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World Cultures Final Exam
China, Africa, the Renaissance, and the French Revolution
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05/05/2009

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Xia Dynasty
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the first Chinese dynasty. Leader was Yu
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Yu
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the leader of the Xia Dynasty
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Shang Dynasty
Definition
this was the first family dynasty to leave written records
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Zhou Dynasty
Definition
This dynasty overthrew the Shang and established their own dynasty. This dynasty developed the Mandate of Heaven
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Confucius
Definition
this man was China's most influential scholar who created social order and developed Confucianism
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Laozi
Definition
this Daoist taught that people should follow the natural order of life
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Qin Dynasty
Definition
this dynasty unified China
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Shi Huangdi
Definition
this Qin Dynasty emperor ends fighting, unifies China, and conquers new lands
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Liu Bang
Definition
this man founds the Han Dynasty and becomes its first emperor. He defeats his arch rival Xiang Yu, establishes a centralized government, lowers taxes, and reduces punishments
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Xiang Yu
Definition
this man was Liu Bang's arch rival for power during the time of Han Dynasty
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Han Dynasty
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202 B.C. 

this dynasty was founded by Liu Bang and lasted 400 years. It had a great influence on Chinese people and culture

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Empress Lü
Definition
this woman was Liu Bang's wife who seized control of the Han Dynasty. She ruled for her son and eventually outlived him. Palace plots and power plays occur while she reigns.
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Wudi
Definition
this emperor was the great-grandson of Liu Bangand was known as the "Martial Emperor". He defeats the nomads and mountain tribes and colonizes Manchuria, Korea and as far south as Vietnam.
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Wang Mang
Definition
In A.D. 9, this man seized power in the Han Dynasty. He stabilizes the empire.
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oracle bone
Definition
priests scratch questions on this item to consult gods
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Shang DI
Definition
the supreme god of early China
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dynastic cycle
Definition
this was the pattern of the rise and decline of dynasties
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feudalism
Definition
this was a system in which kings would give land to nobles in exchange for services
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filial piety
Definition
this was the respect for parents and ancestors
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bureacracy
Definition
this was a system of departments and agencies which formed to carry out work for the government
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I Ching
Definition
this Book of Changes offered good advice and common sense to the Early China civilizations
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yin and yang
Definition
these two powers represent the rhythm of the universe
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centralized government
Definition
this was the central authority and rules. local governments were the subject
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civil service
Definition
these were government jobs obtained during examination. employees were hired on the basis of their scores
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monopoly
Definition
this was the control by one group over key industries
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assimilation
Definition
this was the process of integrating people into Chinese culture
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Huang He
Definition
this river was also known as the Yellow River which leaves fertile silt when it floods and devoured whole villages
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geographic isolation
Definition
this term means the lack of trade
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loess
Definition
this was another name for fertile silt
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North China Plain
Definition
this was China's heartland and center of civilization
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Daoism
Definition
this religion was what Laozi's beliefs became to be called. This called for people to be guided by the universal source Dao. People should understand nature and be free of desire.
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Legalism
Definition
this was the religion was adopted by Shi Huangdi. It called for harsh, strict rule. This called for the use of law to restore order, stifle criticism, obedience rewarded, and disobedience punished.
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Wendi
Definition
this emperor was the founder of the Sui Dynasty
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Sui Dynasty
Definition
this dynasty completed the Grand Canal and built a foundation for the Tang Dynasty
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Tang Taizong
Definition
this brilliant leader created the Tang Dynasty. His reign lasted for 20 years. He expanded China and promoted foreign trade.
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Old Regime
Definition
this was the social and political system of France
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estates
Definition
under the Old Regime, the people of France were divided into three large social classes called this
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bourgeoisie
Definition
the middle class estate in France. This group included bankers, factory owners, merchants, professionals, and skilled artisans
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Louis XVI
Definition
this financial king and absolute monarch of France was easily bored with affairs of state and loved hunting. He borrowed heavily to help out the American Revolution. His rule had major effects on the history and economy of France. He created a tax system that only benefited wealthy people and drained the country's treasury.
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Marie Antoinette
Definition
this was the queen of France, also known as Madam Deficit, during the American Revolution who was married to Louis XVI. She had many controversial affairs with the court and always needed some form of entertainment.
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Estates-General
Definition
this was an assembly of representatives from all three estates in France
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Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Definition
a leading spokesman for the viewpoint of the Third Estate in France. He suggested that third estates delegates name themselves the National Assembly and pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people
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National Assembly
Definition
the name Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès suggested the Third Estate should give themselves
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Tennis Court Oath
Definition
in this oath, the Third Estate delegates of France found themselves locked out of their meeting room so they broke down the door to an indoor tennis court and pledged to stay until they had drawn up a new constitution
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Bastille
Definition
a Paris prison which was stormed by a mob searching for gunpowder and arms and then fell.
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Bastille Day
Definition
the day in which Bastille fell is now known as this on July 14 every year in France
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Great Fear
Definition
when rebellion spread from Paris to the countryside this wave of senseless panic began
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Olympe de Gouges
Definition
this woman writer published a declaration of the rights of women.
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Legislative Assembly
Definition
the National Assembly created a constitutional monarchy which stripped the king of much authority and created the new legislative body known as this
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Émigrés
Definition
nobles and others who fled France and hoped to undo the Revolution and restore the Old Regime
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sans-culottes
Definition
Parisian workers and small shopkeepers wanted the Revolution to bring even greater changes to France
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Jacobins
Definition
radical and political group in France who formed a club
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Jean-Paul Marat
Definition
this Jacobin Club member wrote a newspaper during the French Revolution and condemned those who supported the king
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L'Ami du Peuple
Definition
this newspaper name means "Friend of the People" and was written by Jean-Paul Marat 
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guillotine
Definition
this efficient, humane, and democratic machine cut off people's heads
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Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotin
Definition
this man proposed the use of the guillotine for execution
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Maximilien Robespierre
Definition
this Jacobin leader slowly gained power and set out to build a republic of virtue. He was an enemy of the French Republic
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Reign of Terror
Definition
Robespierre ruled as a dictator over France and the period of his rule became known as this
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Georges Danton
Definition
a lawyer who one of the Jabin Club's most talented and passionate speakers
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Corsica
Definition
the Mediterranean island on which Napoleon Bonaparte was born
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Definition
this short French leader was considered one of the greatest military leaders in the history of the world. This man becomes emperor of France and conquers Europe
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coup d'état
Definition
a sudden seize of power
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plebiscite
Definition
the vote of the people in France
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lycées
Definition
government-run public schools in France
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concordat
Definition
this was an agreement Napoleon signed with Pope Pius VII
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Pope Pius VII
Definition
this pope controlled the Vatican while Napoleon reigned in France. He signed a concordat with him and formed a new relationship of church and state between the Vatican and France
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Napoleonic Code
Definition
Napoleon's comprehensive system of laws for France which he considered his greatest work
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Louisiana Territory
Definition
this territory was owned by Napoleon and France and can be found in the Americas. Napoleon sold this and cut his losses in the Americas.
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Battle of Trafalgar
Definition
an 1805 naval battle in which Napoleon's forces were defeated by a British fleet under the command of Horatio Nelson
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Horatio Nelson
Definition
this British military leader was brilliant in warfare at sea and was the only general to defeat Napoleon and his army
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blockade
Definition
a forcible closing of ports
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Marie Louise 
Definition
this woman was Marie Antoinette's Austrian niece who married Napoleon because his wife could not bear a son. She gives birth to Napoleon II.
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Napoleon II
Definition
this man was the son of Napoleon Bonaparte and Marie Louise who became the king of Rome
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Continental System
Definition
the blockade policy set up by Napoleon Bonaparte which was supposed to make continental Europe more self-sufficient
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Louis of France
Definition
this was the brother of Napoleon Bonaparte who was named king of Holland
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guerillas
Definition
bands of Spanish peasant fighters who made hit and run attacks on French armies in Spain
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Peninsular War
Definition
in this war, Napoleon lost 3000 men in Spain on the Iberian Peninsula.
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Alexander I
Definition
Napoleon's ally, a Russian czar, who refused to stop selling grain to Britain angering Napoleon
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scorched-earth policy
Definition
this policy involved the burning of grain fields and slaughtering of livestock so as to leave nothing for the enemy to eat
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Leipzig
Definition
a German city where Napoleon faced the allied powers of the European army
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King Frederick William III of Prussia
Definition
this king of Prussia led a parade with Czar Alexander I through the French capital after Napoleon's downfall
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Waterloo
Definition
a village in Belgium where the Duke of Wellington faced off against Napoleon and won and ending Napoleon's last bid for power
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Duke of Wellington
Definition
this British troop leader faced off with Napoleon near a village in Belgium and ending Napoleon's last bid for power
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Alexis de Tocqueville
Definition
a French writer who summed up Napoleon's character
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Hundred Days
Definition
the defeat at Waterloo which ended Napoleon's last bid for power
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The Congress of Vienna
Definition
a series of meeting in Vienna which were formed to set up policies to achieve the goal of European order
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Prince Klemens von Metternich
Definition
this foreign minister and prince of Austria was one of the most influential of the representatives at the Congress of Vienna
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balance of power
Definition
this idea called that no country would be a threat to others
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legitimacy
Definition
this principle agreed that as many people as possible of the rulers whom Napoleon had driven from their thrones would be restored to power
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Holy Alliance
Definition
this treaty was signed by Czar Alexander I, Emperor Francis I of Austria, and King Frederick William III of Prussia in which they pledged to base their relations with other nations on Christian principles in order to combat one another if any revolutions broke out
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Concert of Europe
Definition
this series of alliances devised by Klemens von Metternich ensured that nations would help one another if any revolutions broke out
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Creoles
Definition
French colonists born in Spanish America
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peninsulares
Definition

 

French colonists born in Spain

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Third Estate of France
Definition
this group of people made up 98 percent of the French population and included doctors, lawyers, shopkeepers, the urban poor, and the people of the land.
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mercenary army
Definition
this group of soldiers are those who work for any country or employer that will pay them
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tithe
Definition
this Church tax normally made up one tenth of a French family's income
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Swiss guards
Definition
this group of people made up Louis XVI's army and surrounded Versailles in response to the Tennis Court Oath
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Edmund Burke
Definition
this British politician was one of the earliest and most severe critics of the French Revolution
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bread
Definition
this food was a staple of the diet in France
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A Tale of Two Cities
Definition
this book by Charles Dickens told the story of the French Revolution in explicit detail
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Thomas Paine
Definition
this man was a strong supporter of the American Revolution and defended the French Revolution against critics like Edmund Burke and others.
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Jacques Louis David
Definition
this French Revolution painter designed an a piece of art which highlighted Napoleon Bonaparte's famous pose.
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Empress Wu Zhao
Definition
this ruler during China's campaign of Korea was the only woman to assume the role of Empress
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gentry
Definition
this Chinese group of people were high, powerful, and well-to-do enjoyed a high social class
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pastoralists
Definition
this nomadic group of people were domestic herd farmers in China
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Genghis Khan
Definition
this emperor, a brilliant organizer and strategist, became known as the universal ruler of the Mongols and used brutality to terrorize enemies
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Kublai Khan
Definition
this emperor of China, who was the grandson of Genghis Khan, establishes the Yuan Dynasty in 1279 and adopts Chinese ways and builds a capital at Beijing
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Yuan Dynasty
Definition
this dynasty established by Kublai Khan lasted from 1279 to 1368, had peace and prosperity, and claimed Beijing as its capital city
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Ming Dynasty
Definition
this dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644 and succeeded the Yuan Dynasty. Its rulers collected tributes from many Asian countries
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Hongwu
Definition
this peasant's son was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, led an army which forced the Mongols from China, and began agricultural and government reforms
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Yonglo
Definition
this grandson of Hongwu moved the royal court to Beijing and launched voyages of exploration
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Zheng He
Definition
this Chinese-Muslim admiral led seven long voyages under Yonglo on which he distributed many gifts to show China's superiority
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Manchus
Definition
these people of Manchuria collapsed the Ming Dynasty
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Qing Dynasty
Definition
this dynasty was established by the Manchus who gain acceptance in China through able rule but continue the Chinese isolation
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Kangxi
Definition
this Qing Dynasty emperor reformed China's government and promoted the arts
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movable type
Definition
these were blocks of moving characters and frames which were used for printing
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Pax Mongolica
Definition
this period from the mid-1200s until the mid-1300s was also known as the Arab-Mongol Peace
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Hong Xiaquan
Definition
this young man from Guangdong began recruiting followers to help him build a "Heavenly Kingdom of Peace"
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Dowager Empress Cixi
Definition
this woman held the reins of power in China from 1862 to 1908. She supported reforms aimed at education, government, and military.
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Treaty of Nanjing
Definition
this 1842 treaty gave Britain control of Hong Kong
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Kuomintang
Definition
the Nationalist party in China became known as this after the fall of the Qing Dynasty and called for modernization.
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Sun Yixian
Definition
this man was the first great leader of the Kuomintang who backed three principles: nationalism, democracy, and economic security
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Mao Zedong
Definition
this assistant librarian at Beijing University was the founder of the Chinese Communist Party
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Marco Polo
Definition
this Venetian merchant took off for China and was ridiculed and called a liar upon his return when he tells the people his unbelievable stories
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Communists
Definition
this group created by Mao Zedong included Chinese peasants and was forced to go on the Long March
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Jiang Jieshi
Definition
this Nationalist leader succeeded Sun Yixian and opposed communism in China
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Red Guards
Definition
these were militia units formed to enforce strict communism in China. They closed many schools, executed or imprisoned many intellectuals, and were either imprisoned, executed, or exiled by the Chinese army after their downfall
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Zhou Enlai
Definition
this leader of China opened relations with the west and tried to restrain radicals
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Deng Xiaoping
Definition
this man was the most powerful leader in China and the last of the old revolutionaries
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Jiang Zemin
Definition
this secretary and Communist party general assumed presidency when Deng Xiaoping died
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Opium War
Definition
this battle was between Britain and China over opium and was fought mainly on the sea
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extraterrestrial rights
Definition
this was an exemption of foreign residents from the laws of the country
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Taiping Rebellion
Definition
this movement by Hong Xiaquan was formed to create a "great peace"
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Open Door Poilicy
Definition
this policy proposed that China open its doors to merchants of all nations
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Boxer Rebellion
Definition
anti-government, anti-Euro peasants form a secret organization and launch this campaign against the Dowager Empress
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May Fourth Movement
Definition
in this movement, 3000 angry students on the lawn of Beijing University protested the Treaty of Versailles
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Long March
Definition
this was the 6,000 mile journey of the Communist Party
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commune
Definition
these were large collective farms in which many people were housed
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Cultural Revolution
Definition
this revolt to establish equality in China was also a movement to build a society of peasants and workers
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Four Modernizations
Definition
these ideas were created by Deng Xiaoping and included progress in agriculture, industry, defense, and science & technology
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Tiananmen Square
Definition
this was a huge public place in the heart of Beijing where Chinese students protested the lack of democracy
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griot
Definition
an African storyteller who passed on culture, history, and literature
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nok
Definition
this group was West Africa's earliest known culture who made iron tools and weapons
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Bantu-speaking peoples
Definition
these were small groups who moved southward through Africa spreading language and culture
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Almoravids
Definition
Ibn Yasin's strict, religious brotherhood who formed an empire in North Africa and Spain
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Almohads
Definition
this was a group of Berber-Muslim reformers who seized power from the Almoravids
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Sundiata
Definition
this man was the emperor of Mali who overthrew the popular ruler
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Hausa
Definition
this was a group of city-states named after the language they spoke
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Mansa Musa
Definition
this skilled military leader and fair ruler expanded the Mali and built mosques in Timbuktu
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Songhai
Definition
this group of people in East Mali controlled gold trade and moved farther east
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Mutapa
Definition
this was the South African empire established by Mutota that conquered all of Zimbabwe
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Sahel
Definition
this was the southern part of the Sahara Desert
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savannas
Definition
flat and grassy plains that covered almost half of Africa
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animism
Definition
the belief that spirits are present in animals, plants, and all other natural objects
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push-pull factors
Definition
these factors cause people to come to an area or cause them to leave
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lineage
Definition
members of a group who believe they are from a common ancestor
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stateless societies
Definition
these societies did not have a centralized system of power
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Swahili
Definition
this was the African language which was a blend of Arabic and Bantu
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Great Zimbabwe
Definition
this city, based on gold trade, was established by the Shona and became one of Africa's most successful areas
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Sahara Desert
Definition
this is the inhospitable region of North Africa which covers an area roughly equal to the area of the United States
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age-set system
Definition
this was the system in which people who are born at the same age go through the same life stages together
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Dr. David Livingstone
Definition
this Scottish missionary traveled with a group of Africans deep into Central Africa to promote Christianity and disappeared for many years
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Henry Stanley
Definition
this American journalist went on a search to find the Congo River and discovered the long lost Dr. Livingstone
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King Leopold II
Definition
this Belgium king whose goal was to end slavery and promote Christianity hired Henry Stanley to help him attain land in the Congo River Valley
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Cecil Rhodes
Definition
this successful businessman and entrepreneur was a major supporter of British expansion in the Congo River Valley
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Congo River Valley
Definition
this valley in Central Africa sparked interest from Belgium, Britain, and many other parts of the world
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Shaka
Definition
this Zulu chief used highly disciplined warriors and good military organization to create a large centralized government
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Boers
Definition
these were Dutch settlers who gradually moved to African lands
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Atlantic Slave Trade
Definition
this was the buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas
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triangular trade
Definition
this was the trade between the Americas, Africa, and Europe
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middle passage
Definition
the voyage route in the middle of triangular trade which allowed captured Africans to be brought to the West Indies and North and South America
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imperialism
Definition
the seizure of a country or territory by another country or territory
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racism
Definition
the belief that one race is superior to another
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Social Darwinism
Definition
Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution and natural selection were applied to human society
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Charles Darwin
Definition
this British scientist and researcher developed the idea of evolution and natural selection and wrote the book The Origin of Species
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Berlin Conference
Definition
during this conference in Germany, European nations met to lay down the rules for the division of Africa
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Boer War
Definition
this war between the British and Boers was the first modern total war and fought for South African territory
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paternalism
Definition
this was the policy of a higher nation treating their subject people as if they were their children
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Kwame Nkumrah
Definition
this man was Ghana's first prime minister who ousted Britain from the Gold Coast
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Jomo Kenyatta
Definition
this man was the first president of Kenya and led the Kenyan Independance Movement
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Ahmed Ben Bella
Definition
this man was the first leader and president of Algeria who was overthrown in 1965
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Mobutu Sese Seko
Definition
this army leader ruled the Zaire from 1965-1997 who used force and one party rule and tried to restore order in the Congo River Valley
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Nelson Mandela
Definition
this African National Congress leader and South African president joined the struggle against white rule and was imprisoned for twenty-seven years for his beliefs
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F.W. de Klerk
Definition
this lawyer was elected to Parliament in 1972 and backed the apartheide but was open to reform and universal elections
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Negritude Movement
Definition
this was the pre World War II celebration of African Culture
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federal system
Definition
this was the system in which the state and central governments share the power
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martial law
Definition
temporary military law
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dissident
Definition
these were government opponents who were murdered or thrown in jail
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apartheide
Definition
this was the complete separation of races that banned all social contacts between blacks and whites
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John Kay
Definition
this man invented the flying shuttle
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James Hargreaves
Definition
this man invented the spinning jenny which he named after his daughter
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Richard Arkwrigtht
Definition
this man invented the water frame
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Samuel Crompton
Definition
this man invented the spinning mule
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Ishiro Honda
Definition
this man knew everything about Henry Ford and the Model T and then started his own car company
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James Watt
Definition
this man invented a much more usable steam engine
Term
entrepreneur
Definition
this kind of person organizes, manages, and takes business risks
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George Stephenson
Definition
this man invented the first railway line and improved upon the locomotive
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spinning jenny
Definition
this spins up to six threads at once
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water frame
Definition
this uses water power to drive spinning wheels
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spinning mule
Definition
this was a cross between the spinning jenny and the water frame
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Clermont
Definition
this was the first steamboat built in 1807 by Robert Fulton
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Rocket
Definition
this was invented by George Stephenson and was considered the best locomotive
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middle class
Definition
this was the group made up of skilled workers, merchants, rich farmers, and professionals
Term
Adam Smith
Definition
this man was a defender of the free market who believed economic liberty guarantees economic progress who wrote The Wealth of Nations
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Thomas Malthus
Definition
this British economist boosted laissez faire capitalism and thought populations grew faster than food supply--wrote The Principle of Population which Charles Darwin used to expand upon his ideas
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David Ricardo
Definition
British economist who boosted capitalism and envisioned a permanent, poor underclass
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Jeremy Bentham
Definition
this man was the founder of the idea of utilitarianism
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Robert Owen
Definition
this man opened utopian societies, improved worker conditions, and rented cheap housing
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Charles Fourier
Definition
this French reformer called for socialism
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Karl Marx
Definition
this German journalist proposed radical socialism
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unions
Definition
these were associations called by laborers to work for change
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Industrial Revolution
Definition
this began in Britain in the mid-1700s and greatly increased the output of machine made goods
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enclosure
Definition
these were large farm fields enclosed by fences or hedges
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crop rotation
Definition
this called for switching crops every year to prevent depleting the soil
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industrialization
Definition
this was the move to the machine production of goods
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factors of production
Definition
these included land, labor, and capital
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factories
Definition
these are buildings that contain machinery for manufacturing goods
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John Stuart Mills
Definition
this man favored regulation to help workers and spread wealth
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urbanization
Definition
this was the massive movement of people to cities to build complex societies
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laissez faire
Definition
this was the economic policy of not interfering with business and the free market
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capitalism
Definition
this was the system of privately owned businesses seeking profits
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utilitarianism
Definition
this belief in judging things by their usefulness
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socialism
Definition
the belief that factors of production should be owned by and operated by the people
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communism
Definition
this was the society where people own and share the beliefs of production
Term
strike
Definition
to call a work stoppage
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Friedrich Engels
Definition
this German friend of Karl Marx had a who father owned a Machester textile mill and he helped formed the belief of Marxism
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Marxism
Definition
this was the belief in radical socialism
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sabotage
Definition
this was the willful destruction of property
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Henry Ford
Definition
this man built the Model T and started his own car company
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William Townshend
Definition
this was the man who suggested crop rotation
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Agricultural Revolution
Definition
this revolution used enclosures to allow experimentation with new agricultural methods
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Benjamin Franklin
Definition
this American inventor who discovered electricity created the lightening rod, bi-focle glasses, and the warm oven
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Eli Whitney
Definition
this American inventor created the cotton gin and worked on American guns
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Matthew Boulton
Definition
this man was an entrepreneur who financed James Watt's steam engine
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Robert Fulton
Definition
this man invented the first steamboat, the Clermont, in 1807
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John McAdams
Definition
this man improved upon British roads
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Richard Trevithick
Definition
this man built the 1st steam driven locomotive
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Triple Alliance
Definition
this group also known as the Central Powers was formed by Otto von Bismarck and included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
Definition
this man was the ruler of Germany in 1888
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Triple Entente
Definition
this group formed in 1907 included Britain, France, and Russia and was also known as the Allies
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Definition
this Austro-Hungarian royal official's death to a Serbian rebel sparked the controversy that led to World War I
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Central Powers
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and others who fought against the Allies in WWI
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Allies
Definition
this group, including Britain, France, and Russia, fought against the Central Powers in WWI
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Allies
Definition
this group, including Britain, France, and Russia, fought against the Central Powers in WWI
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Allies
Definition
this group, including Britain, France, and Russia, fought against the Central Powers in WWI
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Otto von Bismarck
Definition
this German worked to keep peace in Europe after 1871
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President Woodrow Wilson
Definition
this U.S. president and member of the Big Four during WWI proposed the Fourteen Points
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Georges Clemenceau
Definition
This French ruler and member of the Big Four criticized the U.S. president's Fourteen Points
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David Lloyd George
Definition
this man was the ruler of Great Britain and member o the Big Four during WWI
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League of Nations
Definition
this was an international organization to keep peace
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militarism
Definition
this was the policy of glorifying military power and preparing powerful armies
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Western Front
Definition
this was a heavy battle zone in northern France during World War I
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Gallipoli Campaign
Definition
during this campaign, the Allies moved to capture the Ottoman Dardenelles strait in February of 1915
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Schlieffen Plan
Definition
this was the German plan to defeat France and then fight Russia
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trench warfare
Definition
this was when armies fought from trenches
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Eastern Front
Definition
this was the site of the main fighting along the German-Russian border
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unrestricted submarine warfare
Definition
this was when ships near Britain sank without warning
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total war
Definition
this is when nations devote all of their country's resources towards war
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rationing
Definition
this was limiting purchases of war-related goods
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propaganda
Definition
this was one-sided information to build morale and support for war
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armistice
Definition
this was an end of fighting
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Fourteen Points
Definition
this was Woodrow Wilson's outline for lasting world peace
Term
self-determination
Definition
this was the right of people to govern their own nation
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
this was the accord which created the League of Nations, changed the outlook of Europe, and was not supported by America
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Lusitania
Definition
this was the British ship which was sunk off of the coast of Ireland
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submarine
Definition
this was a U.S. invention which allowed a ship to travel under water
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Vittorio Orlando
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this Italian man was a member of the Big Four
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Saving Private Ryan
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this movie about WWII was considered the best representation of the war and left soldiers crying
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