History Of Modern World Test 1

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An early 20th century US reform movement that democratized the political process for whites and addressed social and economic problems

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Progressivism

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A country's extension of rule or authority by force or threat of force, over a foreign territory. During the 20th century this meant some kind of combination of military , economic, cultural domination in East Asia or Africa

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Imperialism

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Various theories of society that emerged during the 1870's that claimed to apply biological concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest to sociology and political

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Social Darwinism

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Separation of state and religious bodies

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Secularism

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A movement whose goal was the political unification of individuals who spoke German or a Germanic language

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Pan-Germanism

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This individual changed the way the world viewed the nature of the universe. In addition to his studies of the atom, his theory of relativity and other discoveries changed the scientific understanding of the forces that make up the universe

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Albert Einstein

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This individual was the vanguard of psychological practitioners. His theories revolved around his belief that humans were driven by unconscious pleasure-seeking forces such as sexuality

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Sigmund Freud

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pioneered the development of electricity that was arguably the most important invention of the early 20th century.

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Thomas Edison

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Was one of the world's most important political theorists. His theories about society, economics and politics hold that societies progress through class struggle

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Marx

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Leader of the Bolsheviks and helped the party seize power of the Russian government after the revolution. Was head of Russian Government from 1917 until his death in 1922.

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Vladamir Lenin

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Led the American Federation of Labor, an alliance of skilled artisans

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Samuel Gompers

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Last Tsar of Russia, from 1894 until his forced abdication in 1917. He and his family was executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918.

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Tsar Nicholas II

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Chinese Revolutionary, first president and founding father of the Republic of China

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Sun Yet-sen

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Last German emperor and King of Prussia. His policies attributed to the bring about WWI.

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

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Serbian who assassinated Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie. This led to Austria-Hungary invading Serbia causing the start of WWI.

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Gavarilo Princep

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Prominent leader in India during Indian Independence movement

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Mohandes Ghandi

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Two American brothers, inventors and are credited with first successful flight and aircraft

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Wright Brothers

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28th president of the United States. During his second term, he requested congress to declare war on Germany after the sinking of the USS Maine. He played a significant role in the Paris Peace talks and his 14 points outlined how to maintain world peace.

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Woodrow Wilson

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Leader of Soviet Union from 1925 until his death in 1953. After seizing power and eliminating the New Economic Plan and instituting his first of three "Five Year Plans" he managed to centralize Russia's economy and shifted Russia from an agricultural to industrial nation.

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Joseph Stalin

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Prime minister of England during WWi

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Lloyd George

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Prime minister of France during WWI

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Georges Clemenceau

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Led by Lenin, seized control of Russia and became dominant political party

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Bolsheviks

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was a faction of the social movement in the early 20th century. After a dispute with Lenin, this faction split and created its own political party.

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Mensheviks

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was the federal representative republic, democracy instituted in Germany after the fall of the German empire.

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Weimar Republic

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Wilson's "blue print" to ensure world peace. Some main points: free ocean, downsizing armies, removal of economic barriers

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14 points

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One of Wilson's fourteen points. Main goal was the prevent future wars.

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League of Nations

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Federation of Unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the US and Canada

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Congress of Industrial Organizations

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Foreign affair policy of the US. was used to keep China open to trade with all countries on and equal basis

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Open Door Policy

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pact signed by over 60 nations, vowing not to use war to resolve conflict

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

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formed by nationalists who sought independence from England

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Indian National Congress

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Russian organization whose goal was to spread communism globally

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Commintern

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National Association of Advancement of Colored People; was formed to combat unjust laws in 1909 by W.E.B Dubois

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NAACP

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founded in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions, led by Gompers

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American Federation of Labor

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foreign policy stating that US will intervene in conflicts between Latin America and European nations

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Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine

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used specifically during Taft's presidency, states that European nations cannot directly come to Latin America to collect debts

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Dollar Diplomay

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Congress passed discriminatory law in 1924 that barred Southern and Eastern Europeans and basically all Asians from entering US.

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National Origins Act

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Red Scare

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occurred in US after Bolshevik revolution, was fear that communist ideologies would take hold in the US

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Triple Entente

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Britain, France, Russia

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Triple Alliance

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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

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Trench warfare

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combat fought in trenches

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U-boats

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German submarines that participated in unrestricted submarine warfare that eventually led to the US entering the war in April 1917.

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Treaty of Versailles

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final result of Paris Peace talks. German would be harshly punished, it as well as its allies were to take sole responsibility for war, must pay $33 billion in reparations, lose all colonies, give two colonies to France as well as coal mines.