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Aguinaldo

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leader of the Filipino nationalists, claimed that the U.S. had promised immediate independence after the Spanish-American War ended, nationalists declared independence and established the Philippine Republic

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Assimilation

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theory based on the idea that in time the local populations would adopt French culture and become like the French

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Berlin Conference

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14 European nations came together to lay down rules for the division of Africa

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Cotton

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began to be grown by Egypt , encouraged by Ismail

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Crimean War

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fought Russians against ottomans, Russians wanted warm-watered port, British and France didn’t want big competition, first women nurses and embedded newspapers

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Ethipoia

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lead by Minelic, Battle of Adowa was fought to keep

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Geopolitics

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An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products

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Hawaii

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a source of economic imperialism, Dole Fruit Company controlled pineapple trade, McKinley Tariff Act: eliminated sugar tariffs, got a new Queen who hated Americans so she wanted a new constitution and made Sanford Dole president

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Imperialism

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the seizure of a country or territory by a stronger power

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Livingstone

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missionary who traveled deep into Central Africa to promote Christianity

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Maji Maji Rebellion

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some African villagers believed if they sprinkled a certain type of water they would be protected from the bullets and that when they went to war then their ancestors would return to life and assist them

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Muhammad Ali

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wanted to modernize Eygpt and bring in cash crop of cotton

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Raj

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referred to British rule after India came under the British crown during the reign of Queen Victoria

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Ram Roy

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a modern-thinking, well educated Indian, began a campaign to move India away from traditional practices and ideas, saw arranged child marriages and the rigid caste separation as parts of Indian life that needed to change, believed if things didn’t change India would be taken over

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Selim III

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reformed Ottoman Empire, janissaries rebelled and over threw him

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Sepoy Mutiny

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the sepoys were sent to the British to pick up their guns that were rumored to have cartilages sealed by beef and pork fat

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Siam

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remained independent throughout the colonial period, lies between British-controlled Burma and French Indochina, Kings promoted the country to be neutral, modernized by King Mongkut and his son

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Suez Canal

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built by Ismail, from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean

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Boxer Rebellion

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Boxers surrounded the Europeans and forced them to leave

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Diaz

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comes into rule after Juarez dies

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Houston

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Texan who captured Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto, said that he would only release Santa Anna if Mexico recognized Texas as independent

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Juarez

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creator of La Reforma

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Madero

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ran for president against Diaz, became president, the upper class didn’t like him so he resigned

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Meiji Era

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the reign of Mutshutio, meaning enlightened

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Obregon

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comes in after Carranza, wanted a new constitution, assassinated

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Opium War

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it was fought between the Chinese and the British, started with British sneaking in Opium and got Chinese addicted, china wrote the British a letter, fought on water (British were best on water) British won the war

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Panama Canal

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Roosevelt offered the Colombians $10 million plus a yearly payment, however the Colombians thought the Americans could make a better deal but Roosevelt HIGHLY disagreed, so the Americans turned to the Panamanians, Americans told them that they would would help the Panamanians to gain their independence, after America succeed Panama gave the U.S. a 10 mile strip of land to build the canal, the building of the canal cost a lot of lifes

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Perry

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The American who sailed into what is now the Tokyo harbor with big ships and a letter from President Fillmore politely asking to allow free trade between Japan and the U.S., along with delivering the letter Perry threatened the Japanese saying that if they didn’t accept he would come back and beat them up

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PRI

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Institutional Revolutionary Party, takes over after Obregon and brings peace and stability but they didn’t tolerate opposition, controlled until 1990s

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Roosevelt

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created the Roosevelt Corollary which was an addition to the Monroe Doctrine that said the U.S. had the right to act as an international police force in the western hemisphere

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Santa Anna

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came back A LOT, elected president of Mexico FOUR different times

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Spanish-American War

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was fought on two fronts, Americans won

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Taiwan

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was given to Japan after the Sino-Japanese War

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U.S.

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Zapata

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helped Madero win against Diaz

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Fourteen Points

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#1-4: an end to secret treaties, freedom of the seas, free trade and reduced national armies and navies 
#5: adjustment of colonial claims with fairness toward colonial people
#6-13: specific suggestions for changing borders and creating new nations, the guiding idea was self-determination 
#14: general association of nations
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Three forces pushing towards war

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nationalism, imperialism, and militarism

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Austria/Hungary

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apart of the Dual Alliance, Triple Alliance, went into to claim Bosnia, had heirs Franz Ferdinand and Sophie, blamed Serbia for their assassination, gave Serbia an ultimatum of long list of demands or they would go to war, it went to International Conference, but declared war on Serbia before that happend

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Bosnia

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where Franz Ferdinand and Sophie were assassinated

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Britain

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apart of the Triple Entente

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Bulgaria

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part of the Central Powers

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Central Powers

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottomans

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France

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apart of the Triple Entente, has a defensive alliance with Russia, Germany declared war on them

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Germany

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apart of the Dual Alliance and Triple Alliance, had a separate alliance with Russia, declared war on Russia, and France, declared war by Britain

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Italy

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apart of the Triple Alliance

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Japan

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attacked Germany and took all of its Asian colonies

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Ottomans

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part of the Central Powers

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Russia

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apart of the Triple Entente, fought on the Eastern Front with Serbia against Germany and Austria-Hungary

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Serbia

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blamed for assassination of Ferdinand and Sophie, fighting on the Eastern Front with Russia, home of Princip

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Triple Alliance

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

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Triple Entente

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Britain, France, and Russia, said that they wouldn’t fight against each other and that is it

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U.S.

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Alexander III

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made official language Russian in Russia, had a secret police force who killed anyone Alexander wanted dead

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Bolshevik Revolution

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I am not sure.

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Bolsheviks

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more radical, who wanted smaller more committed revolutionaries

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Gandhi

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nickname Mahatma, “great soul”, encouraged Indians to not bu British goods, attend government schools, pay British taxes, vote in elections, and a boycott of British cloth

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Germany

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transported Lenin back to Russia

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Kemal

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saved Turkey from the Greeks,

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Lenin

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the head of the Bolsheviks, he gained power and Nicholas II exiled him from Russia, “peace, land, and bread”

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Mensheviks

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more moderate, broad base of popular support

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Nicholas II

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outlawed labor unions, three weakness: Russo-Japanese War where Japan won over Russia; Bloody Sunday; World War I

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Pahlavi

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took over Persia, changed it’s name to Iran

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Rasputin

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was able to help Czarina Alexandra’s son Alexa with his hemophiliac and was sneaky about working his way into the government

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Russia in WWI

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the got a new name USSR

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Stalin

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the Great Purge killed anyone, developed the Five Years Plan

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Zedong

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an assistant librarian at Beijing University, among the founders of the Chinese Communist Party

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Chamberlain

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British Prime Minister, encouraged appeasement

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Coalition governments

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when a lot of political groups settle on a policy

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Collapse of the stock market

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wealthy sold stocks first, everyone sold stocks, market crashed

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Czechoslovakia

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only country that remained a democracy

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Dawes

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thought of the Dawes Plan: loaning $200 million from U.S. banks to Germany

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Einstein

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gave us the Theory of Relativity

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Ethipoia

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attacked by Mussolini

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Franco

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Fascist from Spain

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Japan

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came out better after WWI, attacked Manchuria, dropped out of League of Nations, attacked China

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Joyce

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gave us steam of consciousness

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Lebensraum

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living space, Hitler believed Germany should have more

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Lindbergh

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first American to fly across Atlantic

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Machuria

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attacked by Japan

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Munich conference

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Britain France Germany and Italy sat down to discuss ownership of the Sudetenland

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Mussolini

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nickname Il Duce, day job of a news editor, followers marched into Rome and demanded to put him on the throne

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Nietzsche

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believed western society stifles your creativity

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Nonagression Pact

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signed by Stalin and Hitler to say that Russia and Germany wouldn’t fight against each other

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Rhineland

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attacked by Hitler

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