Imperialism
The complete control of a weaker nationﾒs social, economic, and political life by a stronger nation.
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Change and Turning Points
hunting and gathering
System of food production for prehistoric peoples. Involves hunting animals and gathering foods grown in the wild.
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human rights
The rights that are considered by most societies to belong automatically to all people, including the rights to justice, freedom, and equality.
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Hobbes, Thomas
(1588-1679) English philosopher and political theorist. Wrote Leviathan, where he favored an absolute government as the only means of balancing human interests and desires with their rights of life and property.
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Hitler, Adolf
(1889-1945) Austrian-born leader of Germany. He co-founded the Nazi Party in Germany, and gained control of the country as chancellor in 1933. Hitler started World War II with the invasion of Poland. He was responsible for the Holocaust.
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hijacking
The taking control of a public transport vehicle, such as an airliner or train to use the people aboard as hostages.
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Herzl, Theodor
(1860-1904) Leader of Zionist movement to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
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heliocentric model
Theory of the universe that states the sun is the center, and that the earth revolves around it.
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guild
An association of merchants or craftspeople in medieval Europe, formed to make regulations and set standards for a particular trade or craft.
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Great Depression
(1929-1939) The dramatic decline in the worldﾒs economy due to the United Stateﾒs stock market crash of 1929, the overproduction of goods from World War I, and decline in the need for raw materials from non industrialized nations. Results in millions of people losing their jobs as banks and businesses closed around the world. Many people were reduced to homelessness, and had to rely on government sponsored soup kitchens to eat. World trade also declined as many countries imposed protective tariffs in an attempt to restore their economies.
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