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Global History 1800s
terms from Global History course
Term | Definition |
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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 |