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leon trotsky
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leader of the whites
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anglicists
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called for a western education
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partition of poland
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division of poland by russia
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russu-japanese war
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japanese defeated the russians; first time a small country beat a major world power; japan became a major world power
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who was frederick the great?
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liked art and philosophy but not military matters; defeated the hapsburgs
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zimmerman telegram
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cabled the german abasador in mexico; tried to urge mexico into war as a german ally; in return germany would help mexico regain territory in the us; intercepted by the british and passed to the US; published in press and outraged americans; got america in to the war
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meiji restoration
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western style reforms in japan that abolished feudalism and adopted a constitution based on the autocratic prussian model
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What was the Act of Union?
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union of England and Scotland
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claude monet
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worked outside to capture nature directly on his canvas
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karl marx
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english; established communism
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gavrillo princep
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killed francis ferdinand; part of the Black Hand
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john locke
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wrote that human beings were born without pre-xisting ideas and principles; the human mind was a "clean slate" that was shaped bye environment, education, and society
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stages of history
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1. primitive communism
2. Slavery 3. feudalism 4. capitalism 5. modern communism |
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eli whitney
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invented the cotton gin
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industrial revolution
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intense phase of tenchnological development; began in britain
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oreinetalists
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argued that indians should recieve an essentially indian education
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sick man of europe
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ottoman empire; countries were sure it was gonna collapse
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cecil rhodes
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became prime minister of cape colony, resigned, and then built ralways that connected new colonies to southern africa and the east african coast
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gavrillo princep
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killed francis ferdinand; part of the Black Hand; a secret serbian nationalist group
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battle of jutland
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british strategic victory because the german fleet remained in port for the rest of war
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great trek
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mass boer migration from caple colony to the african interior
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tongi restoration
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major reform program in china THAT INcluded lowering farm taxes and undertaking water control projects
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treat of breast-litovsk
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took russia out of the war
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quadruple alliance
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great britain, russia, prussia, and austria; to keep international peace and put down international rebellion and revolution
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count cavour
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prime minister of sardinia; the "brain"
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bastille day
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working pople of baris stormed the bastille to finde weapons; July, 14, 1789
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11-11-18
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leaders of the new german republic agreed to ally terms for an armistice ending the hostilities until a formal treaty could be completed
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treaty of versailles
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allies treaty with germany after the war; germany to pay reparations
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fourteen points
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president wilson's program designed to lay the foundation of a lasting world peace
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soviets
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russian unions and councils through which worker expressed grievances
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charles darwin
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developed the theory of evolution
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whites
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former army officers and army gruops of russia including the Cossacks who formed the military units between 1918-1920 to fight the bolshevik red army in the russian civil war
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giseppe garabaldi
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the "sword"; was known as one of the most skillful guerilla warfare generals of all time
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boxer rebellion
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anti-foreign society; made china fall
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reds
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bolshevik military units
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herbert spencer
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english; tried to apply darsin's theories to society
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francis ferdinand
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heir to the hapsburg throne; killed the the Black Hand
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pablo picasso
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experimental artist used shapes (mostly cubes) to form unusual images in paintings
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battle of saratoga
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first win of the patriots against the british
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shaka zulu
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leaser of the amo-zulu clan
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battle of yorktown
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ended war with combined attack by us and france
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agricultural revolution
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shift from food gathering to food producing; introduction of new farming methods
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dual monarchy
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double-rule; government of austria-hungary
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partition of africa
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divided between belguim and germany
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congress of vienna
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congress to negotiate a full and definite settlement of european peace following the napoleonic wars
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causes of world war I
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1. nationalism
2. imperialism 3. militarism 4. alliances |
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blood and iron
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quote by otto von bismark to win war
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Otto von bismark
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leader of purssia for a while
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alexander II
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csar of russia; crushed the big rebellion
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Waterloo
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napoleon's defeat
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franco-prussian war
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austria vs. germany
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benign neglect
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harsh neglect against british
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