"ism"s
extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy (control in government) or military force
imperialism
the various revolutions that took place during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in Latin America
Latin American Revolutions
a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945
WWII
a group of Indian soldiers in the British East India Company's army led a mutiny against the BEIC.
Sepoy Rebellion
This country imperialized India
Great Britain
an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production (factories, businesses); little government regulation
capitalism
a period of radical political and societal change in France that began in 1789 with the 3rd Estate rebelling and ended with Napoleon’s military coup in 1799
French Revolution
were two conflicts waged between China and Western powers during the mid-1800s, triggered by the Chinese government's campaign to enforce its prohibition against opium trafficking by British merchants
Opium Wars
an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists.
Boxer Rebellion
This country imperialized the Congo
Belgium
An economic system in which all means of production (factories/businesses) are publicly owned (government); there are no more social classes because all are equal; everyone has what they need
communism
the transition from creating goods by hand to using machines like steam engines and electrically powered machines.
Industrial Revolution
an international conflict that in 1914–18 embroiled most of the nations of Europe and began with the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
WWI
Workers Rights Movement
This group of people created Apartheid in South Africa
Boers
An economic system in which most but not all means of production (factories/businesses) are publicly owned (government)
socialism
a period of political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire, begun during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and adopt a socialist form of government following two successive revolutions and a bloody civil war.
Russian Revolution
a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc
Cold War
Movement for women to get the right to vote
Suffrage Movement
This was the first country in Africa to get Independence
Ghana
a worldwide movement that aims to encourage and strengthen bonds of solidarity (unity) between all peoples of African ancestry
Pan-Africanism
a successful insurrection by the enslaved against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti.) The revolt began in 1791, and ended in 1804 with the former colony's independence and end of enslavement
Haitian Revolution
series of wars between Napoleonic France and shifting alliances of other European powers which led to increasing nationalism.
Napoleonic Wars
Political Party in South Africa which Nelson Mandela was the head of
ANC (African National Congress)
Japan imperialized this region of China in 1931
Manchuria