A peace conference of European countries meant to restore monarchies, prevent French aggression, and balance power in Europe after Napoleon.

Extreme pride in one’s country or ethnic group.

A situation in which no one country is strong enough to dominate others.

A ruler with complete control over the government and people.

A uniform set of laws created by Napoleon that promoted equality under the law and protected property rights.

People of European descent born in Latin America, often leaders of independence movements.

A Latin American revolutionary leader known as “The Liberator” who helped free several South American countries from Spanish rule.

Toussaint L’Ouverture

Leader of the Haitian Revolution that resulted in Haiti gaining independence.

A policy of making decisions based on practical goals rather than ideals or morals.

The leader who unified Germany using Realpolitik and “blood and iron.”

Industrial Revolution

The change from hand production to machine manufacturing.

The movement of people from rural areas to cities.

An economic system in which individuals own businesses and compete for profit.

An economic policy with little or no government regulation of business.

An economic system where property is owned collectively and class differences are eliminated.

When a stronger country controls a weaker country for resources, labor, or markets.

The belief that Europeans had a moral duty to civilize non-European societies.

A meeting where European nations divided Africa without African involvement.

The race among European nations to colonize African land.

Areas where foreign nations control trade and economic activity.

A treaty that ended the Opium War and forced China to open ports to Britain.

The period when Japan modernized and westernized its government, economy, and military.

The building up of a nation’s military.

An agreement between countries to support one another.

Alliance of Britain, France, and Russia before World War I.

Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire before World War I.

A type of fighting in which soldiers dig trenches for protection.

The treaty that ended World War I and punished Germany.

The part of the Treaty of Versailles that blamed Germany for World War I.

An international organization created to prevent future wars, but it lacked power.

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Global Midterm 1

Term	Definition
Congress of Vienna	A peace conference of European countries meant to restore monarchies, prevent French aggression, and balance power in Europe after Napoleon.
Nationalism	Extreme pride in one’s country or ethnic group.
Balance of Power	A situation in which no one country is strong enough to dominate others.
Absolute Monarch	A ruler with complete control over the government and people.
Napoleonic Code	A uniform set of laws created by Napoleon that promoted equality under the law and protected property rights.
Creoles	People of European descent born in Latin America, often leaders of independence movements.
Simon Bolivar	A Latin American revolutionary leader known as “The Liberator” who helped free several South American countries from Spanish rule.
Toussaint L’Ouverture	Leader of the Haitian Revolution that resulted in Haiti gaining independence.
Realpolitik	A policy of making decisions based on practical goals rather than ideals or morals.
Otto von Bismarck	The leader who unified Germany using Realpolitik and “blood and iron.”
Industrial Revolution	The change from hand production to machine manufacturing.
Urbanization	The movement of people from rural areas to cities.
Capitalism	An economic system in which individuals own businesses and compete for profit.
Laissez-faire	An economic policy with little or no government regulation of business.
Communism	An economic system where property is owned collectively and class differences are eliminated.
Imperialism	When a stronger country controls a weaker country for resources, labor, or markets.
White Man’s Burden	The belief that Europeans had a moral duty to civilize non-European societies.
Berlin Conference	A meeting where European nations divided Africa without African involvement.
Scramble for Africa	The race among European nations to colonize African land.
Spheres of Influence	Areas where foreign nations control trade and economic activity.
Treaty of Nanking	A treaty that ended the Opium War and forced China to open ports to Britain.
Meiji Restoration	The period when Japan modernized and westernized its government, economy, and military.
Militarism	The building up of a nation’s military.
Alliance	An agreement between countries to support one another.
Triple Entente	Alliance of Britain, France, and Russia before World War I.
Triple Alliance	Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire before World War I.
Trench Warfare	A type of fighting in which soldiers dig trenches for protection.
Treaty of Versailles	The treaty that ended World War I and punished Germany.
War Guilt Clause	The part of the Treaty of Versailles that blamed Germany for World War I.
League of Nations	An international organization created to prevent future wars, but it lacked power.

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