Enlightenment Period
A movement that pushed to rid the US and Great Britain of slave ownership and use in the Enlightenment Period.
Abolitionism
Purchased from France and doubled the size of the mainland US.
Louisiana Purchase
German Chancellor of the Second German Reich under Wilhelm.
Otto von Bismarck
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Democracy
The President, after the Depression began, continued through most of World War II.
President Franklin Roosevelt
An enlightenment art and music style that is characterized by light pastel colors, curved lines, and a dream-like nature to its art and music.
Rococo
A portion of the US that used to belong to Mexico, but after settlers began to petition Congress, it was brought into the US without Mexican consent at first.
Texas Annexation
The assassination of this prominent figurehead lit the "powder keg" of Europe, leading it into the First World War.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Authoritarian and ultranationalist political ideology and movement. It employs a propped-up, bolstered military, and a dictatorial leader characterizes it.
Fascism
Hated Queen Elizabeth I for killing her cousin, Mary (a Catholic). Saw himself as the restoration of the Catholic Church in Europe. Sent his Spanish Armada to attack the British.
Philip II
Constructed by Louis XIV (The Sun King) during the Enlightenment Period.
The Palace of Versailles
Started after the sinking of the USS Maine and the US support of a Cuban Revolution. The benefits of this war for the US included the acquisition of places like the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam after its conclusion.
The Spanish American War
The invention of this weapon made it easy for European powers to compete with native people in Africa and take the lands for themselves. It would later also be used in the war.
Maxim Gun
This term in history is often used to describe the United States between World War I and World War II in regard to foreign affairs and involvement.
Isolationist/m
The first leader of the Soviet Union.
Lenin
An enlightenment style that contains dark lines, definitive basso continuo in its music, and a connotation of boldness throughout its art. Typically depicts dark and dramatic scenes or thoughts.
Baroque
Made the Great Depression worse in the US, leading to food shortages due to the overproduction of crops in previous years that had loosened the soil.
The Dust Bowl
Germany's promise to support Austria-Hungary "no matter what."
The Blank Check
A political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
Socialism
First world leader to adopt fascism and inspired Adolf Hitler to adopt it as well.
Mussolini
An enlightenment idea made famous by English colonists during the American Revolution. The belief that the majority rules.
Popular Sovreignty
This amendment granted women the right to vote in the US.
19th Amendment
Comintern
A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless, stateless society where property is owned communally and resources are distributed based on need. It envisions a society where everyone works according to their ability and receives what they need, eliminating the need for money and a state.
Communism
The last czar. Assassinated by the Bolsheviks during WWI.
Nicholas II