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A former Haitian slave who led the only successful slave revolt in modern history.

Toussaint L'Ouverture

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A global military conflict that was fought mainly in Europe

World War 1

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Canal built through the isthmus of Panama to allow ships to travel easily between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Panama canal

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The growth of cities. People came to urban (city) areas to get jobs in factories. Many cities had severe pollution from the smoke that came out of factories.

Urbanization

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A document written during the French Revolution that gave equal rights to the men of France and created a fair system of taxation.

Declaration of the Rights of Man

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He used a "blood and iron" policy (3 wars) to unify German lands

Otto von Bismarck

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A sudden dramatic change in how people viewed the world.

The Scientific Revolution

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The longest river in the world that flows through Egypt

Nile river

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Machines were used to produce goods in factories

Industrialization

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Rebellion in which India tried (but failed) to gain independence from Great Britain (England)

Sepoy Mutiny

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The absolute monarch of France

Louis XIV

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The period in European history when reason(logic) was used to understand and improve society.

The Enlightenment/ The Age of Reason

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What present day country did Toussaint L'Ouverture start a revolt in

Haiti

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A feeling of love, loyalty, and devotion to one's country

Nationalism

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Causes of World War 1

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Assassination 

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Who was assassinated to start WW1

Archduke Franz Ferdinand 

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The change from producing goods by hand to producing goods with machines in factories

The Industrial Revolution

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Another arm of the Atlantic Ocean cradled by Mexico and the southern U.S. coastline from Texas to Florida

The Gulf of Mexico

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a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law.

Liberalism

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This was an event where the leaders of the french revolution executed thousands of people that they believe were loyal to the king

The Reign of Terror

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This man believed that laissez faire capitalism was bad. He argued that it allowed greedy factory owners to exploit (take advantage) of poor factory workers. He wrote a book called the "Communist Manifesto"

Karl Marx

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The events where the colonies of Latin America (Central America, South America, and the Caribbean) fought to gain independence (self-government) from Spain, Portugal, and France.

The Latin American Revolutions

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Which country was unified by Otto von Bismarck

Germany

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When a stronger nation takes over a weaker nation to exploit it's resources, gain territory/ power, and to gain access to it's markets

Imperialism

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This was a racist poem that encouraged Europeans to civilize the people that they took over teaching them European customs and religious beliefs . The people referred to the people of Asia and Africa as "half devil" and "half child"

White Man's Burden