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–Portugal
–founded southeast coast if Africa
(1487)

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Barthomeu Dias

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–Portugal
–North Africa
–spread Christianity
–founded navigational school
(1415)

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Prince Henry

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–Portugal
–gave Portugal direct trade route to India
(1498)

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Vasco Da Gama

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–Portugal
–South America
–“new” world
(1500)

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Pedro Cabral

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  • -Spain

- -sailed across the Atlantic Ocean

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Christopher Columbus

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–Spain
–1st to sail around the world
(1519)

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Ferdinand Magellan

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–Spain
–led conquistadors
(1519)

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Cortes

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–Spain
–conquered Inca Empire
(1532)

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Pizarro

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–France
–named river St. Lawrence
(1534)

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Cartier

Lawrence and carter

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–France
–claimed Quebec
–“New France”
(1608)

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Champlain

cant Champlain I found new france

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–Netherlands
–found Hudson River
–Hudson Bay
–Hudson strait
–Sea route to Asia
(1609)

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Hudson

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–England
–went around the world
–defeated Spanish Armada
(1587)

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Drake

  • I drake(take) whatever I want*
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  • Manufactured goods being sent to Africa

- traded for captured Africans

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Triangular Trade

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  • trade path that brought captured slaves to West Indies

- middle leg of triangle trade

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Middle passage

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Buying and selling of Africans for work in Americas

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Atlantic salve trade

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What came from the Americas to the rest of the world through trade

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Corn, potatoes, tobacco

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What came from Europe, Africa, and Asia to the Americas through trade

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Cattle

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Indigenous people means

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Natives

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Economic system based on private ownership and the investment of wealth for profit

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Capitalism

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Objective is to obtain as much wealth as possible for the mother country

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Mercantilism

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  • centralised power
  • controls private/public affairs of citizens
  • divine right
  • answers to no one
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Absolute monarchy

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This family included:

  • Ferdinand
  • Philip 1
  • Henry Vlll
  • Philip ll
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The Hapsburg Family

Spain

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-Ruler of Spanish empire during the Golden Age
-Escorial palace built
(1563)

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Philip ll

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Ruler during the peace of Augsburg

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Charles 5

holy Roman Empire and Spanish empire

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- Religious peace throughout Holy Roman Empire - Protestants and Catholics - signed in 1555
Peace of Ausburg
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- (1618-1648) - religious war - Protestants and Catholics
30 years war *Holy Roman Empire*
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- what ended the 30 years war - strengthened France - Ended religious wars in Europe - independence to German princes
Peace of Westphalia
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Hapsburgs ruled _________ countries
Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Prussia
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Fredrick the Great
Ruled Prussia with a military lead
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Which family consists of : - Elizabeth - Henry Vll - Henry Vlll
The Tudor family *ruled England and Scotland*
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- absolute monarch - ruler of England and Scotland - king v. Parliament - cavaliers v. Roundheads
Charles l
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-absolute monarch -ruler of Scotland and England (1603)
James l
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________tried Charles l, he was found guilty and executed.
Cromwell *led Roundheads in cavaliers v. Roundheads*
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- ruled England and Scotland - restoration period - hapeas corpus
Charles ll
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- ruled Scotland and England - absolute monarchy - fled to France
James ll
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- Takeover after James ll flees - glorious revolution - bloodless - English bill of rights
William and Mary of Orange
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-proved planets revoke aprons the sun in elliptical orbits
Kepler
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Heliocentric theory | Sun-centred
Copernicus
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Built telescope | Prove heliocentric theory
Galileo
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Laws of gravity
Newton
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Blood flow in the human body
Harvey
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The _______revolution was a huge influence to the Enlightenment
Scientific
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- enlightenment thinker - humans are selfish - wrote the Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
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- enlightenment thinker - life, liberty, property - wrote two treaties
John Locke
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- enlightenment thinker - checks and balances - wrote On the Spirit of Laws
Montesquieu
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- enlightenment thinker - all people are equal - wrote the Social Contract
Rousseau
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- enlightenment thinker - freedom of speech, religions, reasons - 1700s
Voltaire
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- Don Quixote | - enlightenment literature
Search for balance
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The ___________ influenced the Us Constitution, Declaration of Independence and fuelled revolutions
Enlightenment
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- July 14, 1789 - rumours foreign soldiers would storm Paris - citizens went to prison for gun powder
Storming of Bastille
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-women riot because of raised
Women March on Versailles
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- estates agreement in France | - August 27, 1789
Declaration of Rights of Man
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1st estate:_______ 2nd estate:________ 3rd estate:________
- Clergymen and priests - noblemen - everyone else (peasants)
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Long term causes of the French Revolution
-enlightenment ideas | Social and economic injustice of Old Regime
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Short term causes of the French Revolution
- economic crisis - weak leadership of Louis XVl - discontent if the 3r estate
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The French Revolution events
-storming of Bastille -National Assembly formed Declaration of rights of man -New constitutions
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Immediate effects of the French Revolution
- war with Austria and Prussia - reign of terror - rise of Napoleon
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``` The following describes ______: Left NO king Sweeping change Power to the people ```
Radicals
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The following describes _______: Middle Little change
Moderates
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The following describes ______: Right Limited monarchy Few change
Conservatives
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Reign of terror
3,000 Paris people killed Poor Peasants NAPOLEON
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Congress of Vienna
- balance of power - containment of France - Legitimacy - ⤵️power of France
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- took control if territory - freed slaves - Santo Domingo - (1791-1801)
L'Ouverture
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- Venezuela - Declared independence from Spain - Defeated spanish
Bolivar
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- Argentina - freed Chile - took army and give it to Bolivar
San Martin
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Who was ruler of Prussia during the unification of Germany
Wilhelm was king of Prussia *bismark was prime minister*
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Who believed in "realpolitik"
Bismark (Prime minister of Germany)
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What does Realpolitik mean?
No room for idealism
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What was Bismarck's plan to unify Germany?
``` To create a war 1. Denmark 2. Austria 3. France DAF *hey daph!* ```
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Germany ruler who ruled without the consent of parliament
Bismark
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Ruled Prussia with Blood and Iron
Bismark
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7 weeks war fought during the unification of Germnay Fought over border tensions
Austro-Prussian war Prussia wins
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War fought over religion during the unification of Germany
Franco-Prussian War Prussians win
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The industrial Revolution began in what country
England and spread to Europe
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Factors of the Industrial Revolution are
Land, labor, and capital ($)
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Enclosure movements did what to farmers
Decreased need for farms | Farmers had to move out of their homes
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Important key industries during the Industrial Revolution
Textile, cotton, iron ore
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Who invented the cotton gin
Eli
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What was an effect of the cotton gin being invented
Slave labor increased
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Hargreaves invented what important industrial invention
The Spinning Jenny
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The spinning jenny led to the demise of what
Cottage factories | Machines were to big to fit in homes
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James Watt invented
The steam engine *provided a cheaper and faster way of transporting goods *
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Railroad effects during the industrial revolution
Created jobs Travel was easier Boosted England agriculture industries
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Bessemer invented
The steel process Bessie Bessemer
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Effects of the industrialization
Better quality of life to most people Cities grew URBANIZATION women and childern were hired
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The smallpox vaccination was developed by
Edward Jenner *sickness spread trough your the filthy overpopulated cities during the industrial revolution*
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What is collective bargaining
Negotiations between workers and their employers
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The long term effects of the IR
Overuse of natural resources Industrialization speed to W Europe and Us Global inequality
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Most counties want to control other counties that have
Natural resources and raw materials
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Positive effects of the IR
Created jobs Nation became wealthier Increased production of goods Education opportunities
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Goal of _________ is make a profit and believed the government should not interfere with the economy
Capitalism
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The goal of ______is to end poverty and create and equal economy
Socialism
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The goal of _______is to create a classless and equal economic nation
Communism
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Known for developing the theory germs cause diseases
Louis Pasteur
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Known for the theory of evolution
Charles Darwin
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Known for theories of genetics and that we Inherit traits
Gregor Mendel *mending DNA*
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Known for discovering radioactivity
Marie's and Pierre Curie
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Thomas Edison
Invented the lightbulb
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Invented the telephone
Alexander graham bell
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Invented the radio
Marconi
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Henry Ford
Invented gasoline engines to power a vehicle and the assembly line
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Invented airplane and wings
Wilbur and Orville Wright
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Imperialism
Takeover of a country/territory by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the political, economic, and social life of the people "Domination of another nation"
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The age of imperialism involved
Europeans going over to Africa looking for raw materials and dominating their nations
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What was significant about the Berlin Conference
Europeans were allowed to lay claim in Africa Dividing Africa No Africans attended
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King of Belgium during the age of imperialism Controlled Congo river Abused Africans
King Leopold of Belgium
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Why was the Boer War fought
Britain wanted diamonds and gold found in S Africa British v. Dutch Britain won
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British East India Company
British controlled India after the defeat of the Mughal empire
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Why was India so important to Britain
Cash crops:tea cotton coffee opium
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What happened during the Sepoy rebellion
Hindus and Muslims refused to use guns Thrown in jail Rebellion and uprising
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Indian nationalist movements | Groups founded to try to gain India home rule
``` Indian national congress (1885) Muslim league (1906) ```
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Japenese foreign trad opened up by
Matthew perry (US)
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Shogun was leader of ______and the stepped down ending military dictatorship
Japan | Emperors now started
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Who won the Russo-Japanese war
Japan | Fought over territory
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World war l was started by
The assassination of the Serbian of Austria Hungry Arch Duke Ferdinand
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Causes of World war l
``` MANIACS militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Competition ```
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Military technology during WWl
Machine gun, gas, artillery, tank, airplane
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Russia's problems
Poor working conditions Weak military People had no political power Division of rich and poor
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Lenin's highlights
``` Leads revolution and Bolsheviks Peace, land, and bread New Economic policy USSR Communist Party ```
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Reasons Russia erupted in revolution
Entered WWl | Complaints not resolved by Czar
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Civil war in Russia during Russian Revolution
Red army v. White army Lenin restores order (red wins)
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Who westernized Russia
Peter the great
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Napoleon
Napoleonic Code | Stirred up Nationalism
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Congress of Vienna
Restores absolute monarchy and a balance of power
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Unification of Italy Cavour____ Garibaldi_____
Cavour unified northern Italy | Garibaldi unified southern Italy
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Adam smith
Developed capitalism in the Wealth of Nations
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The_________linked Europe and Indian Ocean for British trade
Suez Canal
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Spheres of Influence
Europeans trying to control trade in china Led to boxer Rebellion
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Great purge
Stalin (Soviet Union)
129
Was the League of Nations useful?
No it failed due to the US not being there
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Great Depression caused
Unemployment Bank failures Rise of totalitarian and fascists gov.
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Fascist ruler of Italy
Mussolini
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Under emperor Tojos rule, japan invaded _______
Manchuria and China
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Appeasement did what during WWll
Allowed Hitler an fascist gov to get whatever they wanted Didn't work
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Mao Zedong
Communists mainland China
135
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nationalist in Taiwan
136
Vietnam is a _________ _______ country
United communist
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Berlin Wall
Symbol of the fall of Communism
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Apartheid
Extreme segregation of whites and non-whites | Apart Africa
139
Mandate system
Your on own country but we will give you "guidance"
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Cold War
Division after WWl | US v. USSR
141
Communist leader in Cambodia
Ppl pot
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Indies ghandi
Prime minister
143
Indian independence
Civil disobedience Passive resistance Salt March
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Interdependence
Multi-national co-operations
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International terrorism
Car Bombings, airline, hijacking
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Rwanda
Hutus killing Tutsis
147
Mau mau rebellion
Kenyatta (leader)
148
Mandate systems in Middle East
French- Syria and Lebanon British-Palestine, Iraq, and trans jordon PIT
149
Gorbachev
Last president of USSR gave nation some freedom Countries wanted more USSR fails

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