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This group represented 98% of the people of France who paid the most taxes even though they were the poorest prior to 1789.
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The Third Estate
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This was the radical part of the French Revolution. It was during this time that King Louis XIV was killed using the guillotine.
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The Reign of Terror
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This leader ended the French Revolution, brought stability to France and created an empire.
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Napoleon
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This meeting was held after the defeat of Napoleon, and it established a balance of power, peace and order in Europe, and a return of power to monarchs.
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Congress of Vienna
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This leader of the Congress of Vienna wanted a balance of power in Europe and the return of the old monarchs to power.
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Klemens Von Metternich
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Called "The Liberator," he helped South America gain its independence. He was inspired by the French Revolution.
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Simon Bolivar
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This word means pride and a feeling of devotion in one's country.
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nationalism
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This was a hot spot for nationalism, containing many ethnic groups, broke from the Ottoman Empire and a powder keg for WWI.
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Ottoman Empire
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This man unified Germany using Prussian leadership, "BLOOD AND IRON," fought many wars (Austria against France).
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Otto Von Bismarck
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Napoleon brought together this unified set of laws that gave the people some of what they wanted; for example, religious tolerance.
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Napoleonic Code
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This empire contained many ethnic groups. A multi-national empire, but the leader would not allow the people to have their own cultures, ended after WWI, new nations were created.
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Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Hot spot for nationalism, contains many ethnic group, broke from the Ottoman Empire, powder keg for WWI.
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The Balkans
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This man unified the Italian states into one united Italy using the RED SHIRTS.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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THIS BEGAN IN GREAT BRITAIN AND DESCRIBES THE CHANGE FROM MAKING GOODS BY HAND TO MACHINES; PEOPLE WORK IN FACTORIES.
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Industrial Revolution
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By the use of enclosures, more food was able to be grown that led to the Industrial Revolution.
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Agricultural Revolution
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The movement of people to cities to find jobs during the Industrial Revolution.
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urbanization
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Economic system described by Adam Smith with no government interference, private property, with people abel to make a profit. This is the United States economic system.
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Capitalism
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An organization where workers join together to demand better working conditions first started during the Industrial Revoution.
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union
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The founder of communism. The government runs the economy , no private protperty giving equality, workers would rise up. (Inspired Russia and China)
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Karl Marx
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Law which limited child labor, and example of reforms that occurred during the Industrial Revolution.
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Factory Act of 1833
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Use of this system led to mass production of goods during the Industrial Revolution.
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Assembly Line
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One of the advance of the Industrial Revolution which purified milk.
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Pasteurization
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This describes a strong country taking over a weaker country for their benefit. European countries took over Africa and areas in Asia for economic gain, to spread Christianity, ect. (ex. white man's burden)
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Imperialism
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The meeting that divided up Africa among the Europeans, ignoring tribal boundries of Africa and making colonial boundries.
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Berlin Conference
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Russian lost this war over the Ottoman Empire (British and French helped the Ottomans).
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Crimean War
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India's nickname because India has a lot of resources and a large market for the British.
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Jewel in the Crown
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Indian soldiers who revolted against the British. British put down the Rebellion and took direct control of India.
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Sepoy Mutiny
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A conflict between Britain and China lasting from 1839 - 1842 over Britain's opium trade in China. British defeated China, China had to sign unequal treatesi and give up Hong Kong.
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Opium War
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A foreign region in which a nation has control over trade and other economic activities. china carved into these in the late 1800's. Foreigners had special economic privileges.
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Sphere of influence
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The U.S. policy proposed in 1899 to ensure that all nations would have equal opportunity to trade with China.
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Open Door Policy
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A 1900 rebellion in China, where the Chinese rebeld against foreigners. Chinese were unsuccessful.
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Boxer Rebellion
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He was the U.S. Commander who opened Japan to trade.
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Commodore Matthew Perry
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The period of Japanese history from 1867 - 1912, during shich the country ws ruled by Emperor Mutsuhito. Japan modernized, taking the "Best from the West" then Japanb became imperialistic.
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Meiji Era / Restoration
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In this war, 1904 - 1905, Japan defeated Russia, it was an example of how Japan became imperialistic in its effots to dominate Manchuria ad Korea.
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Russo-Japanese War
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This United States policy announced by President James Monroe in 1823, said that Europeans should stay out of Latin America. It was an excuse for the U.S. to intervene.
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The Monroe Doctrine
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A man made water way connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, built in Panama by the U.S. and opened in 1914 under the presidency of Teddy Roosevelt.
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Panama Canal
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One of the Four causes of WWI; part of MAIN; where european countries built up their militaries.
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Militarism
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Triple aliance: Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy
Triple Entente: Britain, France, Russia this system led to WWI |
Alliance system
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