Key Terms | Quotes | 1817-1914 | Rulers | Enlightenment/Scientific Revolution |
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Who are the Huguenots
French Protestants who followed the teachings of John Calvin
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Who is Vladmir Lenin
He promised "Peace, Land, and Bread" to gain popular support in Russia
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Who is Otto Von Bismark
He unified Germany
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Who is Joseph Stalin
He initiated the five year plans
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Who is John Locke
Advocated for "Life, liberty, and property"
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What is perestroika
The economic policy initiated by Gorbachev in the mid-1980s. "Restructuring the economy"
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Who is Louis XIV
"I am the state"
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What is the Dreyfus Affair
This event that occurred in France in 1906 raised the awareness of Anti-Semitism throughout Europe
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Who is Victor Imanuel II
He was the first king after the unification of Italy
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Who is Johanes Kepler
Created the Laws of planetary motion
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What is appeasement
A policy of making concessions to an aggressor in the hopes of avoiding war. Played a main part in the inter-war periods.
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What is realpolitik
"The politics of reality"
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What is the dual monarchy
Austria's created this in 1867 to satisfy the magyars' demands for independence created this
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Who is Louis XVI
The immediate king that preceded the French Revolution
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What is the inductive method
The process of experimentation starting with direct observation that leads to further experiments and hypothesis that eventually conclude with a proven conclusion
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What is the zollverein
A free trade union established among the major German states in 1834
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Who is voltaire
Enlightenment thinker who said "Crush the infamous thing" in his advocation for religious toleration
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What is the Reform Bill of 1867
Bill passed to extend the suffrage to most of Great Britain's urban workers in 1867
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Who is Joseph II
He is the son of Maria Theresa
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Who is Adam Smith
He contrasted with Colbert's mercantilist economy
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What is a sphere of influence
A region dominated by, but not directly ruled by, a foreign nation
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What is utilitarianism
"The greatest happiness for the greatest number"
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Who are the red shirts
Garibaldi's small but zealous force that played a large role the unification fo Italy
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Who is James I
Succeeded Elizabeth in England
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Who is Baron de Montesquieu
Wrote "The Spirit of the Laws" and introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances within the government
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