Vocab
Ideology emphasized strong loyalty to one’s nation
nationalism
This British invention doubled the productivity of weavers
Flying shuttle
He developed mathematical theories and is known for e=mc^2
Albert Einstein
1765 act that taxed printed materials triggered colonial protest and sparked the American Revolution
The Stamp Act
Spider-Man’s true identity (name)
Peter Parker
Enlightenment-inspired document from France declared equal rights and ended manorialism
the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
James Watt improved this machine, making it practical for factories
Steam engine
His theory of evolution challenged traditional religious beliefs in the 19th century
Charles Darwin
British working-class movement that demanded universal male suffrage, secret ballots, and parliamentary reforms
Chartist Movement
Canadian singer who sang the song “Greedy”
Tate Mcrae
New class wanted to abolish hierarchies and believed workers should control production
proletariat
This invention transmitted steam power directly to textile production
Power loom
He was a French leader who rose to power after the Revolution, and made an authoritarian empire while spreading Enlightenment ideals.
Napoleon Bonaparte
This 1815 meeting restored conservative order after Napoleon's fall but couldn’t stop future nationalism
The Congress of Vienna
What town is the TV show “Stranger Things” set?
Hawkins
Theory that claimed that organisms could change during their lifetimes and pass those acquired traits on
transformismo
This Bessemer process revolutionized production of this
Steel
French scientist developed the germ theory of disease and advanced modern medicine through pasteurization and vaccines
Louis Pasteur
Uprising that successfully broke away from the Ottoman Empire and inspired European nationalism
Greek Revolution
What university did Bill Gates drop out of
Harvard
Cultural movement emphasized emotion, nature, and imagination over Enlightenment rationalism
Romanticism
This discovery by Louis Pasteur improved hospital sanitation and reduced deaths
germ theory
Wrote The Communist Manifesto and argued that class struggle would lead workers to overthrow capitalism
Karl Max
Alliance linked Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy that contributed to the rising diplomatic tensions before World War I
Triple Alliance
What artist made history in 2020 as the youngest winner of the Grammys' four main categories?
Billie Eilish