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AP world vocab quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| American Revolution | (1776) SUccesful rebellion against British rule conducted by eupropean settlers in the British colonies of America due to high taxes without representation. |
| Decleration od the rights of man and citizen | (late 1700's) Charter of political liberties that proclaimed equal rights to all men. Preamble of the French Consitiution |
| maximilean robespierrre | (Late 1700s) Leader of the French revolution, led France into the Terror, which ended when he was ulitmatley executed. |
| napolean bonaparte | (1800s) A French military general and key political figure who preserved the French revolution by a military dictatorship and conquering land |
| haitain revolution | (late 1800s) The worlds only fully successful slave revolt led by Loventure |
| latin american revolution | (1808-1825) A series of risings in Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Latin America that established the independent of new states from european rule |
| hidalgo-morelos rebellion | (1810) Peasent rebellion in Mexico |
| tupac amaru | (1780s) leader of native American rebellion in peru |
| great jamacan revolt | (1831-1832) Slave revolt in the brist west indies inspired by the hatain revolution; led to the the abolition of slavery in Britian |
| abolitionist movement | (1800s) A universal movement centered on Britain and France that declared slavery inhumane and led to the abolition os slavery |
| nationalism | (1800s) When ppl felt a strong sence of loyalty for their country and not specifically their rulers |
| vindication of the rights of women | (NONE!!!) An early feminist paper proposing for more women's rights written by mary wollstoncraft |
| elizabeth cady stanton | (AROUND 1800-1900) A leading feminist in the US, attended the first women's rights convention in Seneca falls NY. Parafrased the DOI by saying all men and women were created equal. |
| maternal feminism | (NONE!) Movement that claimed women had value in society not bc of equality, but bc of their roles as mothers. |
| steam engine | (NONE) The most important breakthrough of the Ind. Revolution. The coal-fired stram engine provided almost limitless source of power. Made the Ind. Rev. Possible |
| British textile industry | (NONE) The site of initial technology breakthroughs of the Ind. Rev. Multiple innovations transformed cotton textile production and it skyrocketed. |
| middle class society | (1800s) British social level composed of small buisnessmen, doctors, lawyers, and other professtions required in an industrial society. Favored constitutional government. |
| ideology of domesticity | (1800s) A set of ideas and values that defined thwe ideal role of the middle class women, telling them to stay home and other traditional bs like that |
| lower middle class | (1800s) social layer consisted of ppl employed in the service sector, 20% of british pop |
| karl marx | (1818-1883) Most influential socialist leader, advocated for a working class revolution as the key for an ideal communist fututre. |
| labour party | (1890's) British working class political party dedicated to reforms and an peaceful transition into socialism |
| socialism in the united states | (Peaked in 1912) A minor political movement with 6% of vote |
| progressives | (1900) Followers of an American politicial movement that advocated for reform measures such as wage and hour regulation |
| russian revolution of 1905 | (1905 lol) Spontaneous rebellion that erupted in Russia after their loss to Japan in 1905. Was suppressed but reforms were made. |
| caudillos | (1800)Military strongmen who seized control of governments |
| latin american export boom | (Second half of the 1800's) Large-scale increase in Latin American exports bc of major improvments in shipping |
| mexican revolution | (190-1920) Long and bloody war where the Mexican middle-lower class revolted to overthrow the dictator |
| dependent development | (1800s) Latin American economic growth which depended on european and north American prosperity. |