balance of power. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 371)
209337326Conservatisma political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, favoring obedience to political authority and organized religion (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 372)
209334510Cottage Industrya method of production in which tasks are done by individuals in their rural homes (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 364)
209337333Emancipationthe act of setting free (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 383)
203043669Entrepreneura person interested in finding new business opportunities and new ways to make profits (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 364)
209413752German ConfederationThirty-eight independent German states recognized by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 of which Austria and Prussia had the greatest powers. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 375)
209334512Industrial Capitalisman economic system based on industrial production or manufacturing (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 368)
209413747James WattScottish engineer who, in 1782, made changes to the steam engine which enabled it to drive machinery to spin cotton, thus improving production. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 364)
209337331KaiserGerman for caesar, the title of the emperors of the Second German Empire (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 381)
209337328Liberalisma political philosophy originally based largely on Enlightenment principles, holding that people should be as free as possible from government restraint and that civil liberties-the basic rights of all people-should be protected (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 373)
209413751Louis-NapoleonElected president of France's Second Republic in 1848 after the French Revolution; the nephew of Napoleon. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 375)
209337330Militarismreliance on military strength (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 380)
209413753Otto von BismarckPrussian prime minister in 1860's who governed Prussia without Parliament's approval and forced war first with the Austrians and then the French (Franco-Prussian War in 1870) where France was forced to relinquish Alsace and Lorraine. Prussia was then the strongest power in Europe. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 380)
209337332Plebiscitea popular vote (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 382)
209337327Principle of Interventionidea that great powers have the right to send armies into countries where there are revolutions to restore legitimate governments (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 373)
209334511Puddlingprocess in which coke derived from coal is used to burn away impurities in crude iron to produce high quality iron (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 365)
209413754Queen VictoriaBritish queen from 1837-1901 with the longest reign in English history who helped to stabilize their economy with continued improvements as a result of the Industrial Revolution. In 1876, she also assumed the title of Empress of India. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 382)
209413748Robert FultonAmerican inventor who built the first paddle-wheel steamboat in 1807. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 366)
209337335Secedewithdraw (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 385)
209334513Socialisma system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 370)
209337329Universal Male Suffragethe right of all males to vote in elections (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 374)

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