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Enlightenment A period when thinkers used REASON and QUESTIONING to challenge traditional beliefs and absolute monarchs
John Locke Enlightenment Natural Rights Life, Land, Liberty
Baron de Montesquieu Enlightenment Separation of Power 3 Branches of Government
Voltaire Enlightenment Freedom of Speech (Voice)
French Revolution 1789 3 Estates (3rd Estate/peasants revolt) Unfair taxes for 3rd Estate Bread Shortage-Storming the Bastille Louis XVI is executed
Robespierre French Revolution-after monarchy is defeated Reign of Terror
Nationalism Pride/extreme devotion for your country Brings people together or pushes them apart REASON FOR INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENTS/Unification New country borders formed
Otto Von Bismark Nationalism Militarism Blood and Iron German unification
Camillo Cavour Nationalism Italian Unification
Industrial Revolution Great Britain 1800s Factories Coal Power Steam engine Urbanization (moving to cities) Pollution
Capitalism Laissez-Faire (government is hands off) Adam Smith Economic system Private business Business owners get wealthy
Karl Marx and Friederich Engels Communist Manifesto-classless society After visiting England and seeing the Industrial Revolution Huge gap between the rich factory owners and the poor working class
Imperialism When a stronger, more industrialized nation takes over a weaker nation for its natural resources/raw materials and new markets
Scramble for Africa European nations imperialized Africa Berlin Conference 1880
Meiji Restoration Japan 1868 End of Tokugawa Shogunate and isolation MODERNIZED AND INDUSTRIALIZED
Treaty of Versailles Ended WWI Punished Germany-accept all responsibility, pay reparations, limit military Causes huge economic crisis in Germany Leads to/causes WWII
Russian Revolution 1917 Led by the working class/Bolsheviks Overthrew the Czar Vladimir Lenin Start of Communism Starts USSR
Vladimir Lenin Russian Revolution 1920s First leader of USSR New Economic Plan
Joseph Stalin USSR leader after Lenin 1920-1950s Totalitarian 5 Year Plans/Collective Farms Increase industry/production
Holodomor Forced famine in Ukraine Caused by Stalin's 5 Year Plans Human Rights Violation Power (Stalin over Ukrainians)
Cold War 1947-1991 After WWII USA and USSR Tensions Democracy/Blue VS Communism/RED Nuclear Weapons Containment of Communism Domino Theory Cuban Missile Crisis Hotspots (Vietnam and Korea)
Mohandas Gandhi Led Indian independence from Britain Civil Disobedience Non-violence Refused to buy/wear British clothing and Salt
Great Britain Imperialized: Africa, India, China
Opium Wars Series of Treaties between China and Great Britain Due to British Imperialism Treaty of Nanjing Gave Britain control of Hong Kong for trade
WWII 1939-1945 Hitler Holocaust (genocide against Jews) US gets involved after Japan bombs Pearl Harbor US nuclear bombs Japan
WWI Causes Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Assassination (Archduke)
WWII Causes Treaty of Versailles Hardship put on Germany Germans willing to follow Hitler because he promised to fix their economy/lives APPEASEMENT of HITLER
WWI 1914-1918 Trench Warfare, tanks, machine gun=new technology US didn't actively participate, but did send supplies to the Allies
League of Nations Formed after WWI Idea to solve problems with diplomacy (talking) rather than war Woodrow Wilson (US President) idea in 14 Points NOT EFFECTIVE because US didn't join the League and because WWII happened 20 years later
United Nations Formed after WWII Idea to solve problems with diplomacy (talking) rather than war Effective; USA joined this time
Japan Imperialism Lacks natural resources because the island is mostly mountains Took parts of China for their resources Island hopped across the Pacific for more resources Needed resources for their industrialization
Apartheid SOUTH AFRICA NELSON MANDELA fought against it System of segregation between whites and black
Gorbachev USSR Last leader End of Cold War (1991) Glasnost-"openness"; more democratic ideas/freedoms Perestroika- mixed economy of communism and capitalist
Social Darwinism Stronger countries survive and conquer weaker countries/people
Westernization Modernizing to be more like Europe/United States
Napoleon France After French Revolution Conquered or controlled most of Europe Tried to conquer Russia but failed because of the cold winter
Napoleonic Code Unified French Law Code Inspired other nations to develop their own law codes Included Enlightenment ideas
Irish Potato Famine Widespread starvation in Ireland Forced Irish MIGRATION to other parts of Europe
Sepoy Rebellion INDIA's attempt to break free from British Imperialism/East India Company
Boxer Rebellion CHINA's attempt to break free from British Imperialism
Kemal Ataturk Modernized and Westernized Turkey Democracy
WWII 1939-1945 Hitler Holocaust (genocide against Jews) US gets involved after Japan bombs Pearl Harbor US nuclear bombs Japan
WWI Causes Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Assassination (Archduke)
WWII Causes Treaty of Versailles Hardship put on Germany Germans willing to follow Hitler because he promised to fix their economy/lives APPEASEMENT of HITLER
WWI 1914-1918 Trench Warfare, tanks, machine gun=new technology US didn't actively participate, but did send supplies to the Allies
League of Nations Formed after WWI Idea to solve problems with diplomacy (talking) rather than war Woodrow Wilson (US President) idea in 14 Points NOT EFFECTIVE because US didn't join the League and because WWII happened 20 years later
United Nations Formed after WWII Idea to solve problems with diplomacy (talking) rather than war Effective; USA joined this time
Japan Imperialism Lacks natural resources because the island is mostly mountains Took parts of China for their resources Island hopped across the Pacific for more resources Needed resources for their industrialization
Apartheid SOUTH AFRICA NELSON MANDELA fought against it System of segregation between whites and black
Gorbachev Last leader of USSR End of Cold War (1991) Glasnost-"openness"; more democratic ideas/freedoms Perestroika- mixed economy of communism and capitalist
Social Darwinism Stronger countries survive and conquer weaker countries/people
Westernization Modernizing to be more like Europe/United States
Napoleon France After French Revolution Conquered or controlled most of Europe Tried to conquer Russia but failed because of the cold winter
Napoleonic Code Unified French Law Code Inspired other nations to develop their own law codes Included Enlightenment ideas
Irish Potato Famine Widespread starvation in Ireland Forced Irish MIGRATION to other parts of Europe
Sepoy Rebellion INDIA's attempt to break free from British Imperialism/East India Company
Boxer Rebellion CHINA's attempt to break free from British Imperialism
Kemal Ataturk Modernized and Westernized Turkey Democracy
Warsaw Pact Communist Alliance Cold War
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization Democratic Alliance Contain spread of communism
Mao Zedong Communist leader of CHINA Peasants supported him Cultural Revolution= Great Leap Forward= build industry; similar to Stalin's 5 Year Plan
Deng Xiaoping Communist leader of CHINA after Mao Brought capitalist ideas to improve China's economy
Partition of India Created country of Pakistan Religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims
Jomo Kenyatta led KENYA's independence from Great Britain Ended imperialism
Iranian Revolution Ended westernization/modernization Led to extreme Islamic government in Iran Ayatollah Khomeini Strict/traditional laws in Iran-bad for women
Pol Pot Communist leader of Cambodia Khmer Rouge Genocide of Cambodians
Green Revolution Increase in agricultural/farming due to modern technology, pesticides
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