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Ch. 19 - 22
The Pageant of World History Ch.19 -22 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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bourgeoisie | middle class |
cahier | list of complaints, grievances, and criticisms |
pain d'egalite | equality bread, used to create more equality among the French |
coup d'etat | revolution where government is suddenly overthrown |
dictator | ruler with absolute power and authority |
plebiscite | vote by direct ballet on a politcal issue |
liberalism | philosophy that supports and guarantees freedom, political change, and social reform |
conservatism | philosophy that supports the traditional political and social order and resists change |
ecomienda | system of labor where Indian serfs were bound to the land |
asiento | special trading privilege granted by the king |
creole | person of Spanish descent born in the colonies |
mestizos | person of mixed blood, spanish and indian |
abdicate | to abandon the throne |
confederation | loose association of states in which each is practically independent and the central government has limited powers |
suffrage | the right to vote |
nationality | group of people who share a common history, belief, and custom but do not neccessarily have their own country |
federalism | government where power is divided among state and national governments |
secede | to formally withdraw |
domestic system | production of goods in the BARRIO |
factory system | production with the use of large mechanical machines in the factory |
corporation | business in which shares of stock are sold to fund the startup |
dividend | share of the company's profits |
labor union | group of workers who demand better pay and conditions |
socialism | system in which society owns all businesses |
communism | form of socialism where the state owns all land and means of production |
anarchism | opposition to any government at all |
atom | tiny particles discovered by John Dalton |
evolution | the change of organisms over time, thought of by Darwin |
romanticism | movement that = feeling and emotions and love of nature, beauty, and liberty |
realism | movement where everything is portrayed as it really is |