Vocabulary
Turning Points
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Important People
Enduring Issues
100

Intense pride or feelings of patriotism in ones nation

Nationalism

100

During this Turning Point, most of the human population transitioned from living in rural areas to urban areas

What is the Industrial Revolution?

100

"Life, Liberty, Property"

Natural Rights

100
This German nationalist leader campaigned against the Jews by instituting the Nuremberg Laws and the Holocaust.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
100

a serious disagreement or argument between individuals, groups of people, and even nations.

Conflict

200

When a strong nation conquers and controls a weaker nation

Imperialism

200

This new innovation changed the way wars are fought and the way countries interact with each other due to how dangerous it is

What is the Atomic Bomb?

200

The military alliance of the Western capitalist nations during the Cold War

NATO

200
This Russian communist leader was responsible for the "Great Purge" in which he executed anyone he thought might have questioned his authority.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
200

the state of not having enough of something/ a lack of resources

Scarcity

300

Legal segregation of races in South Africa

Apartheid

300
Lenin’s slogan, “Peace, land, and bread” represent his attempt to gain support from peasants, workers, and soldiers to overthrow the government during this revolution.
What is the Bolshevik/Russian Revolution 1917?
300

Meeting in which European nations divided up the continent of Africa for exploitation of resources

Berlin Conference

300

Nationalist leader famous for his nonviolent resistance against British rule in India

Mohandas Gandhi

300

a lack of fairness or justice

Inequality

400

Form of government in which the leader controls every aspect of citizens lives

Totalitarianism

400

Simon Bolivar, Toussaint L’Ouverture, Mohandas Ghandi, Nelson Mandela, Jomo Kenyatta, Ho Chi Minh, and Kwame Nkrumah successfully removed foreign colonial powers from their native countries. These movements were for

What is independence/decolonization?

400

The assassination of this leader sparked the beginning of World War I

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

400

Served 27 years in prison for fighting against Apartheid, later became the first black president of South Africa

Nelson Mandela

400

Nationalism would be an example of

Impact of Ideas & Beliefs

500

"Hands off"- government should stay out of economics

laissez-faire capitalism

500

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen are associated with which Turning Point in European history

What is the French Revolution?

500
In the Amazon Basin located in South America, the ecosystem is suffering from this phenomenon. This environmental issue results in more carbon dioxide and less oxygen in the atmosphere.
What is deforestation?
500

Leader of the Haitian Revolution

Toussaint L'Overture

500

A synonym for Globalization

Interconnectedness

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