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18 Cards in this Set
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Conservatism
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A political ideology that wished to maintain the traditional order of the old regime
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Realpolitik
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Political theory in which"the ends justifies the means," espoused by Bismarck
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Degeneration
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A theory that argues it was possible to de-evolve, and society would get worse if weak and "unfit" people reproduce
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Dreyfus Affairs
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Political scandal that divided France in the 1890s over the issue of religion and french nationalism
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Bourgeoisie
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A marxist term for the middle class
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Manifest Destiny
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Term for the American belief that the US had a special mission to expand westward and
colonize new territories |
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Muhammad Ali
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Commander of the Ottoman Army who
governed and instituted reforms in Egypt |
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Decembrist Revolt
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An attempted uprising by liberal Russian army officers in the first half of the 19th century
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Gunboat Diplomacy
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Term for the naval tactics used by the US in an effort to force Japan to open its foreign policy
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Sun Yatsen
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Chinese nationalist who played a key role in overthrowing the Wing Dynasty in the Revolution of 1911
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Napoleon III
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President of the second Republic of France, later became emperor until the Franco-Prussian War
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Cecil Rhodes
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British businessman who was a champion of
imperialism in South Africa |
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Chartism
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A working class movement for the expansion of political rights in mid 19th century Britain
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Franz Joseph
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Habsburg Emperor of the Austrian Empire from 1848 to 1916 (and Austro-Hungarian)
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Thomas Hobbes
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Political Philosopher who wrote Leviathan, in support of the theory of Absolutism
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Sepoy Rebellion
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Uprising of Indian soldiers against the English East India Company in 1857 (animal fat)
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Creoles
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People of European Decent born in Spanish colonies
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Holy Alliance
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Conservative Coalition formed by Austria, Prussia, and Russia following the Napoleonic Wars
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