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final exam-simmons
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Karl Marx | german political thinker who led ideas from communism |
| James watt | invented steam engine and was a land surveyor |
| social democracy | a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism |
| entrepreneur | someone who assumes financial risk in the hope of making profit |
| urbanization | moving people from rural areas into cities |
| free market | market where it follows the laws of supply and demand |
| industrialization | production shifts from hand tool into machinery and from animal power into electricity |
| capitol | money/wealth to invest in a business |
| standard of living | level of material goods and services available to the people in a society |
| emigration | movement away from ones home |
| anti-semitism | prejudice against Jews |
| annex | add a territory to an existing state/country |
| Zionism | movement devoted to rebuilding jewish state in the ancient homeland |
| nationalism | strong feeling of pride/devotion to ones country |
| otto von bismark | civil servant who was chancellor for 19 years |
| giuseppe garibaldi | nationalist soldier/military leader who used guerilla tactics to win |
| realpolitik | real politics based on needs of state |
| camillo cavour | his ability to manipulate political situations made him a valuable leader |
| imperialism | domination by 1 country of the political/economic/cultural life of another country |
| meiji restoration | Japanese regions of emperor Meiji & marked by rapid industrialization |
| sepoy | Indian soldier who served in the army set up by French and English trading companies |
| opium war | war between China and Britain over foreign trade restrictions |
| protectorate | country with it's own government but under the control of an outside power |
| open door policy | american approach to china favoring open trade relations between China and other nations |
| stalemate | deadlock where neither side is able to defeat the other |
| armistice | agreement to end fighting in a war |
| militarism | glorification of the military |
| pandemic | spread of disease across entire country/world |
| lusitania | British liner torpedoed by German sub |
| reparations | payment for war damage |
| neutrality | policy of staying neutral/ supporting neither side of a war |
| propaganda | spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause |
| self-determination | right of people to choose their own government |
| v.i. Lenin | Russian communist who adapted Karl Marx to create marxism/leninism |
| Mao zedong | formed Chinese communist party, led the epic Long March, his tactics led to international infamy |
| totalitarian state | government where one party dictatorship regulates every aspect of citizens lives |
| Adolf Hitler | transformed weimar republic into third reich, invaded neighboring nations, and "leader of Germany" |
| Mohandas Gandhi | rebellious student who fought for Indian rights in south africa, became active in the indian independence movement |
| great depression | painful time of global economic collapse |
| franklin roosevelt | created the new deal and his leadership during ww2 was inspiring |
| ataturk | led the turkish nationalist in fight against Greek forces |
| new deal | massive package of economic and social programs created by franklin roosevent |
| Benito Mussolini | advocate for socialism, and formed fascist party |
| Erwin Rommel | successful general/military officer who attempted to kill Hitler |
| Winston Churchill | became prime minister in 1940 and urged countries to defend itself against Nazis threats |
| hideki tojo | Tokyo born military general, responsible for the attack on pearl harbor |
| d-day | code name for June 6, 19 44- allied forces invaded france during ww1 |
| v-e day | victory in Europe day- allies won the won ww2 in Europe |
| axis powers | group of countries led by Germany, Italy, and Japan |
| blitzkrieg | lightening war |
| kamikaze | Japanese pilots who made suicide missions |
| appeasement | policy of giving in to the aggressors demands in order to keep the peace |
| island hopping | allied strategy of recapturing Japanese held islands while bypassing others |
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