AP European History Key Terms 1850-1914 Flashcards
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| 386951243 | Second Industrial Revolution | A wave of late nineteenth century industrialization that was characterized by an increased use of steel, chemical processes, electric power, and railroads. This period was also witnessed the spread of industrialization from GB to western Europe and the US. Both the US and germany soon rivaled GB | |
| 386951244 | Social Darwinism | The belief that there is a natural evolutionary process by which the fittest will survive. Wealthy business and industrial leaders used ___ ___ to justify their success. | |
| 386951245 | Realpolitik | The politics of reality; used to describe the tough, practical politics in which idealism and romanticism play no part. Otto von Bismark and Camillo Benso di Cavour were the leading practitioners of ____. | |
| 386951246 | Syndicalism | A radical political movement that advocated brining industry and government under the control of federations of labor unions. ____ists endorsed direct actions such as strikes and sabotage. | |
| 386951247 | Autocracy | A government in which the ruler has unlimited power and uses it in an arbitrary manner. The Romanov dynasty in Russia is the best example | |
| 386951248 | Duma | the Russian parliament created after the revolution of 1905 | |
| 386951249 | Imperialism | the policy of extending one country's rule over other lands by conquest or economic domination | |
| 386951250 | Sphere of Influence | A region dominated by, but not directly dominated by, a foreign nation |