Japanese trading 1500
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Line of Demarcation
This was the line drawn by Alexander VI that gave Portugal most of Brazil and Spain the rest of South America
Dominating countries in the Asian trading market
Japan, China, Russia, Chile, and the US
De Gama
This man sailed from Portugal around Africa to India.
Dias
Communities of immigrants removed from their homeland
Columbus
Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
Qing Dynasty
the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries
Hernan Cortes
1485-1547, Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
Mercantilist Policy
restricted colonial trade, benefited british more than colonies
Capitalism
An economic system based on private ownership of capital
Edict of Nantes
1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of conscience and worship.
Glorious Revolution
1688 overthrow of King James in England
Charles V
-gained a great amount of land very quickly at a young age from a series of death
Jean Baptiste Colbert
An economic advisor to Louis XIV; he supported mercantilism and tried to make France economically self-sufficient. Brought prosperity to France.
English Bill of Rights 1689 results
1689 laws protecting the rights of English subjects and Parliament;, Series of acts passed by the English Parliament in 1689 that limited the rights of the monarchy and ensured the superiority of the Parliament.
Thirty years war
This was the international war between the Protestants and Catholics that eventually ended religious conflicts in Europe
Estates-General Meetings
Louis XVI called meeting to solve financial crisis, reps from all 3 estates, third was double represented, 1789
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French National Assembly at the beginning of the French Revolution.
Country Napoleon didn't take over
Great Britain
Russian war tactics
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Congress of Vienna
(1814-1815 CE) Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon.
National Assembly
3rd estate declaration that it was the only true govt. in france
Tennis Court Oath
Declaration mainly by members of the Third Estate not to disband until they had drafted a constitution for France (June 20, 1789).
Committee of Public Safety
A government committee made during the Reign of Terror. It dealt with all foreign and international rebellions against the republic.
Reign of Terror
(1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed for "disloyalty
Consulate
Form of government which followed the directory -established by Napoleon-ended when Napoleon was crowned emperor.
Napoleonic Code
A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon
Continental System
(1806-12)French economic plan to cripple Britain. Russia's refusal to conform led to the Russian campaign.
Battle of Waterloo
This was the battle that Napoleon lost after his return from Elba that ended his reign as French ruler
Beginning of World War I
Franz Ferdinand archduke of Austria, goes to Serbia the Black Hands murder him. Austrians demand the Serbians turn over the terrorists. Austria allies with Germany, Serbia allies with Russia. Russia allies with France.
Schlieffen Plan
A strategy drawn up before the outbreak of WWI by Germany to avoid fighting a war on two fronts.
Stalemate
A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
Western Front
In WWI, the region of Northern France where the forces of the Allies and the Central Powers battled each other.
The OE
The most controversial aspect of Freud'stheory is
Zimmerman Note
Message proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico
US allies
France, Great Britain, and later Italy
Treaty of Versailles and Violations
the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans;, ended World War I; German reparations and war-guilt clause; League of Nations, U.S. does not sign
Bolsheviks
A group of revolutionary Russian Marxists who took control of Russia's government in November 1917
Triple Alliance
An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI.
Fourteen Points
A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.
Lenin/Stalin
Communist leaders of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Nuremberg Laws
1935 laws defining the status of Jews and withdrawing citizenship from persons of non-German blood.
Nazi-Soviet Pact
A secret agreement between the Germans and the Russians that said that they would not attack each other
Spanish Civil War
civil war in Spain in which General Franco succeeded in overthrowing the republican government
Munich Conference
1938 Conference between Western Democracies that gave Germany the Sudentanland from Czech. in an effort to "appease" Hitler. Hitler promised to stop making territorial gains but broke his promise soon after.
Blitzkrieg
a german word for a lighting war which ment the war hit hard and fast.
Manhattan Project
A secret U.S. project for the construction of the atomic bomb.