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The first attempt to limit the power of the King and nobility.
Magna Carta (1215)
English philosopher who argued that people have natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
a new invention in WWI - a yellow colored gas that was fired at the enemy - it caused blindness, damage to the lungs and death
Mustard Gas
First major battle of WW1. Led to trench warfare on the Western Front.
Battle of the Marne
The assassin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria, a member of the Black Hand
Gavrilo Princip
Extended individual liberties and due process of law to the nobility.
English Bill of Rights (1689)
believed that people are born selfish and need a strong central authority
Thomas Hobbes
A portable or stationary Weapon that fires from 450 to 600 rounds per minute.
Machine gun
the deadliest battle of WWI
Battle of the Somme
Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.
Treaty of Versailles
Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free country.
Declaration of Independence
Believed that people should give up some freedoms in order to create a peaceful society. (Social Contract)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
Artillery
1915, allies sent to open Dardanelle Strait, Turks tied down Allies on beaches, 10 months later, Allies withdrew
Battle of Gallipoli
The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle. Used to justify imperialism.
Social Darwinism
First ten amendments to the Constitution guaranteeing individual rights.
U.S. Bill of Rights
French political philosopher who advocated the separation of powers into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Montesquieu
A German floating airship
Zeppelin
(1916) the longest battle of World War I; it ended in stalemate, with both sides suffering hundreds of thousands of casualties
Battle of Verdun
A limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use
Rationing
Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
British feminist of the eighteenth century who argued for women's equality with men, even in voting.
Mary Wollstonecraft
German submarines used in World War I
U-boats
one of the first battles of World War I started when Russian troops attempted to invade German territory in a multi-pronged ambush
Battle of Tannenberg
idea that many European countries had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those less civilized.
White Man's Burden