Section 2 Vocab Flashcards
Central Powers
Germany and its allies in World War I
Catherine the Great
an empress of Russia in the late eighteenth century who extended Russian territory toward the Black Sea
Neville Chamberlain
A British prime minister who tried to avoid war between Britain and Germany by negotiating
Chiang Kai-shek
president of China until he was overthrown in 1949 by Chinese communist forces
Winston Churchill
he became prime minister shortly after World War II began and served through the end of the war. He symbolized the fierce determination of the British to resist the conquest by the Germans under Adolf Hitler
Commonwealth
It was in the form of a republic under the leadership of the Parliament
The Communist Manifesto
A book published in 1848 which proclaimed the principles of communism. It ends “Workers of the world, unite.”
concentration camp
a place for assembling and confining political prisoners and enemies of a nation(particularly associated with the Nazis in Germany)
Captain James Cook
An English explorer who established the first European colony in Australia
Cossacks
A people in southern Russia who became aggressive warriors during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
Counter Reformation
The reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation
What were the chief aims of the Counter Reformation
- to increase faith among church members 2. to end many of the abuses 3. to affirm some of the principles rejected by the Protestant Churches
Crimean War
a war fought in the middle of the nineteenth century where Russia was defeated and the independence of Turkey was guaranteed
Oliver Cromwell
the led the army of Parliament to victory over King Charles I in the English Civil War; emerged as ruler of the nation under the title Lord Protector of the Commonwealth
Cuban missile crisis
a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba
