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APWH Final Exam Review
Chapters 18-20 key topics
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05/31/2014

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Political Ideologies of the 19th Century
Definition
Conservatism, Liberalism,Romanticism (reaction to Enlightenment and industrialization), Nationalism, Socialism, Social Darwinism
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Benjamin Disraeli
Definition
1804-1881
The Tory (Conservative) leader in GB, became prime minister, instituting the reform Act of 1867 to democratize England
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Otto von Bismark
Definition
1815-1898
Prime minster of Germany. Responsible for the Unification of Germany in 1871. Instituted Realpolitik
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Revisionism
Definition
An ideology that does not did not promote believing in the imminent societal collapse. It rejected revolutionary socialism
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Charles Darwin
Definition
1809-1882.
English naturalist who traveled to the Galapagos islands and came up with the Theory of Evolution and the Theory of Natural Selection.
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Miguel de Hidalgo
Definition
1753-1811.
Led the Mexican Revolution in 1810. Selected Augustin de Iturbide as emperor
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Caudillos
Definition
Leaders who came to power after independence in Latin America. They ruled mainly with military forces, supported by elites
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Monroe Doctrine
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Doctrine issued in 1823 by U.S. President James Monroe. Stated that any further interference into Latin America by European powers would be treated as an act of aggression towards the U.S.
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Spanish American War
Definition
1898
Spain vs. America
Resulted from US intervention in Spain's pacific territories
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Industrialization in Great Britain
Definition
Agricultural Advancements, urbanization, factories (assembly line), mass leisure
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Inventions/Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
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Thomas Edison and James Swan: Light bulb
Alexander Graham Bell: Telephone
Transatlantic Radio
Wright Bros: Airplane
Carnegie: Steel
Westinghouse: AC Power
General Electric: DC Power
Henry Ford: Model T
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Reasons for Industrial Lagging in some nations
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Lack of Industrial knowledge, lack of resources (Japan), shortage of labor
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Urbanization during the Industrial Revolution
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Overpopulation, unsanitary conditions, push for workers and women's rights
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Class Struggle
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Proletariat (working class) will eventually overthrow the bourgeoisie (upper class) ultimately leading to chaos
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Mexican revolution
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1910
Miguel de Hidalgo y Costillo leads, selects creole Augustin Inturbine to lead
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Zionist Movement
Definition
Push for Jewish state in the Middle East (Israel)
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Cubism
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Pablo Picasso
Developed between 1908-1912
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Great Trek
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Movement of Boers away from British controlled Cape Colony. Formed the Orange Free State and Transvaal
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Berlin Conference
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Regulated future European colonization and trade with Africa. Called for by Portugal, organized by Otto von Bismark
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Social Darwinism
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The assertion of Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection to society. The White Mans Burden
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Sepoy Mutiny
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Rebellion of Sepoys in the British East India Company. British Victory
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Significant Dates in WWI
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1914-1918
Entente: France, GB, US, Russia, Italy, Japan, Romania
Central: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottomans, Bulgaria
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South Africa- post colonialism
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Apartheid
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Scramble for Africa and its results
Definition
GB: Nile Valley, East
France: Senegal, Sahara, Madagascar, West/Central
Germany: Zanzibar, Taganyika, West/Southwest
Belgium: Congo
Italy: Libya, Somali Coast
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Partition of India
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1947
Pakistan (Islamic)
India (Hindu)
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Algerian- post colonialism
Definition
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2nd wave of Feminism
Definition
1960s
Push for reproduction rights, worker equality, and legal rights in the family
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Banana Republics
Definition
When a foreign country controls a developing country economically (US and Latin America)
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Latin America/U.S. relations- COLD WAR
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Hostile, Latin America generally sided with the Soviets
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Egypt- post colonialism
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Suez Canal used for trade
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India- post colonialism
Definition
Lighter-skinned = upper classes
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Iranian Revolution
Definition
1979
Pahlavi (Iran) vs. Khomeini (Islam)
resulted in overthrow of Shah Pahlavi and establishment of Islamic Republic of Iran
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Japan- post WWII
Definition
1945-1952 Occupied by US
General Douglas MacArthur
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Korea- post WWII
Definition
38th Parallel
Soviets north, US south
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Significant dates in WWII
Definition
1939-1945
D-Day: 1944
Germany surrenders: May 7 1945
Japan Surrenders: Sept 2 1945
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Hong Kong Agreement
Definition
99 year lease of Hong Kong to Great Britain. Expired 1997
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1st Gulf War
Definition
1990-1991
Began with invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, Operation Desert Storm to retrieve Kuwait
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2nd Gulf War
Definition
2003-2011
Iraq invaded by US in 2003 to find WMDs
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Qing Dynasty- China
Definition
1644-1912
Last Chinese Dynasty. Capital Beijing. Yuan Shikai-last emperor. Survived through Taiping Rebellion (1850-1860)
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Opium Trade
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1st Opium War: 1839-1842
2nd Opium War: 1856-1860
British sold Opium illegally to Chinese citizens to get them addicted and force the Chinese gov. to trade with Europe
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Taiping Rebellion
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1850-1864
Qing Dynasty victory
Total war (civilians killed also)
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Matthew Perry
Definition
1794-1858
Served in the Mexican-American War, opened Japan to the west with his Open Door Policy (1899)
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Meiji Restoration
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Japan. Tokugawa shogunate ended in 1867 and the Meiji Emperor ascended to throne.
Led to Industrialization of Japan and made it a major military power by 1905
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Open Door Notes
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Enforced by Matthew C. Perry as a means to open Japan and China to the west for trade. John Hay wrote Open Door note in 1899
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Causes of WWI
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Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Yugoslav Nationalist
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Warfare in WWI
Definition
Trenches
mass production of weapons
37 million deaths
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Versailles Treaty
Definition
June 28 1919
Ended WWI
Created League of nations, called Germany to pay reparations
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Russian Reovolution
Definition
1917
Russia vs. Petrograd Soviets, Bolsheviks, and Leftist Socialists
Bolshevik Victory!
Nicholas II vs. Lenin & Trotsky
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Balfour Declaration
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1917
Established the Jewish State, conforming to zionists
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Chinese Civil War
Definition
1927-1936
Republic of China vs. Communist Party
Chiang Kai Shek vs. Mao Zedong
Communist takeover of mainland China
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Chinese Civil War
Definition
1927-1936
Republic of China vs. Communist Party
Chiang Kai Shek vs. Mao Zedong
Communist takeover of mainland China
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Great Depression
Definition
1930-middle 1940s
US Stock Market Crash on October 29, 1929. WWII pulled US out of depression because of increased demand
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FDR Administration (Domestic/foreign policy)
Definition
In office 1933-1945
New Deal: provided jobs, leaded allies in WWII, Social Security
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Hitler's Nazi Germany
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1933-1945
Antisemitism.
Fascist Totalitarian State, executed the Holocaust, killing 6 million Jews, adversaries, gypsies, handicap persons, and homosexuals
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WWII
Definition
1939-1945
Causes: Germany re-militarizing, making alliances
Allies: US, GB, France, Soviets, Yugoslavia
Axis: Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria
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Holocaust
Definition
Mass genocide of nearly 6 million Jews in concentration camps
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Vietnam- post WWII
Definition
During WWII, Vietnam declared independence, leading to Vietnam War (1955- 1975)
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Winston Churchill
Definition
1874-1965
Prime Minister of GB during WWII
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Marshall Plan
Definition
US gave 13 billion dollars to help rebuild Europe after WWII to prevent the spread of Communism
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U.S. military spending during the Cold War
Definition
Sky-rocketed, production of WMDs, investment into the space program. Put weapons in Turkey facing the SU
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Yugoslavia
Definition
Tito's death in 1980 made ethnic tensions grow, leading to protests in Kosovo. Slobodan Milosevic sought to restore pre-1974 Serbian Sovereignty
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Soviet Domination of Eastern Bloc
Definition
The former Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe: East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Albania, Yugoslavia. Berlin Wall to keep East Germans in
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Cuban Revolution
Definition
1953-1959
Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement against President Fulgencio Batista.
Overthrow of Cuban gov. and establishment of a Communist state under Castro
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Fidel Castro
Definition
1926-
ousted Fulgencio Batista in 1959 during the Cuban revolution. Oversaw the Suban missile crisis between the US and SU
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Solidarity Movement
Definition
Founded 1980
Poland
Polish Trade Union Federation
Anti-bureaucratic, socialist movement to get worker's rights and civil change
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Taiwan Post- Chinese Civil War
Definition
Under Republic of China control. Rapid economic growth known as the Taiwan Miracle
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Great Leap Forward
Definition
1958-1961
Led by Mao Zedong to transform China into a Communist Society w/ industrialization and collectivation
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Cultural Revolution
Definition
1966-1976
Led by Mao Zedong to enforce Communism by removing capitalist, traditional, and cultural elements from society
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Definition
1931-
Member Social Democratic Party and Communist party in Russia. Policy of Glasnost (openness) and Perestroika (Restructuring), conferences with US President Ronald Reagan. Led to dissolution of the Soviet Union
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Boris Yeltsin
Definition
First President of the Russian Federation
Corruption, inflation, and economic collapse
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Vladimir Putin
Definition
Former Officer in KGB, acting president in 1999 and was reelected in 2004. Still president today. Annexed Crimea
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Conservatism
Definition
championing tradition
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Liberalism
Definition
Urging reform
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Romanticism
Definition
Encouraging the cultivation of sentiment and emotion
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Anarchism
Definition
Scheming to bring down the state
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Socialism
Definition
Trying to design a more equitable society
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Communism
Definition
Working to abolish private property
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Social Darwinism
Definition
Advocating the benefits of unfettered competition
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Inventors/ Inventions of the 1st Industrial Revolution
Definition
James Watt: Rotary Engine
Henry Cort: High Quality Iron
Richard Trevithick: Steam Powered Train
Cartwright: Loom powered by water
James Hargreaves: Yarn production
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The 1st Industrial Revolution in Great Britain
Definition
Agricultural Advancements, Banks established, Coal and Iron use, Colonies
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