working class
Lowest class in most social class systems, including factory workers, miners, and others.
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World History
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Wilson, Woodrow
(1856-1924) President of the United States during World War I. He was one of the formulators of the Treaty of Versailles. He also proposed a regulating body of nations to avoid future conflicts through diplomacy in his 14 Points Speech.
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William and Mary
King and Queen of England from 1689 to 1702. They were placed on the throne as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, and ruled as limited monarchs.
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White Man's Burden, The
A poem by Rudyard Kipling written in 1899. It is also the name given to the idea that the culture of the native populations where European imperialism was occurring were inferior to western nations. Some interpreted Kiplingﾒs poem to mean that it was the duty of imperializing nations to bring western culture and sensibility to the savage native populations that were encountered in far off lands.
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Wheel of Life
important symbol of Buddhism. It represents the endless cycle of life through reincarnation.
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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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Watt, James
(1736-1819) Improved upon Newcomenﾒs steam engine. Wattﾒs steam engine would be the power source of the Industrial Revolution.
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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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