Unit 1: Absolute Rulers
The Catholic royal family from Austria, known for incest
Who are the Hapsburgs?
An Enlightenment thinker known for his belief that everyone had the right to life, liberty, and property
Who is John Locke?
The process of manufacturing large numbers of identical products
What is mass production?
What are the Opium Wars?
The time and date of the armistice that ended the fighting
What is November 11, 1918?
A government system in which the hereditary ruler has complete control and power over their country
What is an absolute monarchy?
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
Known as the father of communism, he cowrote the Communist Manifesto
Representatives from 12 European countries, the US, and the Ottoman Empire met in Germany to discuss dividing up Africa
What is the Berlin Conference?
The country Franz Ferdinand was Archduke of
What is Austria-Hungary?
An example would be Peter the Great banning beards, adopting French style clothing, and naming a city St. Petersburg
What is westernization?
A white person born in a European colony in Central/South America
What is a creole?
British engineer known for designing a more efficient steam engine
Who is James Watt?
a 19th and 20th century belief that it was white Americans God-given right and duty to expand westward
What is manifest destiny?
The 4 MAIN ingredients to a world war
What are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism/Industrialism, and Nationalism?
The country Maria Theresa was from
What is Austria?
Led by Maximillien Robespierre, they were the group responsible for executing people during the Reign of Terror
Who are the Jacobins/Committee of Public Safety?
An economic system that uses taxes to pay for services like health care, education, housing, etc.
What is socialism?
The American naval commander who forced Japan to trade, ending the rule of the samurai and starting the Meiji Restoration
Who is Matthew Perry?
Germany's policy of using U-boats to attack any and all ships near Great Britain
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
A global conflict fought around the world that resulted in the United Kingdom gaining Canada and India
What is the 7 Years' War?
Napoleon's trade embargo against the United Kingdom, no country on the European continent was allowed to trade with the UK
What is the continental system?
a group of employees that unite to negotiate for better pay/benefits
What is a labor union?
The country King Leopold II, who colonized the Congo for their rubber trees, was from
What is Belgium?
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?