-isms
a policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, economically, or socially
imperialism
French queen executed on the guillotine during the French Revolution
Marie Antoinette
a conflict in which US states were prevented from seceding from the Union
US Civil War
South America was originally colonized by...
Spain
What is the theory that kings are chosen by God?
divine right of kings
belief that a person's loyalty should be to a group of people who share a common culture and history
nationalism
Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
Hernando Cortes
battle that ended Napoleon's second bid for power, the Hundred Days
Waterloo
In which industry did the Industrial Revolution begin?
textile industry
What artistic movement arose in response to romanticism?
realism
movement in the arts that emphasized emotions, beauty, and heroes of the past
romanticism
British philosophe who advocated for the equal rights of people
John Locke
a conflict where Britain and France helped the Ottoman Empire fight off Russian aggression
Crimean War
What were people born in Spain but living in Latin America called?
peninsulares
Which thinker viewed history as a continuous struggle between economic classes?
Karl Marx
economic system where the factors of production are owned by the government and everyone shares the profits
communism
Argentinian creole who led the South American independence movement
Simon Bolivar
an agreement among members of the French National Assembly that they would create a new constitution
Tennis Court Oath
The Dreyfus Affair most reflected the rise of which sentiment?
anti-semitism
What process did Copernicus and Newton use to reach conclusions about things?
scientific method
a movement of the Jewish people to demand a homeland
Zionism
Chinese admiral who led an expeditionary fleet around SE Asia
Zheng He
a bloodless revolution where the English monarch was deposed by William and Mary of Orange
Glorious Revolution
The person most responsible for the accomplishments of the Congress of Vienna was...
Klemens von Metternich
What philosophy was based on the view that everything is useful (including your body after death)?
100 pt bonus: who came up with this philosophy?
Utilitarianism
bonus: Jeremy Bentham