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J.Sutphen Regents Flashcards
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History
10th Grade
05/30/2018

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1. Tokugawa Shogunate 

page 110

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This refers to a feudal Japanese military government which existed between 1600 and 1868
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2.Columbian Exchange

page 137

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The global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases that accused during the European colonization of the Americas.
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3.  Divine Right

page 160

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The idea that monarchs are God's representatives on Earth and are therefore answerable only to God.
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4. Heliocentric Model

page 190

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The idea that the Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun.
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5. Enlightened Despot

page 204

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One of the 18th century European monarchs who was inspired by Enlightenment ideas to rule justly and respects the rights of subjects.
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6.Scorched Earth Policy

page 235

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The practice of burning crops and killing livestock during wartime so that the enemy cannot live off the land.
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7.  Congress of Vienna

page 238

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A series of meetings in 18-14-18-15, during which the european leaders sought to establish long lasting peace and security after the defeat of Napoleon.
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8.  Latin American Social Structure

page 247-248

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Broken down by the color of skin
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9.  Capitalism

page 300

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An economic system based on private ownership and on the investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit.
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10.  Proletariat

page 302

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In marxist theory, the group of workers who would overthrow the czar and come to rule Russia.
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11. Communism

page 303

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An economic system
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12. Suffrage

page 313

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The right to vote
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13. Zionism

page 316

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A movement founded in the 1890's to promote Jewish self-determination and the establishment of a Jewish state in the ancient Jewish homeland.
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14. Social Darwinism

page 341

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The application of Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies.
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15. The Berlin Conference

page 342

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The Boer War

page 344

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17. Geopolitics

page 352

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18. Suez Canal

page 354

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19. The Sepoy Mutiny 

page 359

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20.  Raj
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21. Sphere of Influence in China

page 373

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22.  Modern Meiji Japan

page 376-377

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23. Russo-Japanese War

page 378

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24.  Power Keg

page 409

 

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25.  Armenian Massacre

page 410

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26.  Total War

page 419

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27.  Treaty of Versailles

page 424

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28.  League of Nations

page 425

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29.  Five Year Plans

page 443

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30.  Collective Farms

page 444

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31.  Mao Zedong's Long March

page 451

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32.  Civil Disobedience

page 454

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33.  Fascism

page 476

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34.  Appeasement

page 483

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35.  Kristallnacht

page 502

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