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Battle of Adwa

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(1896) Battle in which the Ethiopians defeated Italian colonial forces;

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Louis XIV

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(1638-1715) Known as the Sun King, he was an absolute monarch that completely controlled France. One of his greatest accomplishments was the building of the palace at Versailles.

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Child Labor

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Children were viewed as laborers throughout the 19th century. Many children worked on farms, small businesses, mills and factories.

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1st-3rd estates

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1st estate: monarchs 2nd estate: priests, nobles 3rd estate: peasants

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enlightned despots

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one of the 18-century european monarchs who was inspired by enlighntenment

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translantic slave trade

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was between 1501-1866 , and more than 12.5 million Africans experienced the Middle Passage

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French Revolution

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1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

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Adopted August 26, 1789, created by the National Assembly to give rights to all (except women).

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Joseph II

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Embraced the enlightenment of Austria but still wanted absolute power.

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Capitalism

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An economic system based on private ownership of capital

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Spinning Jenny

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A machine that could spin several threads at once invented by James Hargreaves

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Flying Shuttle

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was developed by John Kay, its invention was one of the key developments in weaving that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution, enabled the weaver of a loom to throw the shuttle back and forth between the threads with one hand

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Urbanization

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An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.

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Social Darwinism

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theory of eveolution of human society for "natural slection" to explain how some prosper and others dont capitalism "survival of the fittest"

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Textile Industry

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Industries primarily concerned with the design or manufacture of clothing as well as the distribution and use of textiles.

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Fredrick the Great

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King of Prussia who used the military to strengthen the nation's power

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Plantation

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a large farm where cash crops are grown

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steam engine

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A machine that turns the energy released by burning fuel into motion.

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Socialism

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A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.

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Robispierre

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worked with danton in the beginning of the revolution; then become crazy; took control of the CPS in 1793 then killed loads of people; created the religion of the supreme being and was killed

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Chinese Isolation

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Chinese tried to isolate themselves from European influences

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Railroads

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Networks of iron (later steel) rails on which steam (later electric or diesel) locomotives pulled long trains at high speeds. The first were built in England in the 1830s. Success caused the construction of these to boom lasting into the 20th Century

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Guillotine

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A machine for beheading people, used as a means of execution during the French Revolution.

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assembly line

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Production method that breaks down a complex job into a series of smaller tasks

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British Empire

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Formerly the United Kingdom and all the territories under its control.

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Ceasar Beccaria

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Stated we should not use excessive or brutal punishment stated. Didn't believe in using capital punishment.

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Voltaire

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(1694-1778) French philosopher. He believed that freedom of speech was the best weapon against bad government. He also spoke out against the corruption of the French government, and the intolerance of the Catholic Church.

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Sepoy Rebellion

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The revolt of Indian soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that violated religious customs; also known as the Sepoy Mutiny.

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Communism

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A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

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Scarmble for Africa

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Found lots of goods/resources wanted to control areas of Africa

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Napoleon

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French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

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Toussaint L'Ouverture

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Was an important leader of the Haïtian Revolution and the first leader of a free Haiti; in a long struggle again the institution of slavery, he led the blacks to victory over the whites and free coloreds and secured native control over the colony in 1797, calling himself a dictator.

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Thomas Hobbes

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English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679)

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Japanese Imperialism

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The conquering and annexing of neighboring countries by Japan; it was the result of a growing population and limited natural resources in Japan at the time.

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factory

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A large building in which machinery is used to manufacture goods

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Maria Theresa

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This was the queen of Austria as a result of the Pragmatic Sanction. She limited the papacy's political influence in Austria, strengthened her central bureaucracy and cautiously reduced the power that nobles had over their serfs

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Transportation industry

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Grew as a result of the need to ship products across the country

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White Man's Burden

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idea that many European countries had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those less civilized

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mass production

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Process of making large quantities of a product quickly and cheaply

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women

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map

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Jhon Locke

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a philosopher who thought that people had natural rights such as equality and liberty

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Catherine the Great

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Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)

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Abolition

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Movement to end slavery

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Haitian Revolution

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A major influece of the Latin American revolutions because of its successfulness; the only successful slave revolt in history; it is led by Toussaint L'Ouverture.

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