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Semester 1 Final
Ms. Zink World History 2
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History
10th Grade
12/06/2009

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Adam Smith
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Wrote: Theory of Moral Sentiments, An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. FATHER OF MODERN ECONOMICS. Father of Free market-Capitalism. Mercantilism was before Smith.
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Adolf Hitler
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Joined Nazi party in 1919. Leader of NSDAP in 1921. Chancellor in 1933. Created Third Reich, dictatorship. Re-armed Germany, invaded Poland in 1939. Informal beginning of World War Two. Axis Powers (Germany and Russia) conquered most of Europe. 1945, Berlin fell, and Hitler and his wife committed suicide.
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Agricultural Revolution
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Enclosure: All farmers fencing off their own property. Led to crop experimentation because land was not shared and people could do what they want on their land with out permission. Crop Rotation: Split fields into three, planted two, one fallow. Rotated each harvest. Selective breeding: Mix-bred crops to produce better ones.
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Albert Einstein
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Physisist. Contributions: Theories of Relativity. FATHER OF MODERN PHYSICS
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Alexander II
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Tsar of Russia 1855-1881. EMANCIPATION OF THE SERFS. Encouraged Finnish Nationalism in Russia
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Anti-Semitism
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Prejudice towards Jews
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Appeasement
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British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain tried to appease Nazi Germany by giving whatever it wanted, so there would be no war. There was.
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Armistice Day
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November 11th, 1918. (Eleventh Hour, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Year) Commemorates the cease fire agreement between allied forces and Germany and the end of WWI.
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Axis Powers
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Germany, Japan and Italy (Tripartite Act) Opposed the Allies.
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The Balkans
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Many different nations in this area of land, all had big nationalism. They eventually "exploded," and started World War I
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Benito Mussolini
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Italian Politician, CREATOR OF FASCISM. Led Italy in the Axis Powers.
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Bismarck, Otto Van
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First Chancellor of German Empire. Ruled during Unification of Germany.
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Blitzkrieg
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German for Lightning War. Germans attacked quickly and heavily with planes and such, most people were not a match for this. Only the British were with the Royal Air Force and anti-aircraft guns.
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Bolsheviks
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Came to power in Russia in 1917, created the Soviet Union
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Capitalism
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The economy we have today
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Catherine the Great
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Empress of Russia 1762 - 1796. Greatly Expanded borders
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Cavour
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City in Italy
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Central Powers
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During WWI: Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria.
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Charles Darwin
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Works: Origin of Species, Descent of Man
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Cheka
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Bolshevik (Soviet) Security branch. KGB.
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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A law passed that made the roman church in france subordinate to the french government.
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Collectivization
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Collective Farming
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Committee of Public Safety
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Created in 1793 by national convention, didn't actually do anything. During the reign of terror.
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Congress of Vienna
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1814-1815. Ment to settle french revolutionary wars and the napoleonic wars.
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Copernicus
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Astronomer, Heliocentric Theory.
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Cottage Industry
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Many people working part time from their houses. During the industrial revolution.
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D-Day
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Allied invasion of Normandy. June 6th 1944.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
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French Revolution. Written by John Locke
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Diderot
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French Philosopher: Encyclopidia Phylosophy.
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Duma
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Russian Temporary Government
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Enabling Act
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Essentially let Adolf Hitler be a dictator.
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Enclosure Movement
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Let people fence their farms in the agricultural revolution
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Enlightenment Ideas
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Too many to name, mostly peoples rights.
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Factory Acts of 1833
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Children ages 14-18 no more than 12 hours a day with lunch. 9-13 8 hours with lunch and 2 hours of education. NONE UNDER 9. Under 18 not at night. Routine Inspections
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Fascism
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Far Right Wing, Single Party State
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The Final Solution
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Hitlers final plan to exterminate all the Jewish People
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Five Year Plans
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Mass Production of Crops, less focus on consumer goods. Not enough crops for people of russia, all was exported
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Franklin D Roosevelt
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President of USA during WWII.
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Galileo
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Italian Physicist during Scientific Revolution. Father of Modern Physics, Modern Science. Supported Heliocentric Theory.
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German Unification
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Hitler did this because he knew he could not dominate if germany was not united. 1871
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Gestapo
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Hitlers Nazi police
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Great Depression
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'Nuff Said
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Holocaust
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1933-1945
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Hyperinflation
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1921-1933 in Germany. Inflated to pay back treaty of Versailles.
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Imperialism
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the creation and maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural and territorial relationship, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination
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Industrial Revolution
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18th and 19th century. All across the world, started in UK. Tons of smaller revolutions, agricultural etc.
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Italian Unification
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Began in 1815 with the Congress of Vienna. End of napoleonic era.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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French Philosopher. Influenced French Revolution. Wrote Emile; on Education.
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John Locke
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English Philosopher. Mind is a blank state, tabula rasa. Works: Letters concerning toleration, two treatise of government, Essay concerning human understanding.
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Johannes Kepler
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Made epic telescope to help solidify galileos ideas.
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League of Nations
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Government founded by the treaty of versailles. 1934-1935. Upheld the rights of man.
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Vladimir Lenin
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Bolshevik Leader 1917. Leninism. Slow withering away of the state. Created the Cheka. Rule by Fear
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