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AP European History
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10th Grade
05/05/2008

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Absolute Monarch
Definition
seventeenth or eighteenth century European monarch claiming complete political authority
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Absolutism
Definition
Govt. where all power is invested in the ruler
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Abstract Expressionism
Definition
twentieth century painting style infusing nonrepresentational art with strong personal feelings
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Act of Union
Definition
1707- formal unification of England and Scotland
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Afrikaners
Definition
South Africans of Dutch ancestry, speaks Afrikaans
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Age of Reason
Definition
Eighteenth century Enlightenment, sometimes includes seventeenth century science and philosophy
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Agricultural Revolution
Definition
agricultural transformations that began in eighteenth century
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Allies
Definition
the alliances against Germany and it's partners in WWI and WWII
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Anarchism
Definition
late nineteenth, early twentieth century ideology and movement standing against all govt authority and private property
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Ancient Regime
Definition
traditional political and social order before the French Revolution
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Anti-Semitism
Definition
prejudice against jews
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Appeasement
Definition
British and French policy in the 1930's that tried to maintain peace in Europe by making concessions
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Assignats
Definition
currency issued by national assembly during french rev
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autocrat
Definition
authoritarian ruler
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axis
Definition
WWII alliance: germany, italy, japan
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baby boom
Definition
increase of births following WWII
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Balance of Power
Definition
Distribution of power among states, the policy of creating alliances to control powerful states
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