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18 Cards in this Set
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God, Glory, Gold |
Main motivations of the Age of Exploration. |
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Reign of Terror |
Violent phase of the French Revolutions led by Maximlien Robespierre. |
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French Revolutions |
Movement to remove the Old Regime and bring equality to France. |
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Guillotine |
Device used in mass executions during the French Revolution. |
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Coup d' etat |
A seizure of power, used by Napoleon Bonaparte. |
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Exile |
Being barred from one's native country. |
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Industrial Revolution |
Change from hand-made goods to machine-made goods. |
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Imperialism |
Conquering other lands to build an empire. |
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Zimmerman Telegram |
Encouraged Mexico to attack the U.S., brought U.S. into World War 1. |
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Russian Revolution |
Pulled Russia out of World War 1, communist take over. |
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Holocaust |
Mass murder of 6 million Jews and 6 million others by the Nazis. |
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Berlin Airlift |
U.S. and Britain flew supplies to Berlin during the blockade of the city. |
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Nuclear Arms Race |
Competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the U.S. and Soviet Union |
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Fall of Soviet Union |
Collapse after failed attempts by Gorbachev to stimulate to the economy. |
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Fall of the Berlin Wall |
Marked the end of communist rule in East Germany. |
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Containment |
U.S. policy of preventing the spread of communism. |
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Japanese Imperialism |
Expanded throughout Asia to obtain resources for industrialization and to build an empire. |
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Terrorism motives |
Expelling foreigners, gaining independence, radical religious beliefs. |
