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World History Smith Final 2011
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11th Grade
06/07/2011

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Term
Assembly Line
Definition

 

biggest reason for efficient production in the industrial revolution.  A system of assembling pieces in a

                                line was developed by Henry Ford

 

Term

Mass Production 

Definition

– producing goods faster and more efficiently thanks to the assembly line


Term
Bourgeoisie
Definition
 known as the middle class
Term
Financier
Definition
helped Edison finance the “Edison Electric Light Company”
Term
Proletariat
Definition
known as the working class
Term
Cottage Industry
Definition
people spun the thread and then wove the cloth in their rural cottages
Term
Industrial Capitalism
Definition
an economic system based on industrial production
Term
James Watt
Definition
mproved the steam engine; Scottish engineer
Term
Robert Fulton
Definition
built the first paddle-wheel steamboat, made transportation on waterways much easier
Term
Factory Act of 1833
Definition
protected children from working in factories
Term

made up of the “bourgeois” who built factories, bought machines, and developed markets

                                              thanks to the new “Industrial Capitalism”  


Definition
Industrial Middle Class
Term
society and government owns and controls some means of production such as factories and utilities
Definition
Socialism
Term
 a hypothetical, perfect society where all people use their abilities and everyone's need are met
Definition
Utopia
Term

evolved from Karl Marx's form of socialism; government controls the economy to regulate goods to

                            everyone

Definition
Communism
Term
Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
Definition

wrote “The Communist Manifesto” because they were appalled by the terrible working

                                                       conditions in the factories and blamed Industrial Capitalism


Term
Robert Owen 
Definition
British cotton manufacturer who believed in a “Utopian” society
Term
believed the state shouldn't be involved in economic matters (known as the “laissez-faire” policy)
Definition
Adam Smith
Term

Great Britain's parliament passed this allowing the fencing of farm land which forced peasants to

                                           move into cities to work in factories

Definition
Enclosure Movement 
Term
Suffrage
Definition
the right to vote; France held an election of all males for the new provisional government
Term

o maintain the new balance of power, Great Britain, Russia, Prussia, and Austria

                                     met in conferences to maintain peace. France later joined

Definition
Concert of Europe
Term
rule by the people, either directly or through elected representatives
Definition
Democracy
Term
cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols
Definition
Nationalism
Term

he rulers of the Congress of Vienna wanted to contain the forces of change (liberalism) that the French

                             Revolution had unleashed. They believed organized religion was need to restore order


Definition
Conservatism
Term

people should be as free as possible from government restraint. Believed in the protection of civil liberties.

                       Equality of the law and freedom of assembly, speech and press were included in these civil liberties. Liberals

                       wanted these freedoms to be guaranteed in writing (like the American Bill of Rights)

Definition

Liberalism

Term
the basic rights of all people, liberalism was based around these principles
Definition

Civil Liberties
Term
a blind submission of authority, usually ignoring democracy (Austria and Russia)
Definition
Authoritarianism
Term

Austria refused to help Russia in the Crimean War and Russia was defeated. Russia withdrew from

                       European affairs. Austria had no allies among the great powers and this helped open the door for Italy and

                       Germany to join together and unify

Definition
Unification
Term

great powers had their right to send armies into countries where there were revolutions in order

                                              to restore legitimate monarchs to their throne

Definition

Principle of Intervention 
Term

countries including Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia met in Vienna (called the Congress of

                                    Vienna) to arrange a final peace settlement. These countries wanted to keep monarchs on the throne

                                    and adopted the idea of conservatism. The French Revolution had unleashed a sense of

                                    “nationalism” that these power didn't want to spread


Definition
Balance of Power
Term
king of Prussia; appointed Otto Von Bismark the new prime minister in order to enlarge the Prussian army
Definition
William I
Term
Victor Emmanuel
Definition
acclaimed the king of the new Italian state; continued fighting until all of italy was free
Term

leader of the French Revolution; brought a new sense of nationalism and pride to the rest of

                                          Europe

Definition
Napoleon Bonaparte 
Term

appointed Prime Minister of Prussia. Practiced realpolitik. Lead Prussia without regard to the

                                    parliament and his active foreign policy soon led to war

Definition
Otto von Bismarck
Term

Camillo di Cavour

Definition

 appointed prime minister of Italy under King Emmanuel; made an alliance with the French so he  

                                     could defeat the Austrians

Term

society and government owns and controls some means of production such as factories and

                      utilities


Definition
Socialism
Term
government controls the economy to regulate goods to everyone
Definition
Communism
Term

Austria had retained a monarchy during the nationalism spread. Hungary was formed when it split with

                      Austria and it formed a dual-monarchy yet Hungary had a larger sense of nationalism than Austria

Definition
Monarchy
Term
Triple Alliance
Definition

consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy


Term
Triple Entente
Definition
consisted of France, Great Britain, and Russia
Term
emperor of Germany; gave Austria-Hungary full support against Russian attack
Definition
Emperor William II
Term
the extension of a nation’s power over other lands, usually due to a strong economic motive
Definition
Imperialism
Term
discrimination based on race; belief that race determines traits or capabilities
Definition
Racism
Term

theory used to justify the dominance of Western nations in the late nineteenth century. Some people

                                   thought they could apply the theory of natural selection to modern human societies

Definition
Social Darwinism 
Term
local elites were replaced by Western powers
Definition
Direct Rule 
Term
local rulers were allowed to keep their authority
Definition
Indirect Rule
Term
the queen/empress of Great Britain and India
Definition
Queen Victoria
Term

__________  differed from old imperialism because resources were much more valuable and the colonization efforts

 

                                  by European Nations were economically motivated for resources in Asian and African societies

Definition
New imperialism
Term

people native to a region that were pushed on to a reservation; an example would be the Zulu’s who

                                       constantly fought the British to defend their home but eventually lost

Definition
Indigenous Peoples
Term
“White Man’s Burden”
Definition

 a book written by Kipling that said that Africans were benefiting from the new imperialism, while

                                          white men were losing from it

Term

Germany was suppose to quickly attack France and cross through Belgium. Since Belgium was neutral

                                  in the war, Great Britain declared war on Germany for bringing Belgium into the war

Definition
Schlieffen Plan”
Term
 a war that was based on wearing the other side down by constant attacks and heavy losses
Definition
War of Attrition
Term
WWI became a war that consisted of total mobilization of soldiers and resources
Definition
Total War 
Term
Clemenceau wanted Germany to make large payments to France for the cost of the war
Definition
Reparations
Term
the new government of Germany signed a truce for the end of the war
Definition
Armistice
Term

war done in trench systems, caused long periods of fighting that usually led to no advance. The First

                               Battle of Marne was fought in trenches for nearly four years

Definition
Trench Warfare
Term

ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause. Many countries used this to help gain the

                         support of citizens in the war


Definition
Propaganda
Term

made by Woodrow Wilson to restore peace after World War I. Some points included reducing weapons and

                      ensuring self-determination

Definition
14 Points
Term
he aggressive preparation for war. Decisions are made for military reasons instead of political reasons
Definition
Militarism
Term
Alliance System
Definition

alliances between the great powers were the main reason for World War I


Term
Kaiser Wilhelm
Definition

also known as William II, was the last emperor of Germany during WWI. He gave Austria-Hungary a

                               “blank check” stating that Germany would help Austria-Hungary after Wilhelm’s friend,  the archduke, was

                               assassinated


Term
czar of Russia; gave full support to Serbia and issued some troops to Austria on Serbia’s behalf
Definition
Czar Nicholas II
Term
czar of Russia; gave full support to Serbia and issued some troops to Austria on Serbia’s behalf
Definition
Czar Nicholas II
Term

______ said that all citizens of the U.S. were in the war. Even if you weren’t on the battle lines, people at home

                                 still needed to be dedicated to the cause

Definition
Woodrow Wilson
Term
the archduke of Austria-Hungary
Definition
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Term

an idea by Woodrow Wilson to create an international peacekeeping organization. This idea was

                                     accepted at the Paris Peace Conference in return of Wilson helping to decide territorial arrangements


Definition
League of Nations
Term

a final peace treaty that harshly punished Germany for their actions(WWI). This gave the provinces of

                                       Alsace and Lorraine back to France

Definition
Treaty of Versailles
Term
March Revolution 
Definition

 a revolution in Russia lead by the working-class women. About 10,000 led a series of strikes in                  

                                   Petrograd because the government had started bread rationing. Soon later men joined and all the

                                   factories were shut down in Russia. Nicholas II ordered troops to break it up and shoot them if

                                   necessary. Most of the troops, however, joined the strike or refused to shoot the crowd. In result, a

                                   duma (legislative body) formed a new provisional government of Russia and Nicholas stepped down

Term

wanted to try to change Russia without creating a new government. They were

                        outnumbered

Definition
Menshiviks
Term
 began a small faction of a Marxist party called the Russian Social Democrats
Definition
Bolsheviks
Term
led by Lenin and the Bolsheviks, overthrew the government of Russia
Definition
October Revolution
Term

guy who led the Bolsheviks who were dedicated to a violent revolution of the capitalist system


Definition
Vladimir Lenin
Term
Cheka
Definition
a secret police force used by the communists to scare people; called the “Red Terror”
Term
coordinated Germany’s annual payments with it’s ability to pay for their reparations of WWI
Definition
Dawes Plan
Term

 policy of active governmental economic intervention. It increased many public programs like the Works

                    Progress Administration

Definition
New Deal
Term

used his powerful position in the Politburo party to gain support of thousands of appointed officials to carry

                           out Stalin’s communist ideas. He removed the Bolsheviks and created a powerful dictatorship


Definition
Joseph Stalin
Term
Treaty of Locarno
Definition

in 1925, the foreign ministers of Germany and France signed this treaty guaranteeing Germany’s

                                  western borders with France and Belgium

Term
Heinrich Himmler
Definition
controlled the SS and the secret police of Germany to further Nazi goals
Term

a modified version of the old capitalist system in Russia. Peasants were allowed to sell their

                                         produce openly and freely

Definition
New Economic Policy
Term
 Hitler wanted to establish a “perfect”, master race of Aryans in Germany
Definition
Aryan
Term

a Nazi-controlled empire created under Hitler’s control (used propaganda and openly used terror to create

                        this totalitarian empire)

Definition
Third Reich
Term
racism against Jews; belief of Hitler
Definition
Anti-Semitism
Term

rose rapidly within the military ranks and used the military to revolt against the democratic government

                                  to start a bloody civil war. Spanish Civil War came to an end when he captured Madrid in 1939.

Definition
Francisco Franco
Term

defined who was considered Jewish and stripped them of all rights including citizenship, taking arts,  

                                   and banning them from public buildings including schools and hospitals

Definition
Nuremberg Laws
Term
the Nazi idea that the Nazi’s can take over any territory and push anyone around
Definition
Lebensraum
Term

abandoned war communism in favor his New Economic Policy idea because of

                              the terrible conditions of Russia

Definition
Vladimir Lenin
Term

set economic goals for 5 year periods in Russia; were an attempt to switch from an agricultural economy

                                to an industrial economy overnight under Stalin’s command


Definition
Five Year Plans
Term

a government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens

                       (ex: Russia under Stalin rule & Germany under Hitler rule)

Definition
Totalitarian
Term

Mao Zedong used these types of tactics (using unexpected methods like sabotage and deception to fight

                                the enemy) against Chiang Kai-shek’s forces

Definition
Guerrilla Tactics
Term

Franklin Roosevelt announced this policy rejecting the use of U.S. military force in Latin America;

                                           this was the first time in 30 years that the United States didn’t have troops in L.A.

Definition
Good Neighbor Policy
Term

a movement to support the unity of all Africans; lead by W.E.B. Du Bois & Marcus Garvey


Definition
Pan-Africanism
Term
Ibn Saud
Definition

a reform leader who united Arabs in the northern part of Arab Peninsula; established the kingdom of Saudi

                   Arabia in 1932

Term
Sun Yat-sen
Definition

original leader of the Nationalists, he welcomed the idea of cooperation with the CCP (Chinese Communist

                         Party) so both parties could drive the imperialist powers out of China

Term
in hope to gain Jewish support for WWI, Britain supported a national home or the Jews in Palestine
Definition
Balfour Declaration
Term

a small minority in the Ottoman Empire; struggled to gain independence. The Ottomans accused them

                     of supporting Russia and killed nearly 1 million Armenians

Definition
Armenians
Term

young communist leader who thought that a Chinese revolution would be driven by the poverty-stricken

                         peasants rather than the urban working class

Definition
Mao Zedong
Term
organized the Vietnamese Communists, struggled to fight off the west Imperialist states
Definition
Ho Chi Minh
Term
Chiang Kai-shek
Definition

succeeded Sun Yat-sen as the leader of the Nationalist Party; revolted against the CCP killing  

                                 thousands (known as the Shanghai Massacre). Chiang also founded the new Chinese republic at

                                 Nanjing

Term

active in the Indian National Congress and the movement for Indian self-rule before WWI; Indian

                                    people refer to him as India’s “Great Soul” or Mahatma

Definition
Mohandas Ghandi
Term

Mao Zedong and 90,000 troops led a march almost 6,000 miles along China and finally arrived safely in the

                        hills. At the end of the march, only 9,000 troops remained

Definition
Long March
Term

Rhineland, according to the Treaty of Versailles, was suppose to be a military-free zone with no weapons  

                            or fortifications. Germany, instead, disobeyed this order


Definition
Demilitarized 
Term

Great Britain made no action against Germany’s fortifications in Rhineland because they didn’t want a

                             confrontation

Definition
Appeasement
Term

"lightning war;” armored columns of 300 tanks with accompanying forces, supplies, and air support that

                     quickly broke through Polish lines

Definition
Blitzkrieg
Term

the German air force; Hitler used the air force to try and take over British air because he felt that was the only

                    way to defeat them. Germany underestimated Britain and Britain overthrew the German air force and germany

                    post-poned the invasion of Britain indefinitely


Definition
Luftwaffe
Term
Anschluss
Definition
when Austria joined Germany under the Third Reich
Term

leader of Germany; he believed Germany needed more land to become a great civilization

(3rd reich)

Definition
Adolf Hitler
Term
 leader of Italy; gained support of Hitler to further his dream of a Roman Empire
Definition
Benito Mussolini 
Term

leader of the Soviet Union; France and Great Britain attempted to make a treaty with him because they

                            knew they couldn’t take on Germany and Italy alone. he, however, had signed a non-aggression treaty

                           with Germany

Definition
Joseph Stalin
Term

prime minister of Great Britain; led the strategic attack across the Mediterranean, took Sicily, and

                                  advanced into Italy

 

(WWII)

Definition
Winston Chuchill
Term

____ denounced Great Britain’s ask for help because the U.S. had signed a series of neutrality acts that

                                     didn’t allow them to get involved in European wars. The U.S. sent supplies to Britain as the acts

                                     gradually relaxed. Eventually entered the war

Definition
Franklin Roosevelt
Term
Auschwitz
Definition

the largest concentration camps under Nazi control


Term

Nazi Germany attempted a genocide of Jews through concentration camps. Over 6 million people were killed

                     as a result

Definition
Genocide
Term
the name given for the German slaughter of Jews and prisoners throughout Nazi territory
Definition
Holocaust
Term
cities where only Jews lived. Nazi’s set these up to keep Jews isolated from Christians
Definition
Ghettos
Term
Einsatzgruppen
Definition
special strike forces that Heydrich assigned to carry out Nazi goals
Term

Hitler wanted to take out ____ first because it a major industrial center. The Soviet Union

                      counter-attacked and the entire German sixth army (considered the best of German troops) was forced to

                      surrender

Definition
stalingrad
Term

U.S. planes were able to defeat Japanese air forces and the navy on _____ Island which gave the United States

                 control over the pacific

Definition
Midway
Term

the historic invasion on the beaches of Normandy. Germany was slow to counter-attack the fighting because they

               thought it was a diversion to push throught the easier way. The Allies, instead, broke through German defensive

               lines and liberated Paris.

Definition
D-Day
Term

________ Conference: Roosevelt and Stalin agreed to split Germany into four parts after they had surrendered. They also

                                   agreed to give Poland a free election. The rest of Eastern Europe, however, was still under Soviet

                                   influence

Definition
Yalta
Term

_____ Conference - made the final plans of taking over Germany. The 2 front war in Germany caused consequences

                                       when Soviet and American-British forces met in Germany


Definition
Tehran
Term

Britain led a series of bombing raids in Germany with one of the worst being in ______. the bombing here

                   created a vast firestorm that may have killed 100,000 inhabitants

Definition
Dresden
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