AP Word - Revolutions Flashcards

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Denis Diderot

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editor of the Encylopedie, compilation of knowledge

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John Locke

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one of first Enlightenment thinkers, social contract

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Baron de onesquieu

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argued with governent with three distinct branches

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Volaire

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decounced religious bigotry, critized Christianity, and argued for religious tolerance

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Jean Jacques Roussea

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argued for return to nature where society cannot corrupt

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general will

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civic impuleses of citizens seeking to pursue the common good within their community

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social contract

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voluntary agrement among people defining the relationship of individuals with one another and with government

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Manifest Destiny

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Americans destined to expand to Pacific

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Monroe Doctrine

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“Hands off” policy regarding European colonization in Americas; isolationist policy

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Maximilien Robespierre and Jacobins

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radical revolutionaries who did not want any king to rule France

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Nationalis

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intense belief in pride in one’s national culture which is associated in the territory in which they reside

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Count Camillo di Cavour

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leads nationalist government in Italy

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King Victor Emmanuel II

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Creates Parliamentary monarchy Problems; right to vote was limited to middle/upper class property holders; Catholics upset by new nation; disagreements over imperialism; lacked industry

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Otto van Bismarck

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Prime Minister of Prussia and leader of German Confederation led a series of wars to grow Prussian Power

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Franco-Prussian War

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leads to French concession of Alsace and Lorraine ( Treaty of Frankfurt)

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Willhelm I

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Unified German states, King of Prussia and now German Emperor

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Realpolitik

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the politics of reality, based on practical concerns rather than theory or ethics

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Decembrist Uprising

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revolt of Western oriented and liberal army officers against conservatives Tsar Nicholas I

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Sultan Selim III

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attempted reforms to improve Ottoman administrative and military’s makeup, but angered Janissaries and officials; disposed and killed in 1807

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Sultan Mahmud II

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overthrew Janissaries with a secret army and European help; restarted Ottoman reform by utilizing Western models

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Ottomanism

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trend in 1870s-1880s in which loyalty to the sultan was replaced by loyalty to the Ottoman state

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Extraterritoriality

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allowed Europeans in foreign cities to live according to European laws, not local laws

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Toussaint L’Overture

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a free black man who led Haitian Revolution

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Jean Jacques Dessalines

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lead a revolt following the capture of L-Overture

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1824 Mexican constitution

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federalist, but still ignored the legal status of Indians, distributions of land, educational problems and impoverishment

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Simon Bolivar

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wealthy creole military officer, led an independence movement against Spain out of Caracas in the Viceroyalty of New Granada, writes Jamaica Letter

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Jose de San Martin

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calls for independence in the Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plate grew

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Argentine republic

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Led by Domingo F. Sarmiento; period of political stability and liberal control

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Dom Joao VI

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ruled Portugal from Brazil until 1820

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Dom Pedro I

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became constitutional emperor of Brazil after declaring Brazil independent

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Reasons Industrial Movement begins

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Population Explosion, Enclosure movement, Agricultural Revolution, Commercial Revolution, and the Enlightenment

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factory system

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factories were places where large numbers of workers used machines to manufacture goods

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mass production

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the making of many identical items by dividing work into simple repetitive tasks

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Crimean War

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fought on the Black Sea after Russia attacked the Ottoman Empire regarding Holy Land

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Tsar Alexander II

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following defeat to Ottomans, agrees to reform Russia

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Redemption Payments

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serfs had to buy land assigned to them from previous owner’s estates (Russia)

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zemstvoes

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(local governments), regulated roads, schools, and polices for peasents (Russia)

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Trans-Siberian Railroad

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connect European Russia with the Pacific

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Sergei Witte

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Russian minister of finance supervised economic industrialization

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The “Social Question”

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what is the governments responsibility in this area

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Muhammad Ali

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emerged as khedive ruler of Egypt and broke away from direct Ottoman rule after French withdrawal

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Matthew Perry

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aririved in Edo Bay and threatened bombardment if Americans were not allowed to trade in Japan

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Treaty of Kanagawa

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Shogunate bureaucrats saw no alternative but to open Japan to the outside world, given West’s power

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Boshin War

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imperial samurai (westernization) vs Shogunate troops (tradition)

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Meji Restoration

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Emperor Meiji restored as imperial ruler

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capitalism

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economic system based on the private ownership of captial goods and the means of production with the creation of goods and services for profit

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Adam Smith

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Scottish philosopher, best known for book ‘The Wealth of Nations’ and is citied as “father of modern economics”

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Revisionism

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Marx’s ideas were wrong and success regarding political/ societal harmony could be achieved by peaceful means’ support parliamentary monarchies to achieve goals

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Universal male suffrage

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the vote for working-class men was achieved by the second half of the 19th century

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Labor unions

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trade unions legalized in 1824 and fought for workers rights

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