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World History Midterm Flashcards

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absolutism

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the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles

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divine right

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the idea that kings get their right to rule from God

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enlightenment

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spiritual insight that frees a person from the cycle of rebirth

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montesquieu

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created the 3 branches of government/the idea of it

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glorious revolution

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invasion, aka the glorious crossing by the dutch

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english bill of rights

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the english constitution of laws- basic laws of england

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john locke

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created the idea of the three natural laws- life, liberty, and property

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rousseau

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reconcived the social contract

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magna carta (1215)

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first document that said the king isn’t above the constitution

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results of enlightenment

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inventions, scientific revolutions, and helped inspire the american and french revolution

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charles ll of england

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restoration period (ruled during this time)

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restoration

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return of heredity monarch to the throne

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constitutional monarchy

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a system of government in which the kings power is limited

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english civil war

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a series of civil wars between the parliamentarians and royalist

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1st/2nd/3rd estate

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first: clergy second: nobility third: commoners

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napoleonic code

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made men have more authority over their families

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declaration of the rights of men and citizen

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defined the individual rights at the time of the french revolution

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ancien regime

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a political or social system that was overthrown during the french revolution

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bourgeoisie

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middle class

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continental system

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blockade created by napoleon to stop great britian

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estates general

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representatives of the 3 estates

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industrialization and britian

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britian became more manufactured

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textile industry

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industry that made fabrics and cloths

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agricultural revolution

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unprecedented increase in agricultural production in britian

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james watt

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known for his improvements with the steam engine

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enclosure movement

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sealed off lands so they had private farms

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triangular trade- transatlantic slave trade

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trade between europe, africa, and the americas

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otto von bismark

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built a powerful and well equipped military, and was a prime minister/chancellor

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imperialism

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domination of one country in another region or country

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motivation for imperialism

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exploration, economic expansion, and increase in political power

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discovery of gold/diamonds

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it made people go to india for them

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sepoy mutiny

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a bloody battle against the britian rule in india (sepoys vs britian)

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menelik ll of ethiopia

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leader who used weapons to fight off indians

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purpose of african imperialism

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economic, political, and social purposes

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role of nationalism in imperialism

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pushed the governments of Britain, France, Germany, and other European powers to compete, first in Europe and then around the world

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sphere of influence

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imperialism but where another country has investment rights in another country or region

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meiji restoration

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a time when the emperor regained control in japan and germany and began modernizing

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india- “jewel of the crown”

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because india had cotton, gold and diamonds

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social darwinism

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racial superiority

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suez canal- importance to britian

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it connected britian to the red sea and the mediterranean sea

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berlin confrence

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a meeting held to discuss the rules of dividing africa

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monroe doctrine

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when americas decided to close off their colonization

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opium wars

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war over opium… britian gained hong kong

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treaty of nanking (nanjing)

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it ended the opium wars

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king leopold ll

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king of belgium…. took over the congo

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triple alliance/central powers

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germany, austria-hungary, and italy

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triple entente/allied powers

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france, russia, and britian

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militarism

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when their is importance in the military

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zimmerman note

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a secret note issued by Germany.. their plan to quickly win ww1

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causes of ww1

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mania: military, allies, imperialism, nationalism, and advancements

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treaty of brest-litovsk

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a treaty that let russia out of the war

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bolsheviks

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swept to power and immediately sought to have peace with germany

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first battle of the marne

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the very first battle of ww1

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schlieffen plan

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frances plan to invade germany

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propaganda

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employed on a global scale

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total war

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involved a lot of people, more than ever seen before

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neutrality

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not being in favor of either side

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purpose of the treaty of versailles

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to make peace with the allies and germany

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armenian genocide

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the turks were trying to knock out Armenians

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the league of nations goal

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was to resolve international disputes

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war guilt clause

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forced germany and the central powers to take blame for ww1

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trench warfare

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a type of fighting where you fight in a trench

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treaty of versailles role in hitlers rise to power

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germany was in a “depression” from having to pay reperations (which the treat of versailles made them pay) so since hitler refused to pay them it made germany want him as their leader

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ww1 techonology

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u-boats, zeppelins, machine guns, flame throwers, tanks, and poisonous gases

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causes of the march revolution

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russias massive defeats during ww1 and food and fuel shortages plus the governments low confidence

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nazi rise to power

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after trying to rise to power illegally they decided to try and do it legally and they rose to power

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purpose of stalins purges

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so stalin could get rid of any potential threats

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purpose of stalins show trials

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to make stalins “threats” even more punished than they already are by opening their trials to the public

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fascism

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authorization authorized by a dictatorial party

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adolf hitler

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leader of the nazis

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benito mussolini

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italian politican- created the national facist party

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totalitarianism

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a government that is centralized and dictorial

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joesph stalin

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soviet politican and he was a communist

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kristallnacht

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the night of the broken glass– nazis broke all the windows and destroyed all the shops owned by jews or places of warships

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nuremberg laws

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anti-semitisic racist laws that were enacted by germany

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beer hall putsch

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the nazis failed attempt to seize power

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stalins 5 year plans

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goals to increase industrialization, improve transportation, and increase the food supply

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