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33 Cards in this Set
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Karl Marx
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guy from packet
negative view on everything in life - communist |
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Charles Darwin
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scientist published idea of natural selection
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Romanticism
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intellectual movement emerged as a reaction to ideas of enlightenment
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industrial revolution
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began in 1780's took several decades to spread to western nations b/c of agriculture, growing population, $$$, market for goods
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Oliver Cromwell
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an english Military genius , for parliament forces called Roundheads made up of extreme puritans
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Louis Pasteur
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created pasteurization, purify food and liquids by boiling to get rid of germs and bacteria
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Junkers
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people who are rich, nobles.
Do fencing, thought they were cool if scar on face, leaders in military |
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Catherine the Great
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Foreign policy achievements, treats poor people poorly, from Russia
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Albert Einstein
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Theory of relativity
Time/space |
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John Stuart Mill
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-it's good for people to have opposing viewpoints
- we (gov't) should give people as much freedom possible as long as it doesn't hurt others |
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Issac Newton
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-light spectrum
-inertia -decelleration |
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Peter the Great
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From Russia
-political and economic reforms by warfare -7ft tall -expansion of Russia (St. Petersberg/Leningrad were both capitals) |
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Sigmund Freud
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psychoanalysis, believed in the unconcious, stages of development
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Adam Smith
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believed that the gov't should be Laissez Faire
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Jean Jacques Rousseau
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believed in general rule. It's the general will of people of a country to follow.
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David Ricardo
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Believed gov't should NOT help poor people
more workers than jobs |
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Thomas Malthus
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gov't should not help poor people
population>food supply |
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Ivan the Terrible
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The first czar of Russia believed in Terror to rule,
crazy, had a secret police, influenced Stalin |
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Balance of power
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15-1600's
countries want to maintain balance of power, so groups of nations join together to stop an agressor |
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Liberalism
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economic/political system that emphasizes freedom
-change is good -acheivement from merit -education -human nature generally good |
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Scientific revolution
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only wealthy were educated
-before- traditional world views: no school, taught by church |
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American Declaration of Independence and Constitution
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influenced by enlightenment philosophers such as John Locke, Baron de Montequiew
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Galileo Galilei
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encouraged others to be curious. Arrested for using his telescope
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Louis XIV
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-most powerful king anywhere in Europe
-built majestic palace in versaii |
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Russia
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-large but horribly insecure
-has many ports that freeze up, so they want to move towards the mediterrainian, the goal was to expand towards warm water ports |
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Ivan Pavlov
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psychoanalysist: created classical conditioning
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Baron de Montesquieu
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Believed there should NOT be one leader - gov't should seperate into 3 branches
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Britain (England)
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-limited monarchy
-Magna carta= first set of limits ever placed on a monarchy -civil wr was off and on for 50 years -Bill of Rights created at end of war |
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France
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-very powerful monarchy "most absolute"
-believed monarchy was chosen by Gods -tumbled down in 1790 -Louis XIV was the most powerful king anywhere in Europe. Built majestic palace in Versaii |
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Voltaire
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French
Believed in Freedom of press/speech |
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Spain
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was #1 dominating oceans, until WWII
-muslims started in 8th and 9th centuries and were driven out in early 1600's. -Armada, navy, had good navy and tried to conquer Britain, failed, and marked begining of Spanish decline |
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Four stages of exploration and expansionism
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Discovery, exploration, initial conquest and settlement
-ran for about 300 yrs -French-British clash, resulting in french and indian war. |
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Nation States
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Spain
France Britain Prussia Austria |
