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This was the totalitarian leader of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Example: \"Mr. Chamberlain likes to take weekends in the country; I shall take countries in the weekend!\" |
Adolph Hitler
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This was the first successful colonial independence movement against a European power, 1775-1783.
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American Revolution
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This was a name given to the racial discrimination policies in South Africa through most of the 20th century.
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Apartheid
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They were a Mesoamerican Indian culture that was devastated by Cortez and the Spanish in the 1520s.
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Aztecs
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This is a term used to describe Stock Market activity in which prices of stock decrease for a prolonged period of time.
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Bear Market
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He was a leader of Italy during World War II and ally to Adolph Hitler. He created a fascist state through the use of state terror and propaganda.
Example: And above all, Fascism, the more it considers and observes the future and the development of humanity quite apart from political considerations of the moment, believes neither in the possibility nor the utility of perpetual peace... War alone brings up to its highest tension all human energy and puts the stamp of nobility upon the people who have the courage to meet it. |
Benito Mussolini
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This is a term used to describe Stock Market activity in which prices of stock increase for a prolonged period of time.
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Bull Market
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This was a name given to the relations between the U.S. & the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century which saw the buildup of nuclear arms.
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Cold War
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This is the 1848 book written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels which urges an uprising by workers to seize control of the factors of production from the upper and middle classes.
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Communist Manifesto
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These are countries with a high standard of living and a high industrial capacity.
Example: The United States, Japan, and Great Britain are just three examples. |
Developed Countries
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This was the totalitarian leader of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Example: \"Mr. Chamberlain likes to take weekends in the country; I shall take countries in the weekend!\" |
Adolph Hitler
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This was the first successful colonial independence movement against a European power, 1775-1783.
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American Revolution
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This was a name given to the racial discrimination policies in South Africa through most of the 20th century.
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Apartheid
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They were a Mesoamerican Indian culture that was devastated by Cortez and the Spanish in the 1520s.
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Aztecs
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This is a term used to describe Stock Market activity in which prices of stock decrease for a prolonged period of time.
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Bear Market
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These are countries with low standards of living and a low industrial capacity. These are what used to known as “Third World Countries.”
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Developing Countries
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This was an 18th century intellectual movement beginning in France.
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Enlightenment
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This is a political and economic group that was formed in 1992 to encourage cooperation between the 27 member states.
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European Union
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This is the practice of goods being traded between countries without any (or with reduced) tariffs that might slow down trade.
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Free Trade
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This was a revolution from 1789-1800 that was inspired by revolution in North America.
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French Revolution
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This was a leader of the Indian independence movement in mid-20th century known for his nonviolent protests.
Example: "An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind." |
Gandhi
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This is the country that effectively started World War II in Europe in 1939 with its invasion of Poland.
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Germany
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This was the overthrow of James II of England in 1688, which gave Parliament control of the government.
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Glorious Revolution
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They were a South American Indian culture that was devastated by Pizarro and the Spanish in the 1530s.
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Incas
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This was a series of economic and mechanical changes of Western Europe in the 18th - 20th centuries.
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Industrial Revolution
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This was the last of the Axis Powers to surrender, it was the target of atomic warfare in 1945.
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Japan
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He introduced movable type to Europe in the 15th century.
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Johann Gutenberg
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This was a German socialist best known for writing ‘The Communist Manifesto’ in 1848.
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Karl Marx
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This was the leader of the 20th century Communist revolution in China.
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Mao Zedong
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This is the term used to describe the part of Triangle Trade in which slaves were shipped from Africa to the Western Hemisphere.
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Middle Passage
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This was a military leader that took control of France in 1800, establishing an empire over the next two decades.
Example: More glorious to merit a scepter than to possess one |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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This is an international organization created by the U.S. and its allies in 1949 to prevent attacks by the Soviet Union.
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NATO
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This Islamic empire finally was dismantled following World War I.
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Ottoman
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This was begun by Martin Luther in 1517, it attacked the beliefs of Catholicism.
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Protestant Reformation
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This was the intellectual, philosophical, and artistic movement that began in Italy in the 14th century.
Example: Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci |
Renaissance
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This was the country that sponsored Christopher Columbus’ voyage in 1492.
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Spain
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This is the term used to describe the general way in which people live, focusing primarily on things like average income, health care availability, life expectancy, educational attainment, etc.
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Standard Of Living
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This is a form of government in which a god is placed as the head of state and all rules are based solely along religious doctrine.
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Theocracy
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This is an international organization created following World War II to provide a way to negotiate disputes.
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United Nations
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This is the 18th century book written by Scottish economist Adam Smith in which he spells out the first modern account of free market economies.
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Wealth Of Nations
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This is an international organization that was formed to supervise international trade and break down barriers to trade.
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WTO
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