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AP Spanish Literature Poetry Analysis Terms Flashcards

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14710619894vocalesvowels0
14710619895diptongodiphthong, the combination of a strong vowel (a, o, e) with a weak vowel (i, u)1
14710619896sinéresistwo strong vowels in the same syllable2
14710619897sinalefablending two successive vowels into one syllable3
14710619898llanadescribes words in which the stressed syllable is the second to last4
14710619899agudadescribes words in which the stressed syllable is the last5
14710619900esdrújulasdescribes words in which the stressed syllable is the third to last6
14710619901tetrasílabofour syllables per line7
14710619902hexasílabosix syllables per line8
14710619903heptasílaboseven syllables per line9
14710619904octosílaboeight syllables per line10
14710619905eneasílabonine syllables per line11
14710619906decasílaboten syllables per line12
14710619907endecasílaboeleven syllables per line13
14710619908dodecasílabotwelve syllables per line14
14710619909alejandrinofourteen syllables per line15
14710619910hipérbolehyperbole, exaggeration16
14710619911prosopopeyapersonification, giving human characteristics to non-human objects17
14710619912aliteraciónalliteration, repetition of the same sound or group of sounds18
14710619913anáforaanaphora, repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of two or more verses or sentences19
14710619914antítesisantithesis, expression of contradictory ideas in similar phrases20
14710619915apóstrofeapostrophe, a passage addressing a person or thing as if it could respond21
14710619916arte mayorverses with more than eight syllables22
14710619917arte menorverses with eight syllables or less23
14710619918asíndetonasyndeton, omission of a conjunction between parts of a sentence24
14710619919cesuracaesura, a pause in the middle of a line25
14710619920encabalgamientoenjambment, continuation of a thought from one verse to the next26
14710619921épicaepic poetry, poetry in an elevated style describing a historic or legendary hero27
14710619922epítetoepithet, addition of adjectives that are not necessary, but emphasize a certain characteristic of a thing28
14710619923estribillorefrain, line or lines that are repeated throughout a poem29
14710619924estrofastanza30
14710619925estructurastructure, the framework of a literary work31
14710619926hipérbatonhyperbaton, alteration to the typical order of words in a sentence32
14710619927imagenimage, literal or figurative representation of an object or sensory experience, mental image33
14710619928metáforametaphor, a comparison between objects in which one object is typically symbolic of another34
14710619929metonimiametonymy, substitution of a word for the idea meant35
14710619930onomatopeyaonomatopoeia, use of words to imitate a sound36
14710619931paradojaparadox, union of apparently irreconcilable ideas37
14710619932pareadocouplet, stanza of two lines38
14710619933rima asonanteassonance, type of rhyme in which only the vowels rhyme39
14710619934rima consonanteconsonance, rhyme in which the last sounds rhyme40
14710619935simbolosymbol, use of a concrete object to represent an abstract idea41
14710619936símilsimile, comparison between two objects using like or as42
14710619937sinécdoquesynecdoche, substituting the name of an object for another related object, typically used to give an object a more general name43
14710619938sonetosonnet, poetic composition of fourteen lines44
14710619939tematheme45
14710619940polisíndetonpolysyndeton, repetion of conjunctions46
14710619941pregunta retóricarhetorical question, question asked only for effect, not intended to be answered47
14710619942ritmorhythm, the cadence of a verse determined by the distribution of accented syllables48
14710619943romanceromance, Spanish ballad, poetic composition in eight syllable verses with assonance and paired verses49
14710619944serventesioquatrain, stanza with eight verses of eight or more syllables with a rhyme scheme of ABAB50
14710619945perífrasisperiphrasis, indirect phrasing51
14710619946anacronismoanachronism, use of an object in a time period in which it does not belong52

AP US History CH. 19 Flashcards

1877-1900

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9785895773Gilded Age- late 19th century - refers to the superficial glitter of the new wealth - more show than substabce - forgettable presidents - two parties didnt take stands0
9785895774Causes of this complacency- prevailing political ideology - campaign tactics - party patronage1
9785895775belief in government of the time- "do little" government - laissez-faire - social Darwinism2
9785895776campaign strategy- objective to get vote and not alienate voters - brass bands, flags, buttons, picnics, free beer - issue-free campaigns brought out 80% Which is very high3
9785895777Republicans- waving the bloody shirt about the Civil War in the North - business men, middle class - Anglo-Saxon Protestants - supported temperance or prohibition - follows Hamilton and the Whigs - pro-business and High tariffs4
9785895778Democrats- big city political machines - support from ex-confederate states - immigrant vote - Catholics, Lutherans, Jews - against temperance - states rights, small fed govt - Jefferson5
9785895779StalwartsRepublicans fighting for civil service reform during Garfield's term; they supported Cleveland.6
9785895780HalfbreedsA political faction of the Republican Party; favored civil-service reform and the merit system7
9785895781Mugwumpsa person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics.8
9785895782Rutherford B. Hayes- 1876 - ended reconstruction by pulling out troops in South - temperance - vetoed efforts to stop Chinese immigration9
9785895783James Garfield- 1881 - put halfbreeds in office - was shot by a Stalwart and died (shows party patronage because the guy shot him based on party differences)10
9785895784Chester A Arthur- 1881 - bill reforming in civil service - expanded govt employees - developed navy more - questioned tariffs11
9785895785Election of 1884Cleveland (Dem) defeats Blaine (Rep)12
9785895786Cleveland's politics- limited gov't - Jefferson - civil service system - vetoed private pension bills - signed Interstate Commerce Act - signed Dawes Act (help Native Americans)13
9785895787The Pendleton Act of 1881- set up the Civil Service Commission - people for fed jobs decided on scores on tests (not party patronage) - now civil servants couldn't fund a politicians campaign (they turned to rich)14
9785895788What debtors and farmers and start up businesses wanted with money system- easy money - borrow money at lower interest rates - pay off loans easily - blamed gold standard for panic - advocated for paper money and unlimited coinage of silver15
9791625774What bankers, creditors, investors, and businesses wanted with the money system- hard money - currency backed by gold16
9791625775Greenback Party- northern farmers prospered from use of paper money - creditors and investors did not - congress sided with creditors and passed the Specie Resumption Act which withdrew greenbacks - supporters of paper money formed this party17
9791625776Argument on tariffs- southern and northern democrats against high tariffs - other nations places tariffs on their own products - American farmers had to lower farm prices and profits18
9791625777Election of 1888Democrats - Cleveland - lower tariff Republicans - Harrison - high tariff *Harrison won19
9791625778The McKinley Tariff of 1890raised the tariff20
9791625779Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890increased the coinage of silver, but too little to satisfy miners and farmers21
9791625780Omaha Platform- Populist party met in Omaha They believed in: - direct popular election of senators - allow citizens to vote directly on laws - unlimited coinage of silver - graduated income tax - public ownership of RR's by gov't - telegraph and telephones operated by gov't - loans for farmers - eight hour work day22
9791625781Election of 1892Cleveland (Dem) defeats Harrison (Rep) and Weaver (Populist)23
9791625782Panic of 1893- stock market crashed because of over-speculation - railroads went into bankruptcy - lasted nearly 4 years - farm foreclosures - unemployment at 20% - Cleveland did nothing24
9791625783Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894- provided a moderate reduction in tariff rates - 2% income tax on rich - but then Sup Court declared income tax unconstitutional25
9791625784"Coxey's Army"March to Washington let by Populist Jacob Coxey that demanded federal government to make jobs26
9791625785Democrats in election of 1896* turning point in politics - "Cross of Gold" speech - William Jennings Bryan - unlimited coinage of silver - taken over populist party - other democrats against silver formed the National Democratic Party27
9791625786Republicans in election of 1896- William McKinley - high tariff - gold standard28
9791625787Campaign of 1896 election- Bryan traveled and gave speeches - McKinley had Hanna do his campaign - he talked about how silver sucked *McKinley won29
9791625788Dingley Tariff of 1897- increased tariff - in 1900 gold became official standard of US currency30
9791625789Significance of election of 1896- marked end of stalemate - initiated an era of Republican dominance - Populist party stopped - victory for business - America would become a player in international affairs31

AP Spanish Vocab Flashcards

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10492890356soul mateel alma gemela0
10492895024friendshipla amistad1
10492898380moodel ánimo2
10492909279gossipel chisme3
10492912239blind datela cita a ciegas4
10492919145datela cita5
10492935554commitment or engagementel compromiso6
10492939518desireel deseo7
10492983792divorceel divorcio8
10492988353faithfulla fidelidad9
10492991136unfaithfulla infidelidad10
10492993979marriageel matrimonio11
10492999534couplela pareja12
10493145540riskel riesgo13
10493148595to sharecompartir14
10493160017to trustconfiar15
10493164339to rely oncontar16
10493174097flirtcoquetear17
10493182950to leave someonedejar a alguien18
10493207189to stand someone updejar plantado19
10496403881to arguedescutir20
10496405428to cheat or decieveengañar21
10496408303to flirt or hook upligar22
10496409411to deservemerecer23
10496410637to break upromper (con)24
10496416261to go outsalir (con)25
10496418870to fall in love withenamorarse26
10496420705to get angryenojarse27
10496421409to be fed up withestar harto28
10496426711to get along with wellllevarse bien29
10496427664to get along with badlyllevarse mal30
10496434164to get along with terriblyllevarse fatal31
10496442687to hateodiar32
10496446560to become annoyingponerse pesado33
10496454659to love or to wantquerer34
10496462543to feelsentir35
10496468406to dreamsoñar36
10496474375to be jealoustener celos37
10496478563to be ashamedtener vergüenza38
10496481019overwhelmedagobiado39
10496482437anxiousansioso40
10496485349jealousceloso41
10496490347depresseddeprimido42
10496496483upsetdisgustado43
10496500186excitedemocionado44
10496503197angryenojado45
10496511204fleetingpasajero46
10496518885worriedpreocupado47
10496522426to get marriedcasarse48
10496525308to get divorceddivorciarse49
10496939395marriedcasado50
10496944155divorceddivorciado51
10499947809separatedseparado52
10499954602singlesoltero53
10500090039widowedviudo54
10500092710affectionatecariñoso55
10500095818carefulcuidadoso56
10500099499insincerefalso57
10500103188wonderfulgenial58
10500105231funnygracioso59
10500109491unforgetableinolvidable60
10500111961insecureinseguro61
10500112719maturemaduro62
10500114421lyingmentiroso63
10500117389proudorgulloso64
10500119405secure or confidentseguro65
10500121717sensitivesensible66
10500125110cheap or stingytacaño67
10500127642impulsivetempestuoso68
10500129239shytimido69
10500132434calmtranquilo70
10518137359congratulationsenhorabuena71
10518139380seasonla época72
10518143177printerla imprenta73
10518144354busyliado74
10518146976to regretarrepentirse75
10518153331a whileun rato76
10518155671to be in a hurrytener prisa77
10518158750globetroterel/la trotamundos78
10518161033fianceel/la prometido/a79
10518164994to blamereprochar80
10518167125reviewla reseña81
10518170674coffee to gocafé para llevar82
10518175285every once in a whilede vez en cuando83
10518178185to miss someoneechar de menos84
10518182559to be pregnantestar embarazada85
10518184427to put yourself in my placeponerte en mi lugar86
10518190647who would have thought!¡Quién loiba a decir!87
10518208058I am good at...se me da bien...88
10518210870you deserve itte lo mereces89
10518213233to be at faulttener la culpa90

Ap english literature terms Flashcards

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14844882068allusiona reference to something literary, mythological, or historical0
14844896044connotationthe implied or associative meaning of a word1
14844900781denotationthe literal meaning of a word2
14844902869dictionhaving to do with the word choices made by a writer3
14844904646Syntaxthe manner in which words are arranged by a writer into sentences4
14844909817tonethe attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience5
14844920318colloquialisminformal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing6
14844924164EuphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant7
14844927158Oxymoronan expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined8
14844929862Personificationendowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics9
14844929863Anaphorathe repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences10
14844935900analogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way11
14844938762invectivean intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack12
14844943938paradoxan apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth13
14844947125parodya humorous imitation of a serious work14
14844951775Symbolan object which is something in itself yet is used to represent something else15
14844955625aphorisma concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance16
14844959516hyperboleintentional exaggeration to create an effect17
14844964090Apostrophethe act of speaking directly to an absent or imaginary person, or to some abstraction18
14844976534Metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it19
14844985783didacticsomething which has as its primary purpose to teach or instruct20
14844989971genrea major category or type of literature21
14844993010Onomatopoeiaa word formed from the imitation of natural sounds22
14844993011Litotesa type of understatement in which something affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite23
14845001785allegoryA literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions24
14845007257anecdotea brief personal narrative which focuses on a particular incident or event25
14845009416stylethe overall manner in which an individual writer expresses ideas26
14845011990synecdocheusing one part of an object to represent the entire object27
14845015105pedanticdescribing an excessive display of learning or scholarship28
14845019727satirethe use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions29
14845026380sarcasmharsh, cutting language/tone designed to ridicule30
14845030197Syllogisma logical argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise31
14845038494ironya situation or statement where the truth is the opposite of appearances32
14845044336non sequituran inference that does not follow logically from the premises33
14845052338ad homineman argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue34
14845055338motifa standard theme or dramatic situation which recurs in various works35
14845061454antithesisa statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced36
14845063978Pathosthe quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity or sorrow37
14845068003imageryconcrete, sensory details which contribute to the themes or ideas of a work38
14845080868tautologyneedless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding39
14845084391Syllepsisthe linking of one word with two other words in two strikingly different ways40
14845090140epiphanyA moment of sudden revelation or insight41
14845093556ellipsisthe omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context42
14845098655chiasmusA statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed43
14845102136Understatementthe deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is44
14845111555metaphora direct comparison of two different things which suggest they are somehow the same45
14845118579concieta fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor46
14845120523AlliterationThe repetition of initial sounds in successive of neighboring words47

AP US History Chapter 4 Flashcards

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8621071048Salutary Neglect-after Glorious Revolution, GB didnt make serious efforts to tighten control of colonies -NJ, Carolinas, Georgia still royal colonies -passed laws to supplement Navigation Acts (no currency allowed, colonial manufacturers, regulated trade) -Kings George I and II German, not used to British gov't -prime minister and cabinet rly ruled country, less inclined to control colonies -Prime minister Robert Walpole refused to strictly enforce Navigation Acts -no colonial office in London, Privy Council control but had no idea what was going on in colonies -royal officials in America were corrupt, incompetent0
8621071049Colonies Divided-colonists still considered themselves loyal English subjects -connections between colonies; inter colonial trade, postal service spread to more colonies -but colonists became reluctant to cooperate during French and Indian War1
8621071050Albany Plan-1754 conference of colonial leaders met in Albany to negotiate treaty w/ Iroquois -join or die -delegates discussed forming a colonial federation for defense against the Indians -Ben Franklin proposed on colonial gov't; everyone else wanted individual constitutions -plan rejected2
8621071051French and Indian War-1750's-1760's -small part of 7 years war -cemented Britain as world's great trading, naval, and North American power -1750's upset uneasy balance of power3
8621071052New France and Iroquois Nation-1750s religious and commercial tension between Britain and France Because... -Expanding French presence in America under Louis XIV (fur and Mississippi), founded string of communities, fortresses, missions, trading posts, New Orleans -Fort Louisburg-SEIGNEURIES would be feudal lords along St. Lawrence River -shared interior with Natives ('middle ground") -English and French both tried to Allie with natives (English-goods, French-tolerance and integration) -Iroquois Confederation (Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida) -Ohio River Valley4
8621071053Anglo-French Conflict-tensions were manageable until William III takes throne -succeeded by Queen Anne; continued struggle against France and ally Spain, spurred wars in Europe -Anglo French wars impacted colonies: King William's War (England), Queen Anne's War (border fighting with Spaniards and French), King George's War -Erupted into huge European War -afterwards-relations between English, French, Iroquois gone -1754 gov of VA sent militia under GWash into Ohio Valley to challenge French expansion5
8621071054Queen Anne's War-1701-1713 -border fighting with Spaniards in the South and French/Indians in North -ended Treaty of Utrecht, gave a lot of French NA territory to English6
8621071055Great War for Empire-1st phase: Fort Necessity to expansion of war to Europe (Edward Braddock failed to retake it) 2nd phase: beginning of 7 Year's War (William Pitt SOS, brought American war effort under British control) -3rd phase: Pitt relaxes policies colonists hated -siege of Quebec -French had bad harvests—>turning point for English -French surrender -British ultimately win, brutal7
8621071056Peace of Paris-1763 -George III takes throne -end of French and Indian War -France gives up all territories in mainland NA, got rid of their threat8
8621071057Effects of French and Indian WarTo Britain -expanded British territory -increased debt -resentment towards Americans from leaders for American military ineptitude and no contribution of money to war To Colonies -forced them to work cooperatively with British -Iroquois loyalty doubted bc of passive fighting in war Confederation crumbles9
8621071058Burdens of Empire-shift in Britain imperial design {-land now seen as valuable, not just trade -Commercial Imperialists (wanted to trade Canada for Guadeloupe) vs. Territorial Imperialists (wanted to keep French Canada) (Ben Franklin)} -huge war debt, tax increases, England stations british troops on Indian border ($$)10
8621071059Proclamation of 1763law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains -beneficial to British, allowed them to control westward movement of whites -improved relations with natives -failed ultimately, people settled west anyways11
8621071060Mutiny Act of 1765-colonists required to assist in provisioning and maintaining army -royal officials take up posts in person -colonial manufacturing limited12
8621071061Sugar Act of 1764-eliminate illegal sugar trade between continental colonies and French and Spanish West Indies -established vice admiralty courts to try accused smugglers13
8621071062Currency Act of 1764Required colonial assemblies to stop issuing paper money14
8621071063Stamp Act of 1765-Placed a tax on almost all printed materials in the colonies -new imperial program, effort to reapply mercantilism -effective, but corrupt officials15
8621071064Paxton Boys-mob of Pennsylvania frontiersmen led by the Paxtons who massacred a group of non-hostile Indians -demanded relief from colonial taxes16
8621071065Regulator Movement-civil war North Carolina -regulators: farmers who opposed high taxes of local sheriffs -westerners badly underrepresented, Regulators failed in assembly -resisted tax collections by force -militia raised by Governor, defeated Regulators at Battle of Alamance17
8621071066Stamp Act Crisis-sugar act affected only NE merchants, stamp act affected all -opposed by powerful members of society -Taxation without representation18
8621071067Virginia House of Burgesses-hoped to unseat Tidewater planters who dominated VA along w royal governor -Patrick Henry: speech to House of Burgesses, accused of treason, VA RESOLVES-declared that Americans possessed same rights as the English, especially right to be taxed only by own reps19
8621071068Stamp Act Congress-James Otis persuades assembly to call inter colonial congress for action against new tax -1765 delegates from 9 colonies petitioned king and Parliament, asked for representation20
8621071069Sons of Liberty-1765 lots of riots -Boston Sons of Liberty terrorized stamp agents, halted stamp sales in continental colonies -attacked pro British aristocrats -boycotts caused English to calm down21
8621071070Marquis of Rockinghambecame P.M. in July, 1765; March 18, 1766 he killed Stamp Act; passed Declatory Act, asserting Parliaments over the colonies "in all cases whatsoever"22
8621071071Townshend ActsA tax that the British Parliament passed in 1767 that was placed on leads, glass, paint and tea23
8621071072Boston Massacre-Boston colonists harass officers -"liberty boys" crowd of dockworkers -5 civilians killed -powerful propaganda symbol -Samuel Adams leads outrage, Puritan, speaks of England becoming morass of sin and corruption24
8621071073Samuel Adams-Leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty -Puritan -spoke of town meetings -1772 proposed creation of "committee of correspondence" in Boston to publicize grievances against England25
8621071074Tea Act of 1773-British enforce Navigation Acts more strictly -1773 East India Company on verge of bankruptcy -act gave company right to export merchandise directly to colonies without nagivation taxes, prices cheap=oversell American merchants -merchants monopolized by company, couldn't compete26
8621071075Boston Tea Party-1773 -boycotts -Mercy Otis Warren, Daughters of Liberty -BTP-colonists in Philly, NY, Charleston held back EIC tea from leaving ports -men pretended to be Mohawks and threw tea into harbor27
8621071076Intolerable Acts of 1774-Parliament closes port of Boston -reduced colonial self government -permitted royal officials to be tried in England or other colonies -provided for quartering of troops in colonists house28
8621071077Quebec Act-provide civil gov't for French speaking Roman Catholic inhabitants of Canada and Illinois -extended boundaries of Quebec to include French communities -granted rights to Catholics -considered threat to English in colonies29
86210710781st Continental Congress-1774 -delegates except from Georgia -rejected plan for colonial union under British -endorsed statement of grievances -approved series of revolutions -agreed to nonimportation, nonexportation, non consumption as means of halting trade with GB Agreed to meet again30
8621071079Lexington and Concord-"minutemen" been arming themselves in MA -first official battle in American Revolution -British General Thomas Gage hesitated hearing order to arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock in Lexington, but attacked when he learned they were storing gunpowder at Concord -1775 Gage sends 1,000 soldiers to L&C -intended to seize gunpowder without bloodshed -Paul Revere and William Dawes "The British are coming" -British defeated them, but farmers attacked British on way back -circulated that British had fired first, caused enthusiasm about revolution31

APWH - Period 3 Key Terms Flashcards

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4288663563Estate-Generalmeeting of first estate (clergy, second estate (nobles), and third estate (everyone else) of France0
4288663564National Assemblythird estate feels they are not being heard so they declare themselves the sovereigns of France, wrote Declaration of the Rights of Man based on Enlightenment ideas, ratified new Constitution1
4288663565Convention (French government)replaces National Assembly under new constitution written after Austrians and Prussians invade France (second new constitution), led by radicals known as Jacobins2
4288663566Napoleonic CodeFrench laws written by Napoleon, based on Enlightenment ideas, very paternalistic3
4288663567Balance of Powerpolicy created by Congress of Vienna to prevent rise of second Napoleon4
4288663568Enclosurepublic land in Europe (known as commons) is made private in 1700's5
4288663569UrbanizationAmerican and European cities skyrocket in population because of enclosure and advances in farming, helps industrial revolution6
4288663570Domestic Systemmiddlemen would take wool or cotton to homes, women would spin in it, middlemen picked it up, inefficient system, ended after start of industrial revolution7
4288663571Flying Shuttlemachine invented in 1733 by John Kay, sped up weaving8
4288663572Spinning Jennymachine invented in 1764 by Hargreaves, quickly spun thread9
4288663573Cotton Ginmachine to process cotton invented by Eli Whitney in 179310
4288663574Steam Engineinvented by Thomas Newcomer in early 1700's, greatly improved by James Watt in 1769, powered factories, steam ship invented by Robert Fulton in 1807, train invented by George Stephenson in 1820's11
4288663575Interchangeable Partssystem of having standard machine parts started by Eli Whitney12
4288663576Assembly Linefactory workers repeatedly do only one step of making an item, invented by Henry Ford13
4288663577Free Market System (Capitalism)open market for goods and services, private ownership, endorsed by Adam Smith14
4288663578Laissez-Faire Capitalismgovernment completely removes itself from economic regulation15
4288663579Labor Unionsthousands of employees would bargain for better working conditions or threaten to strike, start in 1800's, have roots in medieval guilds16
4288663580Social Mobilitythe ability for a person to change his social class17
4288663581Social Darwinismbelieved in scientific racism, though whites (particularly British were were naturaly superior to all other races18
4288663582White Man's Burdenpoem by Rudyard Kipling, colonialism was justified as white people trying to civilized everyone else19
4288663583Unequal Treatiesa series of treaties made during imperialism which strongly favor western countries, starting with Treaty of Nanjing (Britain and China), includes Treaty of Kanagawa (US and Japan, 1854, before Meiji Restoration)20
4288663584Spheres of InfluenceFrance, Germany, Russia, and Britain divide China into sections they each can invest and trade and build military bases in, Manchu dynasty still the governmental authority21
4288663585Open Door Policy (1899)US announces support of Manchu dynasty's sovereignty and declares equal trading privileges for all imperial powers22
4288663586Boxers (Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists)attempted to kick out Imperialists from China in 1900, used guerrilla warfare, put down by foreign reinforcements, China forced to sign Boxer Protocol forcing them to formally apologize and repay Europeans and Japanese for costs of putting down rebellion23
4288663587Russification-24
4288663588French and Indian / Seven Years War1763, French ally with Algonquin and Iroquois tribes and attack Britain's American Colonies, British win and take much of French territorry including Ohio River Valley25
4288663589Thomas PaineEnlightenment thinker, wrote Common Sense, inspired American Revolution26
4288663590Napoleon Bonaparteformer general who overthrew Directory and wrote new constitution (fourth new constitution) and declared himself First Consul of France, made reforms in agriculture and infrastructure and public education, made Napoleonic codes based on Enlightenment ideas but was very paternalistic, conquered Austria, Prussia, Spain and Portugal, dissolved Holy Roman Empire, defeated in Russia then exiled, defeaters meet in Vienna but dissagree, Napoleon hears about the disagreement and returns27
4288663591WaterlooNapoleon is defeated again in 1815 after his return28
4288663592Congress of Viennadefeaters of Napoleon decide what to do with his territories, restore all monarchs except Holy Roman Empire, tried to erase French Revolution by restoring monarchy, tried to make balance of power between European countries29
4288663593Pierre Toussaint L'Ouvertureled Haitian revolution from France, Napoleon sent 20,000 troops who were defeated partialy due to yellow fever but did capture L'Ouverture, his lieutenant Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti a free republic in 180430
4288663594Simon Bolivarhelped to liberated South American countries from Spain including Gran Columbia (modern Columbia, Equador and Venezuala), Peru, and Bolivia31
4288663595Miguel HidalgoCreol preist, led Mexican revolt, defeated and executed at Calderon Bridge, Jose Morelos takes over and has success but is executed by landowning class for intentions to redistribute land in 1815, does not free Mexico from Spain32
4288663596Treaty of CordobaMexico becomes independent, 1821, signed after landowning class wanted independance33
4288663597Charles Darwincame up with evolution by means of natural selection34
4288663598Adam Smithin 1776 wrote The Wealth of Nations, argued for free market capitalism, opposite of Karl Marx35
4288663599Karl Marxin 1848 wrote The Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels, said working class would revolt, foundation of Socialism and Communist, opposite of Adam Smith36
4288663600Ludditesgroups of worker who destroyed factory equipment in middle of night to protest working condition and low wages in England in the early 1800's, government sided with factories and executed some workers, harsh laws were enacted to prevent further action37
4288663601Opium WarsBritish sold Opium (drug) to China through port in Canton starting in 1773, by 1838 addiction was so widespread and destructive that the Emporor outlawed sale of Opium, British Opium in Canton was seized in 1939, fought war 1839-1842, China loses and forced to sign Treaty of Nanjing, British now could expand trade with China including Opium sale, British claim Hong Kong in 1843, Christian monasteries allowed in 1844, second war 1856-1850, British won and made Open Door Policy where each European country could trade with a different part of China, opened all of China to European trade38
4288663602White Lotus RebellionsBuddhist rebellion against Manchu dynasty for taxes and corruption in early 1800's39
4288663603Taiping Rebellionshuge rebellion against Manchu dynasty in mid-1800's, leader claimed to be brother of Jesus, almost succeeded; as many as 30 million died40
4288663604Self-Strengthening MovementManchu dynasty tries and fails to get its act together in the 1860's41
4288663605Sino-Japanese WarJapan defeats Manchu dynasty and takes Taiwan from them in Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895)42
4288663606Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882US bans immigration of Chinese laborers43
4288663607Commodore Matthew PerryAmerican who arrived in Japan on steamboat to initiate trade with an isolated Japan, breaks National Seclusion Policy, inspires Meiji Restoration44
4288663608Meiji Restorationtransfer of power from shogun to Japanese emperor; emulated western culture; began to industrialize45
4288663609Boer WarConflict between Dutch farmers (Boers) and recently arrived British in South Africa over land containing gold and diamonds46
4288663610Muhammad Alibroke Egypt away from the control of Ottoman Empire; modernized and industrialized Egypt47
4288663611Suez Canalman-made waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas; greatly shortened travel between Europe and Asia; eventually taken over by the British48
4288663612Victor Emmanuel IIthe first king of a united Italy49
4288663613William I, William IIthe first kings of a united Germany50
4288663614Otto von Bismarckprime minister of Prussia that united smaller states into a united Germany51
4288663615Franco-Prussian Warled Germanic states to unite under the leadership of Prussia against France; led to the creation of Germany52
4288663616Emancipation EdictAlexander II of Russia abolished serfdom in 1861; serfs gained freedom, citizenship, marriage and property rights; land was too expensive to maintain53
4288663617Monroe DoctrineU.S. President Monroe stated that the Americas were off limits for European intervention54
4288663618Roosevelt CorollaryU.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's addition to the Monroe Doctrine stating that Europe should stay out of economic affairs of the Americas55
4288663619Panama Canalman-made waterway connecting the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean; U.S. gained land because it supported Panamanian revolution against Colombia government56
4288663620Spanish-American WarU.S. gained Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico from its quick victory over Spain; also gained influence over Cuba; made U.S. a world-leading imperialist power57
4288663621Intolerable ActsGeorge Grenville and Charles Townhend pass unpopular laws for colonies on behalf of British Crown; includes Revenue Act (1764), Stamp Act (1765), and Tea Act (1773), colonies were not represented in parliament, generated colonial unrest and thus American Revolution58
4288663622American RevolutionAmerican colonists successfully rebel against Britain with help of French, declared independence in 1776, defeat British General George Cornwallis in 178159
4288663623Public Committee of Safetyinstituted by Convention, killed anyone suspected of being against French Revolution, The Riegn of Terror, led by Maximilien Robespierre and Jacobins, used guillotine60
4288663624Directoryfive man government ruled France under new constitution (third new constitution), good military, bad domestic policy61
4288663625Jose de San MartinCreole, former Spanish officer who helped to liberate Argentina, Chile (with Bernardo O'Higgins), and Peru (with Simon Bolivar)62
4288663626Establishment of Brazilian IndependenceJohn VI fled to Brazil after Napoleon invaded Portugal in 1807, returned in 1821 after Napoleon had been defeated, left son Pedro behind to rule Brazil, Pedro declared Brazil independent, his son (Pedro II) abdicated slavery in 1888, landowning class rebelled and established republic in 188963
4288663627Telegraphinvented in 1837 by Samuel Morse64
4288663628Telephoneinvented by Alexander Graham Bell in 187665
4288663629Lightbulbinvented in 1879 by Thomas Edison, allowed factories to work all night66
4288663630Internal Combustion Engineinvented in 1885 by Gottlieb Daimler, used in cars67
4288663631Radioinvented in 1890's by Guglielmo Marconi, based on designs by Thomas Edison68
4288663632Factory Act of 1883 (Britain)limited hours of workday, restricted child labor, required safer and cleaner working conditions69
4288663633Sepoy MutinySepoys (Indians in British army) rebeled, defeated, British government takes over for British East India Company70
4288663634Indian National Congressfounded in 1885 to work for Indian representation in British colonial government, did not get it until 194771
4288663635Sino-French War1883, China loses Vietnam to French, French establish colony called French Indochina72

NEW WORLDS: THE AMERICAS AND OCEANIA, Chapter 25, AP World History Flashcards

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83675708001. The Spanish and allies in the New World?Had none0
83675774252. Mestizo?Mixed children of Europeans and Native Americans1
83675811063. Encomendero?Spanish settler2
83675838414. Main cause of death for most indigenous peoples in the Americas?Diseases3
83675859515. What was Columbus' first plan?build forts and trading posts where merchants could trade with local peoples4
83675882176. Hernan Cortes?Conquered Aztec Empire5
83675918397. Viceroys?name of the chief Spanish royal administrators in the Americas6
83675936648. What were the two main centers of Spanish royal authority in the Americas?Lima, Peru and Mexico City, Mexico7
83675955839. Audiencias?led the reviews to check the power of the viceroys8
836759558410. The Treaty of Tordesillas?agreement between Portugal and Spain, declaring that newly discovered lands to the west of an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean would belong to Spain9
836760011611. Why did the Portuguese begin to show interest in Brazil?When French and Dutch mariners began to visit Brazilian shores10
836760011712. Former Dutch colony in North America?New Amsterdam11
836760408013. Which country wasn't so interested in setting up permanent colonies?Dutch12
836760408114. What happened to Jamestown?They had food shortages and disease became so severe that only 60 of the colony's 500 members survived the winter of 160913
836760900715. Characteristics of North American indigenous groups?Less common14
836760900816. Peninsulares?Spanish-born, who came to Latin America, were highest social class15
836761159117. Metis?French version of mestizo16
836761159218. What was different in the colonial area of Peru than in other Spanish colonial areas?Were not sedentary cultivators17
836761398519. What first attracted the Spaniards to the Americas?Silver18
836761398620. Methods of resistance to Spanish rule?Rebellion, halfhearted work, and retreat into mountains and forests where Spanish power did not reach19
836761897721. Labor for sugar plantations?They first tried to enlist local populations as laborers, but then turned to importing slaves20
836761897822. North American traded goods?Fur21
836762270023. The first great American cash crop?Tobacco22
836762270124. The first plentiful labor force for North America?Indentured servants from Europe then turned to African slave labor23
836762822725. What did the British use Australia for?As a penal colony where convicted criminal migrants outnumbered free settlers until 1830s24

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