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Details Title: Global Mid-Term Review Description: 10th Grade Global - History review Total Flash Cards: 30 Created: 01/27/2004 10:04:25	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Triple Entente, Allied Powers Definition World War I alliance involving Britain, France, and Russia Term Triple Alliance, Central Powers Definition World War I alliance involving Germany, Austria - Hungary, and Italy (who eventually switched powers and went to the Triple Entente) Term balance of power Definition distribution of political and economic power that prevents any one nation from becoming too strong Term Boer War Definition -occuring from 1899 to 1902 between the British and the Boers (dutch farmers) -began after the British tried to annex the Boer republics Term Bolshevik Definition member of 1917 Russian Revolutionary group Term Boxer Rebellion Definition 1900, a group of boxers assaulted foreign communities across China Term capitalism Definition economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit Term common law Definition uniform system of justice, developed in england, based on court decisions that became accepted legal principles Term Congress of Vienna Definition conference held in 1815 among european diplomats that had the prupose of restoring order and stability to europe Term cultural diffusion Definition the exchange of ideas, customs, goods, and technologies among cultures Term czar Definition term for autocratic ruler of Russia; king. Russian word for "Ceasar" (Nicholas II, last czar of Russia) Term imperialism Definition domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region Term MAIN resons for WWI Definition Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism Term league of nations Definition group of more than 40 countries formed after WWI with the foal of settling problems through negotiation, not war Term militarism Definition build up of ones army. one of the MAIN resons for the start of WWI. Term mercantilism Definition economic policy by which a nation sought to export more than it impoerted in order to build its national wealth Term napoleonic code Definition legal code of napoleon that included many enlightenment ideas Term new economic policy Definition plan instituted by lenin in 1921 that privatized some industries Term nationalism Definition a feeling of pride for your country Term opium war Definition conflict between Britain and China in 1839 over the opium trade Term propaganda Definition the spreading of ideas to prmote a certain cause or to damage an opposing cause Term russo-japanese war Definition war occuring from 1904 to 1905 between Japan and Russia; won by Japan Term sepoy Definition indian soldier serving in the army set up by the british or french east india companies Term sepoy mutiny Definition rebellion fought by hindu and muslim sepoys against british rule in india in the mid-1800's Term soviet Definition coucil of workers and soldiers set up by russian revolutionaries in 1917 Term totalitarian state Definition form of government in which a one party dictatorship attempts to regulate every aspect of the lives of citizens Term total war Definition the channeling of all of a nations resources into a war effect Term trench warfare Definition type of warfare in which troops dig trenches and fight from them Term urbanization Definition movement of people to cities Term westernization Definition process of adopting western ideas or ways