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| 209337334 | Abolitionism | a movement to end slavery (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 384) | |
| 209413750 | Bill of Rights | American written statement of fundamental rights and privileges for an individual. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 373) | |
| 209414822 | British North American Act | Passed by Parliament in 1867 to establish a Canadian nation with its own constitution. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 385) | |
| 203043668 | Capital | money available for investment (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 364) | |
| 209413749 | Congress of Vienna | Peace 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) | |
| 209337326 | Conservatism | a political philosophy based on tradition and social stability, favoring obedience to political authority and organized religion (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 372) | |
| 209334510 | Cottage Industry | a method of production in which tasks are done by individuals in their rural homes (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 364) | |
| 209337333 | Emancipation | the act of setting free (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 383) | |
| 203043669 | Entrepreneur | a person interested in finding new business opportunities and new ways to make profits (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 364) | |
| 209413752 | German Confederation | Thirty-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) | |
| 209334512 | Industrial Capitalism | an economic system based on industrial production or manufacturing (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 368) | |
| 209413747 | James Watt | Scottish 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) | |
| 209337331 | Kaiser | German for caesar, the title of the emperors of the Second German Empire (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 381) | |
| 209337328 | Liberalism | a 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) | |
| 209413751 | Louis-Napoleon | Elected president of France's Second Republic in 1848 after the French Revolution; the nephew of Napoleon. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 375) | |
| 209337330 | Militarism | reliance on military strength (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 380) | |
| 209413753 | Otto von Bismarck | Prussian 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) | |
| 209337332 | Plebiscite | a popular vote (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 382) | |
| 209337327 | Principle of Intervention | idea that great powers have the right to send armies into countries where there are revolutions to restore legitimate governments (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 373) | |
| 209334511 | Puddling | process 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) | |
| 209413754 | Queen Victoria | British 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) | |
| 209413748 | Robert Fulton | American inventor who built the first paddle-wheel steamboat in 1807. (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 366) | |
| 209337335 | Secede | withdraw (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 385) | |
| 209334513 | Socialism | a system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 370) | |
| 209337329 | Universal Male Suffrage | the right of all males to vote in elections (Spielvogel WHMT 2e p. 374) |
