The Enlightenment & Revolutions Around the World
What are the 3 natural rights?
Life, Liberty & Property
Factories led to a demand for faster _________
Transportation
Country that was invaded by Hitler which sparked WWII
Poland
Various movements in Africa that have as their common goal the unity of Africans and the elimination of colonialism and white supremacy from the continent
Pan-Africanism
3 Gunpowder Empires
Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal
Voltaire argued for these rights
freedom of speech and religion
Japan & Germany focused on these TWO things in order to quickly become world powers
build a strong military and industrialize
Turning point in the war in North Africa: Allies defeated German forces in 1942 and then finally pushed the Axis Powers entirely out of Africa
Battle of El Alamein
In response to NATO, the USSR and its Eastern European Communist satellites formed a bloc (military alliance) called
Warsaw Pact
countries of the "Big Three" during WWII
U.S, Great Britain, Soviet Union
Idea that government and people are in an agreement with each other through consent of the governed
Social Contract Theory
Otto von Bismarck's plan to unify Germany by any means to get and hold power
realpolitik
Battle of Normandy was also know as ________; allowing the Allies to push towards Germany from the West
D-Day or Operation Overlord
China’s civil war led to major changes in the country’s leadership and society, paving the way for the rise of this type of government
Communism
Who made up the first 2 estates in France's society
Military officer who successfully defended France from attacks by other European countries and quickly became a military hero
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jewel in the Crown of the British Empire
India
The systematic murder in Europe of the Jewish people and other groups deemed “inferior” before and during World War II
In 1947, the British divided India into these two separate nations based on religious lines
India & Pakistan
Who were the 5 European world powers during the Age of Imperialism
Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands (Dutch)
Main effect of the Latin American Revolutions
Independence of various Latin American countries
The goal of this rebellion in China was to remove foreign influence
Boxer Rebellion
The event that drew the United States into World War II
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This organization aims to organize global trade by creating rules and resolving disputes between countries, impacting the regulation and promotion of international business
World Trade Organization
What were the 3 theaters of WWII