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A review of vocabulary for World History 1500AD to Present

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belief in one god; Judaism is the first   show
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belief in many gods; Hinduism   show
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show karma  
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show Torah  
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holy book of Islam   show
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show The Bible (Old--from Judaism--and New Testament)  
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show Vedas  
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God's son Jesus is call the _________.   show
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Given to Moses on the mountain; rules to follow   show
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holy war predicted by Muslims   show
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Christians belief of the father, son, and holy spirit   show
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show Five Pillars  
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show Ramadan  
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show reincarnation  
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show caste system  
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Buddhist beliefs: suffering exists; material desires cause suffering; get rid of desires and no more suffering; reach nirvana   show
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Buddhist belief--8 steps towards ending suffering   show
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Buddha; when you understand the meaning of life you have become ___________.   show
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ultimate goal for Buddhists is to reach __________.   show
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show Thirty Years War  
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show Catholic Church  
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show heresy  
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show Renaissance  
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show humanism  
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invention which allowed the spread of the Renaissance and Reformation; developed by Gutenberg   show
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show indulgences  
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show usury  
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Luther nailed these on a church door; protests against the Catholic Church   show
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show predestination  
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show Anglican  
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Catholic church group that punished those who spoke out against the Church; condemned Galileo   show
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Catholic attempt to stop people from leaving the church   show
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show Jesuits  
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show God, Glory, and Gold  
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to travel around the globe; first done by Magellan, then Drake   show
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major trade product from Asia   show
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show conquistador  
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European settlement; American was this to England   show
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global trade between eastern and western hemispheres   show
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show plantations  
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show bullion  
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show Triangular trade  
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leg of triangular trade when slaves were brought from Africa to the New World   show
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show sugar cane  
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show Diseases  
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Spanish laws which forced Native Americans into a kind of slavery   show
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belief that the power of rule came by God; Louis, Peter, Frederick, and the Stuarts believed in this   show
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type of monarch who has complete power   show
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show Huguenots  
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Peter the Great modernized his country when he made his people adapt to the customs and culture of of countries in the west of Europe   show
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French law which allowed for freedom of religion; meant mainly for the Huguenots; later taken away, or repeled, by Louis XIV   show
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Frederick is known for building of the Prussian army; this is called __________.   show
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L'etat cest moi   show
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Earth is the center of the universe   show
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sun is the center of the universe; Copernicus   show
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steps used for experiments; developed by Francis Bacon   show
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natural rights of John Locke   show
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French term for philosopher   show
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Age when reason replaced religion; marked an end to superstition   show
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strong pride in your country or culture; spread by Napoleon; major reason for unification of Italy and Germany   show
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signed by William and Mary; increased the power of the people and Parliament; lowered the power of the monarchs; signed during Glorious Revolution   show
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show Parliament  
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show Roundheads  
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show Cavaliers  
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This event kicked James II off the throne of England and placed his daughter as ruler along with her husband; no bloodshed   show
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show Declaration of Independence  
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first violent event of the French Revolution occured at this prison; celebrated like our July 4th   show
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when thousands of men were guillotined; led by Robespierre and the Jacobins; Louis XVI loses his head   show
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laws of Napoleon   show
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show Third Estate  
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show Tennis Court Oath  
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show Congress of Vienna  
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people who think change is good; wanted more freedoms and rights   show
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show conservatives  
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uprising all throught Europe in reaction to the Congress of Vienna and against conservatism--unsuccessful   show
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belief of Bismarck to do whatever it takes to get the job done   show
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show realist  
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show Franco-Prussian War  
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show Red Shirts  
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show Shogun  
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economic system; export more than import; colonies exist to provide raw materials for a mother country which would then be turned into a finished product   show
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show isolationism  
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China set up _________ ____________ or cities set aside for trade with Europeans   show
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show Renaissance man  
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show exports  
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show raw  
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show Enclosure Movement  
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Time when cities grew; machine power replaced man power; improved technology   show
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person who owns their own business   show
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show Labor Unions  
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show suffrage  
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show capitalism  
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belief by Adam Smith that government should leave businesses alone   show
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developed by Karl Marx; belief that everybody should be equal; government controls all factors of production   show
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term by Karl Marx that meant workers; he wanted them to rise up and rebel   show
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show imperialism  
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rebellion where Indian soldiers rebeled against the British rule of their country   show
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business which controlled India   show
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settlement ruled directly by a European country   show
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show sphere of influence  
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when a country is strongly influenced by a foreign, European country   show
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show Boxer Rebellion  
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non-violent protest; practiced by Mandela and Gandhi   show
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countries form these for protection in case they are attacked   show
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World War I; consisted of Britain, France, and Russia   show
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show Triple Alliance  
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show Lusitania  
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show Zimmerman Note  
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Wilson's plan for peace   show
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show League of Nations  
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show Great Depression  
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Event which started the Great Depression   show
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show fascism  
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show totalitarianism  
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Party of Hitler   show
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Party of Mussolini   show
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show New Economic Policy  
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Stalin's plan to modernize the Soviet Union   show
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show appeasement  
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Hitler's lightening war   show
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international peacekeeping organization created after World War II   show
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show superpowers  
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show Atomic Bomb  
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type of warfare used during World War I   show
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show Axis  
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World War II alliance of Britain, France, US, and Soviet Union   show
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show anti-semetism  
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show genocides  
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show the Killing Fields  
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largest genocide in history; occurred during World War II against the Jews   show
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conflict between the US and USSR after World War II; no fighting   show
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show domino theory  
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statement which said the US would stop the spread of communism   show
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show Iron Curtain  
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show Korean War  
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plan to rebuild Europe after World War II   show
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show NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Org.)  
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show Warsaw Pact  
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Soviets built this in order to keep Germans from fleeing into democratic West Germany   show
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show Cuban Missile Crisis  
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show deterrence or mutual destruction  
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competition between the US and USSR to build the most nuclear weapons   show
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Chinese group which believed in democracy; led by Chiang Kai Shek   show
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conflict during the Cold War; the US eventually pulled out and the entire country became communist   show
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segregation in South Africa   show
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free trade agreement between Mexico, Canada and the US   show
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Oil production group   show
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organization for free world trade   show
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economic organization in Europe to try to compete with the US   show
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show IMF (International Monetary Fund)  
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show Silk Road  
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show Ottoman Empire  
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show Songhai  
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Built "Taj Mahjal"   show
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Indian empire of Mexico   show
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show Inca  
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Pyramids, Astronomy   show
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Means "Rebirth"   show
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Renaissance began here   show
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Sistine Chapel, "David"   show
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show Shakespeare  
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Christian humanist   show
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World's largest religion   show
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Main religion of India   show
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show Buddhism  
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Main religion of North Africa   show
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North African trade route   show
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show exchange of ideas  
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Paper, compass, silk, porcelain   show
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Textiles, number system from   show
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show sale of indulgences  
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Luther belief   show
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show Ninety-Five Theses  
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show predestination  
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Henry VIII issue   show
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Site of Reformation   show
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show Thirty Years' War  
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show Anglican  
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spread Catholic doctrine   show
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Trials to reinforce Catholic beliefs   show
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Gutenberg invention   show
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show printing press  
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started school of navigation   show
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show Vasco da Gama  
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discovered America   show
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conquered Aztecs   show
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show Pizarro  
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explored Canada for France   show
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show Protestants, Catholics  
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another name for Native Americans   show
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corn, potatoes, tobacco originated here   show
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horses, cattle, diseases came from here   show
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improved navigation   show
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3 areas the Triangular Trade system linked   show
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show slaves,sugar,rum  
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show gold, silver  
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show Spain  
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show Ottoman Empire  
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location of Mughal Empire   show
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show Taj Mahal  
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Product of India that Europeans wanted   show
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Nation that created foreign enclaves to control foreign trade   show
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powerless emperor, rule by shoguns   show
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show Japan  
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new economic practices like banking and money systems   show
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early English political parties   show
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show Constitutional Monarchy  
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"Leviathan"; ruler must have authority   show
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the best government should be separated into 3 branches   show
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U.S. documents that contain Enlightenment ideas   show
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show American Revolution  
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show Bastille  
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Thousands guillotined during this period of the French Revolution   show
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Came to power in France at the end of the Revolution   show
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Goal of Congress of Vienna   show
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members of the Congress of Vienna were this   show
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show 1848  
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German composer   show
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Austrian composer   show
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show Papal States  
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show Franco-Prusssian War  
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unified Germany by war and nationalism   show
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show coal, iron ore  
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show Enclosure Movement  
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Movement of people to the cities   show
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group that grew the most during the industrial revolution   show
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show women, children  
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increased the demand for slave labor on American plantations   show
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formed to improve working conditions   show
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show colony  
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type of imperialism with partial control   show
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type of imperialism with trade rights   show
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important canal in Egypt   show
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forced Germany to accept guilt for WWI   show
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show Russia  
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show Joseph Stalin  
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group that led Russian Revolution   show
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created after WWI to administer colonies on a temporary basis   show
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show France, Great Britain  
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show reparations  
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High protective_________ helped cause the Great Depression   show
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Millions in the Soviet Union died as a result of this Stalin policy   show
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show Anti-Semitism  
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show Ethiopia  
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Area of China invaded by Japanese   show
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show D-Day  
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show Hiroshima, Nagasaki  
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Event which brought USA into WWII   show
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show Great Britain, Soviet Union  
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U.S. President during most of WWII   show
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show Final Solution/Holocaust  
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show Armenian  
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Genocide of Tutsi minority by Hutu here   show
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show Yugoslavia  
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Nazi war crimes trials   show
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Western European military alliance formed in 1949   show
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show East  
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show Japan  
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WWII conferance that divided Germany   show
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show Truman  
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Name given to Soviet -controlled nations   show
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Part of Korea that started Korean War   show
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Built in 1961; 7 miles long   show
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show Cuba  
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show apartheid  
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show percieved threat of Japanese imperialism  
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