General Vocabulary

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Nationalism

Back 1

Pride in one’s country or culture, often to the point where one is willing to fight for countries independence. Ex. Simon Bolivar helps liberate South American countries from Spanish control 1819-1825.

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Imperialism:Colonialism

Back 2

The complete control of a weaker nation’s social, economic, and political life by a stronger nation. For Gold, God & Glory. Ex. Great Britain takes control of India, European countries carve up Africa.

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Westernization & Modernization

Back 3

To adopt western ideas and culture. Sometimes also includes industrialization. Ex. Russia:Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Turkey:Kemal Ataturk, Japan:Empire Meiji (Meiji Restoration)

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Cultural Diffusion

Back 4

The spreading of ideas through contact such as trade or war.
Ex. Silk Road, Marco Polo's trip to China, Crusades.

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Industrialization

Back 5

Change from making products at home by hand to mass producing goods by manufacturing products in factories. Occurs in Great Britain 1750s. Shipping ports, colonies, coal & water, workers.

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Interdependence

Back 6

When countries rely on each other for raw materials, manufactured goods, military aid, etc.

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Developing Countries (Third World Countries)

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Nations that are economically and technologically less developed than industrialized nations. Ex. Somalia in Africa, Bangledesh in South Asia.

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Apartheid

Back 8

A political policy in South Africa where black South Africans could only live in certain areas, were required to use separate trains, beaches, restaurants, and schools, and could not enter into an interracial marriage.
Ex. Nelson Mandela helps blacks racial discrimination. He becomes 1st black president of S. Africa

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1. Code of Bushido
2. Code of Chilvary

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1. Code of conduct for Samurai and nobles during Japanese Feudalism.
2. Code of conduct for Warriors during European Feudalism.

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Caste System = India

Back 10

A rigid social class system in Hinduism.
Brahmins (priests)
Kshatriyas (warriors)
Vaisyas(merchants, landowners)
Sudras (peasants,servants)
Untouchables (garbage cleaners,etc.)

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Militarism

Back 11

Build up of military. A policy of aggressive military preparedness. Ex. Germany's military buildup before WWII.

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Pax Romana

Back 12

A 200 hundred year period of relative peace throughout the Roman Empire. Occurs during the first two centuries C.E..

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1. Perestroika
2. Glasnot

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1. A policy of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to revitalize the Soviet economy by opening it up to more free enterprise.
2. A policy of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev which called for more openness with the nations of West, and a relaxing of restraints on Soviet citizenry.

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Humanism & Individualism

Back 14

A philosophical movement during the Renaissance that stressed life on Earth, and the quality of being human and an individual is more important than society.

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1. Longitude
2. Latitude

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1. The curving distance east or west of the prime meridian that stretches from the North Pole to the South Pole.
2. Lines of equal distance measured north and south of the equator.