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21 Cards in this Set
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- England Philosopher
- Life, Liberty, and Property, - government=protect rights |
John Locke (Enlightenment)
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- French Philosopher
-Freedom of Speech= Best Weapon against a bad government |
Voltaire (Enlightenment)
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- French Philosopher
-3 Branches of Government -System of Check and Balance |
Montesquieu (Enlightenment)
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- French Writer
- government should be run according to the will of the majority |
Rousseau (Enlightenment)
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-leaders of Latin American independence movements
-Inspired by American and French Revolutions |
Simon Bolivar & Miguel Hidelgo
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-Prussian chancellor in 1862
-program of war to unify all the German states under the control of Prussia -policy known as Blood and Iron. |
Otto Von Bismarck [Prussia]
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- created the Bolshevik Party
- Communist State in Russia - New Economic Policy |
Vladamir Lenin [Russia]
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- Nationalist leader in India
- called for non violent revolution in India to gain freedom from Britain |
Mohandas Gandhi [India]
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- Leader of the Cuban Revolution
- communist dictator of Cuba -Made Cuba socialist -BAY OF PIGS -CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS |
Fidel Castro [Cuba]
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-Emperor of the French.
-Responsible for French Revolution reforms -Conquered most of Europe -He was defeated at Waterloo |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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-Philosopher
-order in society= Five Relationships: 1. Ruler to ruled. 2. Father to son. 3. Old bro- young bro. 4. Husband to wife. 5. Friend to friend. |
Confucius [China]
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- Ruler of Babylon
-1st Code of Law in History -EYE FOR AN EYE a TOOTH FOR A TOOTH -diff btwn Major/Minor offenses |
Hammurabi [Babylon- Mesopotamia]
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-Black South African Leader
-Protested Against Apartheid -Spent 30 years in Prison -Became 1st black president of South Africa |
Nelson Mandela [South Africa]
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- Expanded Greek Empire from Europe to Africa to Middle East
-Spread Greek Culture -Alexandra in Egypt= Capital Center of HELLENISTIC CIVILIZATION (Greek) -Married a Persian Woman= Blending of Cultures |
Alexander the Great [Greek]
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-Created the Movable Type
-Allowed for more books to be published and mass communication |
Johannes Gutenberg [German-Renaissance]
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-Czaress of Russia
-Had an Aggressive Foreign Policy -Participated in the Partitioning (Split) of Poland |
Catherine the Great [Russia]
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- Sun King
-Became King at 4 -Had Divine Right to Rule "I am the State" -Absolute Monarch -Built Palace at Versailles-center of French culture |
King Louis XIV (14) [France-Absolute Monarch]
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-Frank the Tank= POLICY OF MILITARISM
-Strong Army |
Fredrick the Great [Prussia-Absolute Monarch]
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- No Beards
- Wanted Russians to be European like and Modernized -Modernization of Russia |
Peter the Great [Russian Absolute Monarch]
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-Unified Vietnam against Imperialism from the French in 1945
-Communist |
Ho Chi Minh [Vietnam]
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- People's Republic of China
-GREAT LEAP FORWARD- program to make Chinese increase production in idustry |
Meo Zedong [China]
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