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Berlin Conference
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1884-1885) During European Imperialism, various European leaders met in Berlin, Germany to discuss plans for dividing Africa peacefully.
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Sepoy Mutiny
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(1857-1859) A revolt by the hired Hindu and Muslim soldiers of the British East India Company.
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Open Door Policy
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 A policy of the United States that stated China should be open to all nations that which to trade with them. (imperlism)
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Perry, Matthew
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1794-1858) Commodore. United States Navy officer who is responsible for opening Japan to trade and imperialism.
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Causes of WW1
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(Militarism,Alliances,Imperlism,Nationlism)

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Militarism
Definition
 Political policy that is dominated by the military and the competitive buildup of arms.
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Fourteen Points Speech
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An address given to the United States’ Congress by President Woodrow Wilson concerning the end of World War I and the treatment of all concerned with the war.
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Triple Alliance
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy during World War I.
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armistice
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 A truce during wartime
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Lenin, Vladimir
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(1870-1924) Russian revolutionary leader and political theorist.....first leader of the Soviet Union
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Great Purge
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The widespread arrests and executions of over a million people by Josef Stalin between 1936 and 1938.
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Imperlism
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take land,add it to yours, and rule it

(take,add,rule)

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Boers
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Dutch descended colonist living in South Africa. Also called Afrikaners
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Boer War
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(1899-1902) War between Great Britain and the Boers in South Africa over control of rich mining country.
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Boxer Rebellion
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 (1900) A rebellion by the people of China to end foreign domination.
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Bolshevik
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Early name of communists during the Russian Revolution of 1917.
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Opium War
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In the early 19th century, Great Britain began importing opium, processed from poppy plants grown in the Crown Colony of India, into China. Chinese officials attempted to ban the importation of the highly addictive opium, but ultimately failed.
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Meiji Restoration
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The restoration of the Emperor Meiji to power in Japan, overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868.
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Monroe Doctrine
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(1823) A political policy of the United States by President James Monroe that states the Western Hemisphere is closed to European interference.
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trench warfare
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A form of combat where armies fight each other from opposing fortified positions, usually consisting of long, dugout holes or trenches.
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Triple Entente
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An alliance that was made up of France, Russia, and Great Britain during World War I.
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Treaty of Versailles
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Treaty ending World War I. It was extremely unfair to Germany, forcing them to accept all of the blame for the war. It is a major cause of World War II.
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League of Nations
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A multinational peace keeping organization which began as an idea of United States President Woodrow Wilson following the first World War.
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Stalin, Josef
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(1879-1953) The General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party from 1922 until 1953. Known for his brutality in dealing with opponents and his failed policies of collectivism that caused widespread famine across the Soviet Union.
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spheres of influence
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An area of one country under the control of another. In China, these areas guaranteed specific trading privileges to each imperialist nation within its respective sphere.
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Scramble For Africa
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Term given for the rapid invasion of Africa by the various European powers. This began imperialism in Africa.
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Command Economy
Definition
An economic system controlled by strong, centralized government, which usually focuses on industrial goods. With little attention paid to agriculture and consumer goods.
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White Man's Burden, The
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A poem by Rudyard Kipling written in 1899. It is also the name given to the idea that the culture of the native populations where European imperialism was occurring were inferior to western nations.
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Ferdinand, Franz
Definition
(1863-1914) Archduke of Austria, nephew to the Emperor. He was assainated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia in 1914. This resulted in the start of World War I.
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Roosevelt Corollary
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 A political policy of the United States by President Theodore Roosevelt that states only the United States could intervene in the affairs of South America.
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totalitarianism
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An ideology where all social, economic, and political powers are centered in the government completely.
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Five Year Plans
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Stalin's economic policy to rebuild the Soviet economy after World War II. Included massive industrialization and farm collectivization, where peasants lived collectively on government owned farms, often resulted in widespread famine as many peasants resisted this policy.
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propaganda
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spread of ideas
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total war
Definition
use everything you have during war
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Alliance system
Definition

Central-Germany,Austria,Ottoman

Allied-Russia,France,Great Britian

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Allies

Definition
countries aganist each other
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Emilio Aguinaldo
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lead a revolt-Filipino Geneal
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Gulags
Definition
Slave labor camps
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Cenral Powers
Definition
Germany, Austria, Ottoman
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