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Global Mid-Term Review
10th Grade Global - History review
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01/27/2004

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