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397259887capitalismeconomic system where money is invested in business ventures with goal of making a profit0
397259888fascisma political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and has no tolerance for opposition (mussolini)1
397259889imperialisma policy of extending your rule over foreign countries2
397259890nationalismlove of country and willingness to sacrifice for it3
397259891paternalismwhen a country governs another fatherly by providing for their needs but not giving them rights4
397259892polytheismbelief in many gods5
397259893socialisma political theory advocating state ownership of industry6
397259894marxismThe theory created by Karl Marx and Frederich Engels that centers on communism and its inevitability.7
397259895totalitarianismgovernment takes control over every aspect of peoples life8
397259896adolf hitlerGerman Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)9
397259897genocidesystematic killing of a racial or cultural group10
397259898sovietsthe government of the Soviet Union11
397259899joseph stalinRussian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)12
397259900otto von bismarckGerman statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)13
397259901bureaucracysystem of managing government through departments run by appointed officials14
397259902corporationa business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts15
397259903the great depressiona time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment16
397259904detenterichard nixon proposed this to lessen cold war tensions17
397259905dynastyseries of rulers from a single family18
397259906entrepreneurperson who organizes, manages and takes on a risk of business19
397259907free enterpriseelimination of trade barriers like tarrifs between nations-open trade20
397259908louis xivking of France from 1643 to 1715 most powerful french ruler21
397259909louis xviKing of France (1774-1792). In 1789 he summoned the Estates-General, but he did not grant the reforms that were demanded and revolution followed. Louis and his queen, Marie Antoinette, were executed in 1793.22
397259910klemens von metternichThis was Austria's foreign minister who wanted a balance of power in an international equilibrium of political and military forces that would discourage aggression23
397259911napoleonFrench general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) - dictatorship24
399768879neville chamberlainBritish statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)25
399768880partitionseparate or apportion into sections26
399768881absolutisma form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)27
399768882communisma form of socialism that abolishes private ownership28
399768883conservatisma belief that limited government ensures order, competitive governments, and personal opportunity29
399768884democracya political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them30
399768885ententea friendly understanding between political powers31
399768886indira ghandidaughter of ghandi, known for grain production, assassinated by sikhs32
399768887isolationismidea of united states not getting involved in world war II33
399768888lenin mandateempower workers, thought that workers would revolt, and said workers do all the work with little money34
399768889patriarchalfathers/husbands hold great authority35
399768890propagandainformation to promote an idea36
399768891republicpower rests with citizens who have the right to vote to select their leaders37
399768892robspierre-head of committee of public safety -when he died it ended the reign or terror38
399768893samuraibody gaurd or loyal warrior to each lord39
399768894shogun"supreme general of the emperors army"40
399768895sufferage-the right to vote41
399768896technologyways of applying knowledge42
399768897woodrow wilsonmajor goal at paris peace conference was to have the league of nations43
399768898peter the greatczar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government44
399768899frederick the greatThis was the Prussian king who embraced culture and wrote poetry and prose. He gave religious and philosophical toleration to all subjects, abolished torture and made the laws simpler45
399768900maria theresaaustrian/hapsburg ruler, decreased the power of the nobility46
399768901monroe doctrinean American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers47
399768902opium 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.48
399768903sphere of influenceA foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities.49
399768904meiji erathe period of Japanese history during which the country was ruled by Emperor Mutsuhito...it modernized Japan and ended the military dictatorship50
399768905sino japanese warA war between China and Japan for influence, power, and territory51
399768906sepoy rebellionThe revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs; also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.52
399768907boer warboers tried to get british out of african land but lost53
399768908who dominated northwestern africafrench54
399768909napoleons reforms1.napoleonic code 2. calmed religious tensions 3. established a national bank 4. took out corrupt officials55
399768910scientific revolution-a new way of thinking of the natural world -questioning accepted beliefs56
399768911germany got unification in what war by the help of bismarkfranco-prussian war57
399768912james wattmade steam engines faster and more efficient58
399768913Jethro Tullinvented the seed drill59
399768914storming of bastilleDestruction of the prison seen as the true start of the French Revolution.60
399768915enlightened monarchywhere ruler respects the peoples rights, the monarchs who embrace the new ideas and reforms became known as enlightened despots61
399768916laissez-fariea policy based on the idea that government should play as small a role as posssible i the economy62
399768917who wanted to - 1.prevent future french aggression 2.restore balance of power 3. restore Europe's royal familymetternichs goal63
399768918national assemblyFrench Revolutionary assembly (1789-1791). Called first as the Estates General, the three estates came together and demanded radical change. It passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789. (p. 585)64
399768919tennis court oath3rd estate wanted more representation- ended with a new constitution65
399768920glorious revolutionbloodless revolution66
399768921who started giving power to the people and started a constitutional monarchywilliam and mary67
399768922who wanted- 1.democracy 2.western ideas to china 3. 3 principles of the peoplesun yixian68
399768923industrialismprocess of developing machine production of goods69
399768924romanticism-movement in art and ideas -nature,feelings,individuality -from reason to emotion70
399768925marx theoryworkers would seize all means of production71
399768926liberalism-middle class -reforms -representation72
399768927conservatism-like reforms -elite/nobility73
399768928wrote leissez-faire and believed in capitalismadam smith74
399768929pasteurgerm theory of disease-to kill germs in liquids ex:milk75
399768930Listerstandards of cleanliness in hospitals ex:clean wounds76
399768931purgescampaign of terror that was launched by stalin that was directed to eliminate anyone who threatened his power77
399768932proletariatworker78
399768933appeasmentgiving into an aggressor to keep the peace79
399768934atlantic charterroosevelt and churchill met secretly and made a joint declaration that upheld free trade among nations and the right of people to choose their own government80
399768935believed in self governmentjohn locke81
399768936philosophessocial critics in france82
399768937salonsenlightment gatherings83
399768938baroque artvery embelished and emotional84
399768939montesquiebelieved in separation of powers85
399768940francis baconbritish philosophe who promoted scientific method86
399768941thomas jeffersonwrote the declaration of independence in 177687
399768942diderotwrote the encyclopeida88
399768943rousseauwrote the social contract "life, liberty, brotherhood"89
399768944reign of terror-led by the committee of public safety -ended when robspierre died90
399768945continental systemsigned by napoleon to make continental europe self-sufficient91
399768946congress of vienna-austria -followed french revolution -wanted to contain france, balance of power, restore legitamency92
399768947scorched earthused in russians by russians to eliminate napoleons resources to fight against napoleons huge army (successful)93
399768948plebiscitevote94
3997689491st business to industrializedtextiles95
399768950cavourunification of Italy96
399768951liberated venezuela, colombia, ecuadorsimon bolivar97
399768952social darwismreflected racism98
399768953reactionaryqueen/king99
399768954territory between germany and france that changed handsalsace lorraine100

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