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Global History 1800s
terms from Global History course
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| imperialism | countries build empires by claiming land from other countries or nations |
| Napoleon | in 1804 he declared himself emperor of France |
| Waterloo | the final defeat of Napoleon |
| nationalism | |
| Charles Dickens | English novelist who wrote about life in 1800s |
| King Leopold II | turned Congo into his private domain for plunder |
| William Gladstone | British prime minster |
| James Watt | inventer of steam engine |
| liberalism | free-thinking |