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Chapter 33 AP World History Flashcards

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12229853356Black HandPre-World War I secret Serbian society; one of its members, Gavrilo Princip, assassinated Austrian archduke Francis Ferdinand and provided the spark for the outbreak of the Great War0
12229853357BolshevikRussian communist party headed by Lenin1
12229853358Central PowersWorld War I term for the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman empire2
12229853359communismPhilosophy and movement that began in middle of the nineteenth century with the work of Karl Marx; it has the same general goals as socialism, but it includes the belief that violent revolution is necessary to destroy the bourgeois world and institute a new world run by and for the proletariat3
12229853360DreadnoughtsA class of British battleships whose heavy armaments made all other battleships obsolete overnight4
12229853361February RevolutionRussian uprising in 1917 against shortages and the mounting toll of World War I. Nicholas II abdicated the thrown, and a provisional government was established5
12229853362GallipoliWorld War I battle in which the British lead a disastrous attack on the Ottomans; the number of Allied casualties weakens loyalty between Britain and Canada, Australia, and New Zealand6
12229853363Home FrontTerm made popular in World War I and World War II for the civilian "front" that was symbolic of the greater demands of total war7
12229853364ImperialismTerm associated with the expansion of European powers and their conquest and colonization of African and Asian societies, mainly from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries8
12229853365LuisitaniaBritish passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war9
12229853366Mandate systemSystem that developed in the wake of World War I when the former colonies became mandates under European control, a thinly veiled attempt at continuing imperialism10
12229853367October RevolutionBolsheviks seize power from Russian provisional government in the name of all Soviets11
12229853368Ottoman EmpirePowerful Turkish empire that lasted from the conquest of Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453 until 1918 and reached its peak during the reign of Süleyman the Magnificent (r. 1520-1566)12
12229853369RomanovRussian dynasty (1610-1917) founded by Mikhail Romanov and ending with Nicholas II13
12229853370Schlieffen PlanGermany's World War I plan of attack in which they would swiftly attack France and then fight a defensive war against Russia14
12229853371Self-determinismBelief popular in World War I and after that every people should have the right to determine their own political destiny; the belief was often cited but ignored by the Great Powers15
12229853372SovietsRussian elected councils that originated as strike committees during the 1905 St. Petersburg disorders; they represented a form of local self-government that went on to become the primary unit of government in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The term was also used during the cold war to designate the Soviet Union16
12229853373Triple AlliancePre-World War I alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy17
12229853374Triple EntentePre-World War I alliance of England, France, and Russia18
12229853375VersaillesPalace of French King Louis XIV19
12229853376absolutismPolitical philosophy that stressed the divine right theory of kingship: the French king Louis XIV was the classic example20
12229853377AhimsaJain term for the principle of nonviolence to other living things or their souls21
12229853378Anti-SemitismTerm coined in late nineteenth century that was associated with a prejudice against Jews and the political, social, and economic actions taken against them22
12229853379BauhausGerman school of architecture that shaped the international style of twentieth century urban buildings, combining engineering and art to create a concept where form follows function23
12229853380BolshevikRussian communist party headed by Lenin24
12229853381CollectivizationProcess beginning in the late 1920s by which Stalin forced the Russian peasants off their own land and onto huge collective farms run by the state; millions died in the process25
12229853382CommunismPhilosophy and movement that began in middle of the nineteenth century with the work of Karl Marx; it has the same general goals as socialism, but it includes the belief that violent revolution is necessary to destroy the bourgeois world and institute a new world run by and for the proletariat26
12229853383ConservatismPolitical ideology that resisted change in favor of tradition and viewed society as an organism that evolved slowly over time27
12229853384EugenicsNazi policies intended to improve the quality of the German race, including the sterilization or euthanasia of physically and mentally handicapped28
12229853385FascismPolitical ideology and mass movement that was prominent in many parts of Europe between 1919 and 1945; it sought to regenerate the social, political, and cultural life of societies, especially in contrast to liberal democracy and socialism; fascism began with Mussolini in Italy, and it reached its peak with Hitler in Germany29
12229853386five-year plansFirst implemented by Stalin in the Soviet Union in 1928; five-year plans were a staple of communist regimes in which every aspect of production was determined in advance for a five-year period; five-year plans were opposite of the free market concept30
12229853387Great PurgeStalin's policy of collectivization and his sending of eight million people to labor camps31
12229853388GuomindongChinese nationalist party founded by Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) and later led by Jiang Jieshi; it has been centered in Taiwan since the end of the Chinese civil war.32
12229853389Harijans"Children of God," Gandhi's term for the Untouchables33
12229853390HinduismMain religion of India, a combination of Dravidian and Aryan concepts34
12229853391India ActBritish modification of self-rule (1937) that was offered to India after policy of repression failed35
12229853392IslamMonotheistic religion of the prophet Muhammad (570-632); influenced by Judaism and Christianity, Muhammad was considered the final prophet because the earlier religions had not seen the entire picture36
12229853393KeynesianismEconomic school of thought espousing the necessity of stimulating demand to remedy depression. Governments must work to "pump the prime" of the economy to boost consumer demand37
12229853394KristallnachtOfficial attacks in 1938 on synagogues and Jewish businesses in Germany38
12229853395KulaksLand-owning Russian peasants who benefited under Lenin's New Economic Policy and suffered under Stalin's forced collectivization39
12229853396LebenstraumGerman term meaning "living space"; the term is associated with Hitler and his goal of carving out territory in the east for an expanding Germany40
12229853397Long MarchRetreat of Chinese Communist Party (1934-1935) after the Nationalist Party turns on them following their combined Northern Expedition to reunify China41
12229853398May Fourth MovementMovement that began 4 May 1919 with a desire to eliminate imperialist influences and promote national unity42
12229853399MuslimA follower of Islam43
12229853400New DealPresident Roosevelt's Keynsian policies of massive government investment in the economy44
12229853401New Economic PolicyPlan implemented by Lenin that called for minor free market reforms45
12229853402Nurembourg LawsAnti-Semitic laws enacted in 1935 in Nazi Germany that deprived Jews of citizenship and outlawed intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews46
12229853403Paris Peace AccordsAgreement reached in 1973 that marked the end of the United States' role in the Vietnam War47
12229853404Planned ScarcityDepression-era economic policy of decreasing the supply of goods in order to increase demand and boost the economy48
12229853405Psychoanalytic TheoryFreud's analysis of the psychological causes of mental illness which examines conflict between conscious and unconscious mental processes and sexual repression49
12229853406Satyagraha"Truth and firmness," a term associated with Gandhi's policy of passive resistance50
12229853407Smoot-Hawley TariffExample of economic nationalism that promoted retaliatory restrictions from other nations and ended up drastically reducing international trade between 1929 and 193251
12229853408SovietsRussian elected councils that originated as strike committees during the 1905 St. Petersburg disorders; they represented a form of local self-government that went on to become the primary unit of government in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The term was also used during the cold war to designate the Soviet Union52
12229853409Theory of RelativityEinstein's 1906 theory that space and time are relative to the person measuring them, implying that reality or truth is just a set of mental constructions53
12229853410Uncertainty PrincipleWerner Heisenberg's principle (1927) that the atomic universe is indeterminate, challenging traditional assumptions of cause and effect54
12229853411UrduA language that is predominant in Pakistan55
12229853412War CommunismThe Russian policy of nationalizing industry and seizing private land during the civil war56
12229853413Weimar RepublicDemocratic interwar government of Germany that was eventually taken over by the Nazis57
12229853414African National CongressAn organization, led by Nelson Mandela, that launched a campaign to protest apartheid in South Africa58
12229853415Balfour DeclarationBritish declaration from 1917 that supported the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine59
12229853416Bandung ConferenceConference in Indonesia (1955) at which twenty-nine nonaligned nations met60
12229853417Boxer RebellionMovement (1899-1900) in which local militias attacked foreigners and Chinese Christians. Eventually put down by European and Japanese troops61
12229853418CollectivizationProcess beginning in the late 1920s by which Stalin forced the Russian peasants off their own land and onto huge collective farms run by the state; millions died in the process62
12229853419CommunalismA term, usually associated with India, that placed an emphasis on religious rather than national identity63
12229853420CommunismPhilosophy and movement that began in middle of the nineteenth century with the work of Karl Marx; it has the same general goals as socialism, but it includes the belief that violent revolution is necessary to destroy the bourgeois world and institute a new world run by and for the proletariat64
12229853421DecolonizationProcess by which former colonies achieved their independence, as with the newly emerging African nations in the 1950s and 1960s65
12229853422Descamisados"Shirtless ones," Argentine poor who supported Juan and Eva Peron66
12229853423Free TradeEconomic doctrine that unrestricted trade is ideal since the forces of supply and demand will ensure that the best product is available at the best price67
12229853424Front de Liberation NationaleThe Algerian organization that fought a bloody guerilla war for freedom against France68
12229853425ImperialismTerm associated with the expansion of European powers and their conquest and colonization of African and Asian societies, mainly from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries69
12229853426IslamMonotheistic religion of the prophet Muhammad (570-632); influenced by Judaism and Christianity, Muhammad was considered the final prophet because the earlier religions had not seen the entire picture70
12229853427IslamismRevival of Muslim traditions through the reassertion of Islamic values into Muslim politics and the resentment of European and American societies71
12229853428Long MarchRetreat of Chinese Communist Party (1934-1935) after the Nationalist Party turns on them following their combined Northern Expedition to reunify China72
12229853429MaliAfrican kingdom founded in the thirteenth century by Sundiata; it reached its peak during the reign of Mansa Musa73
12229853430Negritude"Blackness," a term coined by early African nationalists as a means of celebrating the heritage of black peoples around the world74
12229853431SocialismPolitical and economic theory of social organization based on the collective ownership of the means of production; its origins were in the early nineteenth century, and it differs from communism by a desire for slow or moderate change compared to the communist call for revolution75
12229853432Trade UnionAssociation of workers with the aim of protecting workers' interests76
12229853433ZionismJewish nationalism in response to European anti-Semitism77

AP Language (Absolute-Diction) Flashcards

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14675101095Absoluteword free from limitations0
14675101096Ad hominem argumentargument attacking character rather than issue1
14675101097Allusionreference to something literary, mythological,2
14675101098Analogycomparison of two different things that are similar3
14675101099Anaphorarepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning4
14675101100AncedoteA brief narrative that focuses on a particular event5
14675101101AntecedentThe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.6
14675101102Antithesisa statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced7
14675101103AphorismStatement that expresses general idea8
14675101104AsyndetonA construction that are presented in a series without conjunctions9
14675101105balanced sentencea sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against10
14675101106ChiasmusA statement consisting of two parallel parts11
14675101107Clichéexpression or idea that is overused12
14675101108Climaxarrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing importance13
14675101109Colloquialisminformal words or expressions acceptable in formal writing14
14675101110complex sentenceA sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause15
14675101111Compound sentencea sentence with coordinate independent clauses, often joined by conjunctions16
14675101112compound-complex sentencea sentence that contains independent clauses and a subordinate clause17
14675101113Concrete detailsdetails that describe actual, specific things or events18
14675101114ConnotationAssociation meaning of a word19
14675101115Cumulative sentencea sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by addition of modifying clauses or phrases20
14675101116declarative sentencea sentence that makes a declaration21
14675101117deductive reasoningReasoning in which conclusion is reached22
14675101118Denotationthe literal meaning of a word23
14675101119DialectVariety of speech by its own grammar24
14675101120Dictionword choices made by a writer25

APES: Ecology Ch. 4 Flashcards

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10635657262Trophic leveleach of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that SHARE the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy0
10635657263Ecological Pyramidsgraphical representation designed to show the biomass or bio productivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem.1
10635657264Productivityhe rate of production of new biomass by an individual, population, or community; the fertility or capacity of a given habitat or area.2
10635657265Gross productivitytotal energy produced by an ecosystem3
10635657266Net productivityPn energy stored (only 10% stored and available)4
10635657267Gross primary productivitythe total amount of biomass produced via photosynthesis over a given amount of time5
10635657268Net primary ProductivityThe energy captured by producers in an ecosystem minus the energy producers respire6
10635657269Gross secondary productivitythe total gain by consumers in energy or biomass per unit time through absorption(GSP-R)7
10635657270Net secondary productivitygeneration of biomass of heterotrophic(consumer) organisms in a system8
10635657272BiomesBroad, regional types of ecosystems characterized by distinctive climates and soil conditions and distinctive kinds of biological communities adapted to those conditions.9
10635657273BiosphereAll of the Earth's ecosystems, or the global ecosystem where all life in interconnected.10
10635657274Zonationhe distribution of plants or animals into specific zones according to such parameters as altitude or depth, each characterized by its dominant species.11
10635657275Successiona number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other.12
10635657276Primary SuccessionAn ecological succession that begins in an area where no biotic community previously existed13
10635657280Secondary Succession14
10635657277Species diversitynumber of different species that are represented in a given community15
10635720508Competitionthe struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources, both species are harmed16
10635735423exploitative interactionsone species benefits, the other is harmed17
10635739306mutualismA relationship between two species in which both species benefit18
10635744441Intraspecific competitioncompetition between members of the same species, high population density = increased competition19
10635757239Interspecific competitioncompetition between members of 2 or more species, strongly affects community composition, leads to competitive exclusion or species coexistence20
10635767282Competitive exclusionone species completely excludes another species from using the resource21
10635773597Species coexistenceneither species fully excludes the other from resources, so both live side by side22
10635895997Fundamental nicheThe full potential range of the physical, chemical, and biological factors a species can use if there is no competition from other species.23
10635901487Realized nichePart of a species fundamental niche that the species actually uses, limited by competition.24
10635908019Resource partitioningThe division of environmental resources by coexisting species such that the niche of each species differs from the niches of other coexisting species25
10635933765Character displacementThe tendency for characteristics to be more divergent in sympatric populations of two species than in allopatric populations of the same two species.26
10635941067Predationprocess by which individuals of one species (predators) capture, kill, and consume individuals of another species (prey)27
10635956429Parasitisma relationship in which one organism (parasite) depends on another (host) for nourishment or some other benefit. The parasite harms, but doesn't kill, the host.28
10635969555CoevolutionProcess by which two or more species evolve in response to adaptations in each other29
10635985075Herbivoryanimals feed on the tissues of plants30
10635994826SymbiosisA close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species.31
10636002963Pollinationbees, bats, birds and others transfer pollen from one flower to another, fertilizing its eggs32
10636009312Amensalisma relationship in which one organism is harmed and the other is unaffected33
10636013620CommensalismA relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected34
10636033577ProducersOrganisms that make their own food35
10636035764consumersAn organism that obtains energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms or their remains.36
10636037954decomposeran organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.37
10636039990detritivoreorganism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter38
10636053571omnivoreAn animal that eats both plants and animals39
10636064958Food chainA series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten40
10636067965Food webnetwork of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem41
10636075870Keystone speciesA species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem42
10636083062Trophic CascadeA series of changes in the population sizes of organisms at different trophic levels in a food chain, occurring when predators at high trophic levels indirectly promote populations of organisms at low trophic levels by keeping species at intermediate trophic levels in check. Trophic cascades may become apparent when a top predator is eliminated from a system.43
10636096500Resistancecommunity of organisms resists change and remains stable despite the disturbance44
10636102037Resiliencea community changes in response to a disturbance, but later returns to its original state45
10636109333SuccessionA series of predictable and orderly changes within an ecosystem over time.46
10636112533Primary successionsuccession that occurs on surfaces where no soil exists47
10636116884Pioneer speciesFirst species to populate an area during primary succession48
10636123957Secondary successionSuccession following a disturbance that destroys a community without destroying the soil49
10636128661Climax communityA stable, mature community that undergoes little or no change in species over time50
10636133130Phase (regime) shiftthe overall character of the community fundamentally changes51
10636153388Invasive speciesnon-native (exotic) organisms that spread widely and become dominant in a community52
10636165427Ecological restorationDeliberate alteration of a degraded habitat or ecosystem to restore as much of its ecological structure and function as possible.53
10636179531Prairie restorationreplanting native species, controlling invasive species54
10636185233Florida EvergladesDamaged from being drained, diverted, paved over, nutrient pollution from agriculture, invasive species. 1990 - Comprehensive Everglades Restoration - removes canals and levees / restores curving flow of half of the Kisimmee River55
10636196139BiomeA group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms56
10636203243Climatographsa climate diagram showing an area's mean monthly temperature and precipitation57
10636218791Temperate deciduous forestA forest characterized by trees that shed their leaves in the fall. Range of the temperatures can be extreme. Vegetation changes with the seasons because of the temperature.58
10636227062Temperate grasslandsdominated by grasses, trees and large shrubs are absent. Temperatures vary more from summer to winter, and the amount of rainfall is less than in savannas. Temperate grasslands have hot summers and cold winters. Occur in South Africa, Hungary, Argentina, the steppes of the former Soviet Union, and the plains and prairies of central North America.59
10636236432Temperate rainforestThe cool, dense, rainy forests of the northern Pacific coast; enshrouded in fog much of the time; dominated by large conifers60
10636436723Tropical rainforestForests in which rainfall is abundant - more that 200 cm (80 in) per year - and temperatures are warm or hot year-round. Very poor, acidic soils, Diverse species, but in low densities, Southeast Asia, west Africa Central and South America61
10636456868Tropical dry forestA terrestrial biome characterized by relatively high temperatures and precipitation overall but with a pronounced dry season. India, Africa, South America, north Australia, converted to agriculture, Severe soil erosion62
10636474576Savannaa grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees. Africa, South America, Australia, India, Precipitation is only during the rainy season63
10636494629DesertAn extremely dry area with little water, Some are bare, with sand dunes (Sahara), Some are heavily vegetated (Sonoran), Temperatures vary widely, not always hot, Saline soils, Animals = nocturnal, nomadic, Plants = thick skins, spines64
10636517459Tundraa vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen- permafrost, Few animals: polar bears, musk oxen, caribou, migratory birds Lichens, low vegetation, few trees65
10636527720Boreal forest (taiga)a region of coniferous forest (such as pine, spruce, and fir) in the Northern Hemisphere; located just south of the tundra, Nutrient poor, acidic soil, Moose, wolves, bears, lynx, migratory birds66
10636537624ChaparralA scrubland biome of dense, spiny evergreen shrubs found at midlatitudes along coasts where cold ocean currents circulate offshore; characterized by mild, rainy winters and long, hot, dry summers.67
10636543644Rainshadow effectA location of little rain on the leeward side of a mountain range due to descending air.68
10636556777"latitudinal patterns"Vegetative communities rapidly change along mountain slopes because the climate varies with altitude so hiking up a mountain in the southwest U.S. is like walking from Mexico to Canada69

AP Language Vocabulary Review Flashcards

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13978118174aberrationa state or condition markedly different from the norm0
13978119035abhorto regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply1
13978120894acquiesce(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit2
13978120895advocateto speak in favor of3
13978122408alacritybrisk and cheerful readiness4
13978155620arcaneknown or understood by only a few5
13978156952benevolentkindly, charitable6
13978156953candorhonesty, frankness7
13978161168capriciousimpulsive and unpredictable8
13978163276debase(v.) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate9
13978164288deferencehumble submission and respect10
13978165835deleteriousharmful, injurious11
13978168090devotionComplete dedication to a cause or person12
13978169895diffidentshy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved13
13978171112ebullient(adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling14
13978172308eloquentpersuasive and moving, especially in speech15
13978172309enmity(n.) hatred, ill-will16
13978179660erudite(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic17
13978181891esoteric(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret18
13978181892esteemedhighly respected19
13978185539evanescent(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy20
13978187594fastidiousvery attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail21
13978189072fervent(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot22
13978190368garrulousexcessively talkative23
13978192212gratuitous(adj.) freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted24
13978192213haranguea long, strongly expressed speech or lecture25
13978193385iconoclastone who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions26
13978194712ideologistperson occupied with ideas; philosopher, visionary, abstractionist27
13978198210imminentabout to happen28
13978201404impetusa moving force, impulse, stimulus29
13978203341indefatigablepersisting tirelessly30
13978206370inimicalhostile, unfriendly31
13978206371intrepidvery brave, fearless, unshakable32
13978207920jejune(adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile33
13978207921lucideasy to understand, clear; rational, sane34
13978209679maudlinexcessively sentimental35
13978209680maverickone who is independent and resists adherence to a group36
13978211383misanthrope(n.) a person who hates or despises people37
13978213073modicuma small amount38
13978213074multifacetedhaving many aspects39
13978217526myriad(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number40
13978217527obduratestubborn; unyielding41
13978218910obfuscatedeliberately make something difficult to understand42
13978221854obsequiousoverly submissive and eager to please43
13978221856palliateto make less serious; ease44
13978222868panaceaa remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems45
13978224378paradigma model; an example46
13978224379paramountchief in importance, above all others47
13978225970paucity(n.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth48
13978226487permanencethe state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely.49

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