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10th Grade
02/17/2011

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Term

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Industrialization

Definition

*Poor Working Conditions = Labor Unions

 

*Monopolies, Standard Oil, Sherman Anti-Trust Act

 

*Changes in society: Women & Children


*Ingredients:Growth, Shift, Natural Resources, Stability, Capital

Term

Enlightenment

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Definition

John Locke = Natural Rights
Thomas Hobbes = Social Contract
Adam Smith = Lassiez-Faire

 

Overthrow the gov't if it is abusing the people!

 

Leads to several important revolutions: American, Latin Am., French

Term
Populism

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Definition
Farmers rights during Industrial Revolution
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Progressives

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Definition

Improve social conditions

 

Urban Middle Class

Term
Imperialism
Definition

Expansion of borders to aide the wants/needs of Industrial Rev., gain political control, cultural control

 

Gain new markers & raw materials

 

Hawaii, Panama Canal, African Colonies, Philippines

Term
Colony
Definition
Conquered land
Term
Panama Canal
Definition
quicker route around S. America for trade & military
Term
Great Depression
Definition
More Government control of economy
Term
WWI

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Definition

Conscientious Objectors

 

Aftermath leads to WWII

Term
Conscientious Objectors
Definition

noncombatant service

 

object to war

Term
League of Nations
Definition
Failed peace keeping organization after WWI
Term
Weimar Republic
Definition
Failed German Government following WWI
Term
Nazi Party
Definition
Overthrow Weimar Republic, Hitler's Germany
Term
Appeasement
Definition
Ignoring aggression by other countries (Germany, Japan) to avoid World War
Term
Alliances
Definition
Friends in war
Term
NAACP
Definition
Civil Rights, 1960s
Term
Civil Rights
Definition
End Segregation, Women's Rights, Rights for American Indians, Latin Americans
Term
Plessy v. Ferguson
Definition
Separate but equal
Term
Brown v. Board of Education
Definition
NO Separate but equal
Term
NOW
Definition
women's rights = equal pay, no job discrimination, abortion rights, equal representation in congress
Term
Suffrage
Definition
Right to Vote
Term
19th Amendment
Definition
1920s, women's right to vote
Term
AIM
Definition
Rights for American Indians, preserve culture and education for children
Term
Cultural
Definition
way of life
Term
Perspective
Definition
belief, view
Term
Consequence
Definition
effect
Term
Political
Definition
government
Term
Economic
Definition
money, business
Term
Social
Definition
Way of life, culture
Term
High Supply
Definition
Low prices
Term
Low Supply
Definition
high prices
Term
low demand
Definition
low prices
Term
Traditional Economy
Definition
customs, agricultural production
Term
Command Economy
Definition

government control

 

communism, socialism

Term
Market Economy
Definition

Business control, freedom of enterprise

 

Capitalism, Lassiez-faire

Term
Mixed Economy
Definition
business control with government regulations = U.S. Economy
Term
Treaty of Versailles
Definition

WWII, harsh on Germany, Germany resented

 

War Guilt Clause, Germany Takes blame for WWI

 

Reparations

 

Disband Germany's Army

 

Loss of land for Germany

Term
Interment Camps
Definition
Attack on Pearl Harbor, All Japanese Americans are spies
Term
United Nations
Definition
Prevent war
Term
Cold War
Definition

Atomic weapons, Cuban Missile crisis, Democracy vs. Communism

 

U.S. & Soviet Union

Term
Containment
Definition
Keeping communism from spreading
Term
Truman Doctrine, Marshall plan
Definition
Containment
Term
Korean War, Vietnam War
Definition
fear of spread of communism
Term
Red Scare, McCarthyism
Definition
fear of communism
Term
Harlem Renassisance
Definition
African American cultural explosion
Term
Migration
Definition
Movement of people
Term
Great Migration
Definition
movement of African Americans from the South to the North
Term
Immigration
Definition
people coming to a new place
Term
Emigration
Definition
people leaving a place
Term
Cultural Exchange
Definition
Exchange of ideas and ways of life around the world because of migrations. Made easier by transportation & communication advancements
Term
Oppression, Discrimination
Definition
genocide
Term
Jim Crow Laws
Definition
Segregation = separate NOT equal = poll taxes, literacy tests
Term
Increase in taxes
Definition
less spending = higher unemployment
Term
lower taxes
Definition
more spending, more jobs
Term
Autocracy
Definition
one ruler
Term
Oligarchy
Definition
group leaders
Term
Democracy
Definition
people rule
Term
Monarchy
Definition
Kings & Queens, Autocracy
Term
Absolute Monarcy
Definition
Kings & Queens - born into power - absolute rule
Term
Constitutional Monarchy
Definition
Kings & Queens - born into rule - Rule with set of laws
Term
Dictatorship
Definition
autocracy, power is gained by force
Term
Theocracy
Definition
Ruled by religious figures
Term
Communism
Definition
Government tells you want to do
Term
Socialism
Definition
government makes everyone equal
Term
Capitalism
Definition
everything is privately owned by the people
Term
Totalitarianism
Definition
total control
Term
Analyze
Definition
to think about the different parts of a problem or situation to giure out the traits of the whole
Term
Compare
Definition
to look at traits or qualities to find out waht is alike and what is different.
Term
Describe
Definition
To represent a thought or an idea, noting details such as changes taking place over time
Term
Evaluate
Definition
To determine the value of something for a given purpose based on certain standards or criteria
Term
Explain
Definition
to make clear or give a reason for something
Term
Formulate
Definition
to express a thought or an idea based on the review of information
Term
Infer
Definition
To draw out information beyond what is directly stated
Term
Predict
Definition
To use what is already known to make a statement about what will happen in the future
Term
Summarize
Definition
To condense information
Term
Support
Definition
To provide evidence to back a conclusion or an argument
Term
Trace
Definition
to describe a path or sequence
Term
Federal Reserve System
Definition

Central banking system of the United States.

Purpose is to keep the economy stable.

Term
Interest Rate
Definition

Percentage earned on savings.

Percentage charged on borrowed money (loans)

Term
What makes cultural exchange easier?
Definition
Faster transportation (airplanes) and communication (internet, cell phones, satellite TV)
Term
Examples of Cultural Exchange
Definition

1. Signs printed in English and Spanish

2. Ingredients used in food dishes that are not native to that region.

Term
Genocide
Definition
Mass killing of a group of people
Term
Examples of Jim Crow Laws
Definition
Poll taxes, literacy tests, Grandfather clause
Term
Desegregation
Definition
Combining the separate facilities for African Americans and Whites
Term
Push Factor
Definition
reasons people leave a place
Term
John Locke
Definition

-Believed in Natural Rights and governments exist to protect the people

-If the government fails to protect the rights of people or abuses power, then the people have the right to overthrow and create a new one.

Term
Teller Amendment
Definition
Provided for Cuba's independence after the Spanish-American war
Term
Franz Ferninand
Definition
Was shot by Serb Nationalist and it was the "spark" that started WWI
Term
Noncombatant Service
Definition
Service in the military with no fight.
Example: Served as a cook
Term
Total War
Definition
Everyone involved in war
Term
UFW
Definition

-United Farm Workers

-Wanted rights for Migrant workers

-Wanted sanitary working conditions, better housing, better wages and no child labor

Term
Hawaii
Definition

-Example of American imperialism.

-Business interests and wanted Pearl Harbor as a U.S. Naval Base.

-Annexed in 1898, territory in 1900 and became a state in 1959

Term
Women's Rights Movement
Definition

-1960s

-Political and social rights for women

Term
Motivations for Imperialism
Definition

1. Economics

2. Nationalism

3. Racism

4. Desire for more territory

Term
Nationalism
Definition
Intense pride in one's own country
Term
Boxer Rebellion
Definition
Rebellion against foreign influence in China
Term
Conscientious Objectors
Definition
people who objected to serving in WWI. Assigned to non-combatant service
Term
Spanish-American War
Definition

-Example of American Imperialism

-U.S. helped Cuba fight for independence from Spain because they wanted Cuba as a naval base. Won the war but had to grant Cuba their independence; still gained Philippines, Guam & Puerto Rico.

Term
Examples of Pull Factors
Definition

1. Good farmland

2. Job opportunities

3. Better government

 

Term
Natural Rights
Definition
People are born with certain rights; life, liberty and property
Term
Voltaire
Definition

-Believed in religious toleration and deism

-Attacked the Roman Catholic Church

Term
Adam Smith
Definition

-Wrote the "wealth of Nations"

 -Created the idea of Laissez-faire economics (free market)

Term
Political Revolutions caused by Enlightenment
Definition

-American Revolution

-French Revolution

-Latin American Revolution

Term
Thomas Hobbes
Definition

-Came up with the idea of the Social Contract

-Believed absolute monarchs was the best form of government

Term
Social Contract
Definition
People give their permission to the government to rule over them
Term
European Union
Definition
economic alliance in Europe
Term
Euro
Definition
Common form of currency used in nations that belong to the European Union
Term
NAFTA
Definition

North American Free Trade Agreement

-Trade agreement between U.S., Mexico & Canada that elminates trade restrictions.

Term
Marbury v. Madison
Definition
Establishes Judicial review power of the Supreme Court
Term
26th Amendment
Definition
Lowers the voting age from 21 to 18
Term
Bakke v. University of California
Definition
Any quota system based solely on race violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Allows affirmative action programs to continue.
Term
Cultural Exchange
Definition
Exchange of ideas and ways fo life around the world
Term
Segregation
Definition
Separate facilities for African Americans and whites
Term
Define urbanization.
Definition
The transition from a rural society to an urban (city) society.
Term
Pull Factor
Definition
reasons people come to a new place
Term
Social Protest
Definition
Attempt to enact social change. Violent or non-violent
Term
Weimar Republic
Definition
Failed government after WWI
Term
Israel
Definition
Created from land belonging to Palestine after WWII and Holocaust. Creates conflict in the Middle East
Term
Palestine
Definition
mad over loss of land to create Israel
Term
Harlem Renaissance
Definition
African American Cultural Explosion
Term
Great Migration
Definition

-Movement of African Americans from the South to the North

-Moved because of racial tensions in the south and more job opportunities in the North

 

Effects- More jobs and housing  available in the South, Less available in the North

Term
NATO
Definition

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

System of alliances between U.S. and western European nations to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War

Term
Alliances
Definition
friends during war
Term
Treaty of Versailles
Definition

-Treaty that ends WWI

-Makes Germany mad and causes WWII

 

Provisions (rules) Germany had to follow and how they broke them.

1. No Colonies (begins expanding)

2. No Armies (creates Nazis)

3. Pay Reparations. (economic depression)

4. Take Blame (makes them mad)

Term
Triple Alliance
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Term
Triple Entente
Definition
France, Russia, Great Britain
Term
Sinking of the Lusitania
Definition
German U-boat sinks this U.S. ship; U.S. enters WWI
Term
Zimmerman Note
Definition
Telegram from Germany to Mexico that was intercepted by the U.S. and causes the U.S. to enter WWI.
Term
U.N. Partition Plan of 1947
Definition
United Nations creates the state of Israel after WWII.
Term
Interest Groups
Definition
Organizations whose members share similar views and attempt to influence public policy
Term
Revolution
Definition
Government is overthrown or changed through violent or nonviolent ways
Term
Political Action
Definition

Person or group attempts to make governmental changes using political means.

Nonviolent

Term
Civil Disobedience
Definition
Willfull, active refusal to obey a law that dissenters believe to be immoral.
Term
Dissent
Definition
Intense disagreement with authority and often involves some kind of protest action or organized movement.
Term
Stereotype
Definition
Generalization that indicates bias or prejudice. Thinking all members of a group are the same.
Term
Propaganda
Definition

-Stems from bias

-Material used in support of a policy or cause

Term
Primary source
Definition
records from the past
Term
Secondary Source
Definition
Restatements of events written by a second party
Term
Thesis
Definition
Main argument of an essay
Term
Credible Source
Definition
Sources that are trustworthy and believable
Term
Reliable Sources
Definition
Determines how trustworthy the source of information is
Term
Bias
Definition
Having a preference for something
Term
Parliamentary Democracy
Definition

-People vote for the legislative (parliament) and the legislature elects the executive (Prime Minister)

-People have Rights

-Canada

Term
Presidential Democracy
Definition

People vote for the executive & the legislature.

-People have rights

-United States

Term
Open Door Policy
Definition
U.S. wanted to protect their trade with China. The policy stated that all nations trading with China would respect one another's trading rights.
Term
Laissez-faire
Definition
No government involvement in the economy
Term
Corporate Taxes
Definition
Taxes a business must pay
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