age of revolution
small island in the Mediterranean, home to Napoleon
Corsica
capital
money, anything of value
imperialism
the extension of one country's power over another
two competing alliance systems in WW1
Central Powers and Allied Powers
Russian czar during WW1
Nicholas II
divine right of kings
belief that rulers get power from God
economic system that removes social classes and private property
communism
European country that controlled South Africa
Great Britain
mountainous region in Southeast Europe, home to many different nationalities
Balkans
Bolshevik promises
"Peace, land, bread"
laws passed in 1689 giving Parliament power over the monarch in Britain
English Bill of Rights
the connection between industry and slavery
raw materials shipped from Americas to Europe for finished goods, then traded to Africa, then enslaved people sent to Americas
historical figure led unification of Germany and the Berlin Conference
Otto von Bismark
heir to the Austrian throne, assassinated by the black hand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
components of a trench
parapet, parados, duckboards, dugout, firing step
causes of the French Revolution
increased agricultural production, forced many people to move to cities
African country that successfully resisted European imperialism
Ethiopia
the date of Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia
July 28, 1914
czar gives up power
March 1917
"life is short and brutish"
"man is corrupt"
Thomas Hobbes
philosopher behind the economic system of capitalism
Adam Smith
Sepoys fought back against British imperialism, when?
1857-1858
goal of the Schlieffen Plan
president of U.S. during WW1
Woodrow Wilson