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Who/What - A book outlining the main ideas of socialism/communism.
When - Mid 1800's
Where - Germany
Significance - A book that outlined the basis of communism. It presented the main ideals of communism and illustrated what it would accomplish. |
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| "Survival of the Fittest" |
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Who/What - An idea that only the strongest survive. (Social Darwinism)
When - Late 1800
Where - Europe
Significance - This idea of social Darwinism was used as an excuse during industrialization to justify exploitation of workers and on of the main reasons behind imperialism (More advanced = more successful). |
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Who/What - A German military plan during WWI.
When - Early 1900's (WWI)
Where - Germany
Significance - Was an early German war plan that if successful would prevent a 2 front war. A 2 front war would be very difficult to win. Striking first would give them an advantage. |
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Who/What - A battle during WWI
When - Early 1900's (WWI)
Where - France
Significance - This battle really showed how devastating the technological advancements in this war. were capable of. The bloodiest battle of WWI. |
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Who/What - German Philosopher
When - Mid 1800's
Where - Germany
Significance - Was a major influence in the field of Pshilosophy and was important in developing post modernism. His ideas that god is dead and he was created for answers became very popular. |
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Who/What - A plan written by the US government to provide aid to impoverished nations.
When - Mid 1900's
Where - Europe
Significance - After World War II, the United States wanted to make sure no countries turned communist because of their economic standing so they pumped money into their economies to keep them afloat and not sucum to communism. |
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Who/What - An event where the US and England flew supplies to East Germany.
When - Mid 1900's
Where - Germany
Significance - After Stalin set up road blocks on the roads to Berlin, US airlifted supplies to the citizens of Berlin, showing Stalin that they are strong and wont let him push them around. |
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Who/What - A major battle during the Vietnam war involving the French and N. Vietnamise.
When - Mid 1900's (Vietnam War)
Where - Vietnam
Significance - Was the first time a major European power was embarrassed by the "gorilla" fighters. This defeate influenced what would happen at the Geneva Accords, where France agreed to leave Indochina. |
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Who/What - A labor party that strikes in Poland.
When - Late 1900's
Where - Poland
Significance - This trade union protested one of the USSR's biggest trade ports and as a result were eventually recognized as a true, independent trade union. |
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Who/What - A government that ruled Paris in the late 1800's.
When - Late 1800's
Where - France
Significance - Was described by Karl Marx as the first real socialist government. It was a symbol of communism after it finally fell. |
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Who/What - A Period during the French Revolution where chaos and discord occurred.
When - Late 1700's
Where - France
Significance - Was a period at the end of the F.R. where all social rules where thrown out and executions became a common occurance. Over 50,000 people died at the hands of the government. |
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Who/What - The midevil legislative body.
When - 1700's
Where - France
Significance - The legislative set up in France, it was composed of the Clergy, Nobles and everyone else. The common folk would always lose on votes becuase the other two parties would always team up together, this was one of the reasons the citizens of France revolted. |
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| Civil Constitution of the Clergy |
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Who/What - A law that was pasted that took land away form the church.
When - Late 1700's.
Where - France
Significance - A law that was passed during the F.R. that took land away from the Church to give it to the people to try and make them happy again. |
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Who/What - An invention that sped up the process of making yarn.
When - 1700's
Where - England
Significance - With the rise of technology during this era, things that would have been previously tedious became simple and a lot faster to produce. This invention speeded up the time in took to create yarn. |
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Who/What - A policy of openness towards the west.
When - Late 1900's
Where - Russia
Significance - Near the end of the cold war, Russia knew the only way to stay afloat was to increase relations with the west. This policy helped open new trade, relax censorship and inform the public. |
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Who/What - A clause in the Treaty of Versailles.
When - Early 1900's (After WWI)
Where - France
Significance - Placed of the blame of the war on Germany and wrote they had to pay damages. This would be one of the things Hitler uses to gain support in the 1930's. |
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Who/What - A set of french laws that established free education.
When - Late 1800
Where - France
Significance - These laws made french education free, which made more people attend school raising the intelligence level of the french population. |
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Who/What - A defensive line built to prevent a German invasion.
When - Mid 1900's
Where - Border between France and Germany
Significance - After the events of WWI, France built up this wall to try and prepare for a German Invasion. Germany went around it when they invaded. |
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Who/What - An arm of the SS responsible for mass killings.
When - Mid 1900's
Where - Germany/Poland
Significance - With Hitler moving along with his plan to get rid of the undeserbles, he used these people to conduct and clean up the mass killings. The typically shot Jews but sometimes targeted other peoples. |
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| British East India Company |
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Who/What - A large company that operated in British colonies.
When - 1600's
Where - East Indies/India
Significance - A company that originally was used to trade with the east Indies but eventually settled on the Indian continent. Was a major player in British Imperialism and had footholds in all of their colonies. |
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