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Cards (141)
Section 1
(50 cards)
Social Contract
theory expounded upon by John Locke - actual written/implicit between ruler and ruled
Tokugawa
Shoganate family that ruled Japan from 1600-1867 - started by Tokugawa Ieyasu
Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes - British financer and statesmen in Africa who made a fortune on gold and diamonds
Sepoys
Indian troops who served Britain
Utopian vs Scientific Socialism
Utopian: establish ideal communities of socialism working Scientific: analysis of human behavior and nature and prove that socialism will eventually naturally happen
Witte
Sergi Witte - late 19th century Russian minister of finance who pushed for industrialization
Qing Dynasty
Chinese dynasty from 1644-1911 that reached
Wilberforce
leadership and abolition of slave trade and slavery in British territories
Progressive Era
period of widespread social activism and political reform in the US from the 1890s to the 1920s
Zionism
Nationalist movement of the Jews to make Israel a country for themselves - angered Palestine
Proletariat
working-class people in modern industrial society
Philosophes
French philosophers during the Enlightenment
Robespierre
Jacobins - member of the Committee of Public Safety - crucial in instigating the Reign of Terror - executed 1794
Varennes
Town where Louis XVI and family stopped on the way to escape to Belgium - 20-21 June 1791
Tuileries
French palace in Paris
Popular Sovereignty
people elect their representatives
Trail of Tears
forced relocation of the Cherokee from Eastern Woodlands to Oklahoma from 1837-1838
Safavids
later Persian empire founded by Shah Ismael that became a center for Shi'ism - empire reached its highpoint under Shah Abbas the Great and was centered on capital on Isfahan
Peninsulares
Latin American officials from Spain or Portugal
Shi'ites
Islamic minority that believes that leadership belongs to the descendants of Ali - centered around Safavids and had the capital of Isfahan
Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft - English writer who wrote for women's rights
Treaty of Guadeloupe-Hidalgo
After Mexican-American War - U.S. paid $15 million for Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California
Crimean War
Russia v France/Britain/Ottoman - made Russia realize its military power could not compete with Wester Europe's industrialization - religiously motivated
Zemstvos
District assemblies elected by Russia in the 19th century
Treaties of Tilsit
July 7-9 1807 - agreements between France with Russia and Prussia over Napoleon - France and Russia become allies and divided Europe between them
Ricci
Italian Jesuit priest famous for his service in China during the 16th century
H Spencer
Herbert Spencer - Darwin's theories to define and separate races and strong/weak peoples - justified European domination
Spanish-Cuban-American War
War between Spain and U.S. in 1898 which resulted in the independence of Cuba in 1902 and the U.S. gained Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico
9 Thermidor II
French Revolution - Reign of Terror - July 27, 1794
Saint Dominique
French colony in the Caribbean - now Haiti
Realpolitik
Prussian politics of reality - belief that only the willingness to use force would bring about change
Santa Ana
Mexican General and political leader
Samurai
Japanese warrior
EC Stanton
Elizabeth Stanton - American abolitionist, activist, and leader of American Women's Movement for Suffrage
J. Watt
James Watt - Scottish engineer and inventor who improved the steam engine and led it into its widespread use
Shoguns
Japanese military leaders who ruled in place of the emporer
Rousseau
Swiss-born philosopher and writer who influenced the French Revolution
Riel
Louis Riel - indigenous Canadian - leader of Canadians in civil strive against British-Canadians - 1885 organized military and led insurrection
A Smith
Scottish philosopher who said society would prosper when individuals pursued their own economic interests
Putting-Out System
method around guild-control by delivering unfinished materials to rural houses for completion
Piedmont-Sardinia
expelled Austrian authorities to unite Italy
St. Helena
Second island where Napoleon is exiled
JMW Turner
William Turner - romanticist painter
Quianlong
Emperor of China at the end of the 18th century - famous of Erudition
Toussaint
Leader of slave rebellion in Haiti
Tennis Court Oath
Commoners left the Estates General and vowed to give France a constitution
Seven Years War
Between Britain/Prussia and France/Austria 1756-1763 in India, Europe and the Americas - France lost Canada and Louisiana
Standard Oil Company and Trust
John D Rockefeller - monopolized the industry
Mexican-American War
1846-1848 between the U.S. and Mexico - after U.S. annexed Texas in 1845
Wounded Knee
December 29, 1890 South Dakota - massacre of Native American peoples by U.S. soldiers
Section 2
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Goya
romanticist painter - Spanish
Gobineau
French nobleman 1860-1882 - race is most important index of human potential
Gilded Age
US late 19th century - Serious social problems - middle portion of the Victorian era - era of rapid economic growth
Pedro I
Emperor of Brazil - son of King of Portugal
CD Friedrich
Casper Friedrich - 19th century German romantic landscape painter - most important German artist of his generation
B Juarez
Benito Juarez - Mexican president 1806-1872
Montesquieu
1689-1755 - checks and balances - idea of federalism
Gauchos
Argentinian cowboys that were highly romanticized
Maria Theresa
Marie-Antoinette's mother - Habsburgs
Louis XVIII
Louis XVI younger brother - ruled after Napoleon
Dominion 1867
Dominion of Canada -British-North America Act - Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Monet
founder of the French impressionist painting movement - 1840-1926
Intelligentsia
educated and literate class in Russia that advocates social and political reform - late 19th century Russians became frustrated when reform failed
Marie-Antoinette
wife of Louis XVI - let them eat cake
Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette - first commander of the national guard of the French Revolution - key component in American Revolution
Jesuits
members of the society of Jesus - Roman Catholics - St. Ignacious Loyola for missionaries
Kangxi
third emperor of the Qing dynasty famous for his work ethic and learning
Marconi
Italian inventor and electrical engineer - Marconi's Law and long distance radio transmission and telegraph
Janissaries
Christian children used as soldiers by the Ottoman empire
Mughal Empire
Islamic dynasty that ruled India from 16th to 18th centuries - Tajma Hall - integration of Hindus and Muslims
J Guillotin
invented the guillotine to provide a humane means of execution
Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi - 19th century Italian nationalist led the Italian Unification Movement
P Diaz
Porfirio Diaz - Mexican politician became Mexican president 1876-1880 and 1884-1911 - brought industrialization to Mexico
Devshirme
Ottoman requirement for Janissaries
La Reforma
political reform of Mexican president Benito Juarez 1806-1872- limited military and Catholic church
Journey to the West
Chinese novel from the 16th century (Ming dynasty) - one of four great novels of Chinese literature - Monkey
Liberalism
political philosophy inspired by John Locke - individual liberty, constitutional government, free trade
Jacobins
political party in France - radicals - frequent use of the guillotine - Robespierre was leader - revolutionaries restructuring France
Monroe Doctrine
American doctrine issued in 1823 during the presidency of James Monroe that warned Europe to back off of the Americas
Magyars
Hungarian invaders who raided Germany, Italy and France in the 18th and 19th centuries
Elba
first exile of Napoleon by British, Russian, Prussian, Austrian forces 1814
Directory
followed arrest and conviction of Robespierre and Jacobins - conservative men of property seized power 1795-1799 - unable to solve economic and military problems
Louis XIV
King of France 1643-1715 - Sun King - magnificent court, absolute rule, expansion of French influence in Europe
Guilds
organizations whose membership is based off occupation - regulate production and sale of goods
Laissez-faire
Hands-off approach to the economy
Hegel
German philosopher - German idealism - development of distinctive definition of idealism
Napoleonic Civil Code
1804 Napoleon created civil law to stabilize French society - confirmed moderate revolutionary policies of national assembly
Impressionism
artistic movement - Monet - paint feelings, not replicas
Mazzini
Italian politician - unification of Italy - spearheaded Italian Revolution 1805-1872
Metternich
Austrian diplomat and statesman 1773-1859 - served as foreign minister and chancellor - engineered marriage of Napoleon to Marie-Louis
Parlements
administrative courts of France run by nobles
Locke
English philosopher who believed all knowledge comes from sensory experience - two treatises on government: rights of the people to influence their rulers - social contract
O de Gouges
French journalist - equal rights for women during French Revolution
Middle Passage
journey taken by slave ships from West Africa to the Americas from 16th-19th centuries
Mercantilism
loved regulation and forced tariff taxes on imports to protect domestic protection and encourage colonies as a resource for raw material
Luddites
early 19th century artisans opposed to industrialization
Dreyfus Affair
Prosecution of Alfred Dreyfus who was convicted as a German spy in 1894 and was found innocent - Jewish Army officer - zionism - increase in anti-Jewish sentiment
Hundred Days
Napoleon's rule after escaping Elba - defeated at Waterloo
Manifest Destiny
idea that mid 19th century America held - North America was intended by God to be owned by whites - reasoning for the Mexican-American War
Louis XVI
King of France 1774-1792 - summoned Estates General in 1789 to solve finances and caused French Revolution - executed 1792
Section 3
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