Unit 5 - Revolution (and Industrialization)
Olympe de Gouges
King of Belgium who personally "owned" the African region referred to as Congo
Leopold II
Black Hand assassin who is arguably the human most responsible for starting WW I.
Gavrilo Princip
The Korean War, Angolan Civil War, Vietnam War, and Afghan War were all one of these in context to the Cold War.
Proxy War
Nation known in the 1990s and 00s for its knowledge economy that produced the first wave of popular cell phones from Nokia.
Finland
Father of modern capitalism and author of "The Wealth of Nations"
Adam Smith
Mid-19th Cent. war fought between the Qing Dynasty and Great Britain over trade access in China.
The Opium Wars
Acronym used to label Australian and New Zealand forces who participated in WW I
ANZAC
Indonesian head of state and significant leader of the non-aligned movement of the Cold War
Sukarno
A genre of music which developed in Jamaica in the 1960s- this music took global influences from R&B/Motown in the USA to calypso music from the Caribbean.
Reggae
Latin word meaning "empty slate" that enlightenment thinking used to describe the natural state and intellectual capability every human would be born into
Tabula Rasa
Peruvian leader who led late 17th cent. revolt against Spanish rule.
Tupac Amaru II
Political party that effectively created a one-party state in Mexico from 1929 to 2000.
PRI - "Partido Revolucionario Institucional"
the close relationship between a country's military, defense industry, and government, where these entities are seen as a vested interest influencing public policy.
The Military Industrial Complex
a political approach that favors free-market capitalism, deregulation, and reduction in government spending
Neoliberalism
Modern European nation founded after unification in 1871.
Germany
Had the "Cape to Cairo" dream.
Cecil Rhodes
Often cited as "the largest tank battle in history," this 1943 event saw a decisive defeat of Germany at the hands of the USSR in 1943.
Kursk
Popularly known as "Star Wars" this 1980s US initiative would have saw anti-nuclear countermeasures in the form of lasers and gauss/rail canons put into orbit.
SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative)
c. mid-1990s economic agreement which removed trade barriers between the USA, Mexico and Canada.
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
The most extreme political faction in France following the revolution
Jacobins
Companies from this nation played an economic role developing the port city of Buenos Aires and railway network of Argentina as a whole.
Great Britain / UK / England
Genocide that resulted from Soviet caused famine in Ukraine
Holodomor
A series of treaties between the USA and USSR meant to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons and acknowledge the mutual consequences a nuclear exchange would have for both nations.
SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)
US city which saw massive anti-globalization protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1999.
Seattle