World War I
(1914 ﾖ 1918) European war in which an alliance including Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and the United States defeated the alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria.
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World History
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working class
Lowest class in most social class systems, including factory workers, miners, and others.
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westernization
To adopt western ideas and culture.
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Wealth of Nations
British philosopher and writer Adam Smithﾑs 1776 book that described his theory on free trade, otherwise known as laissez-faire economics.
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Warsaw Pact
An international defense alliance between the Soviet Union and many of its Eastern European satellite states as a response to NATO. Formed in 1955.
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Walpole, Robert
(1676-1745) British statesman, and first Prime Minister from 1721 to 1742.
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von Bismarck, Otto
(1815-1898) Appointed Prussian chancellor in 1862. he began a program of war to unify all the German states under the control of Prussia. His policy was known as Bl�t und Eisen or Blood and Iron. He was the most powerful statesman in Europe as chancellor of the new German Empire from 1871 to 1890. He was known as the Iron Chancellor.
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violence
The use of force to injure someone or to damage something.
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Victor Emmanuel
(1820-78) He was king of Sardinia from 1849 to 1861, when he became king of a united Italy until his death in 1878. His support of the unification movement was vital to its success.
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urbanization
The movement of people to urban areas in search of work.
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