global II regents

Laws that took away the social opportunities as well as the political rights and German citizenship for Jews.

Economic system in which the means of production and distribution are owned by the people for the welfare of all.

The spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause.

A theory which argued that businesses should be allowed to operate free of government interference.

A council of workers and soldiers that the provisional government made to plot further action.

Treaty where Israel returned the Sinai peninsula to Egypt in exchange for Egypt's recognition of Israeli rights.

Chancellor of Prussia and was a strong believer of realpolitik. He got his way through his 'Blood and Iron' policy.

What Wilheim called himself because this derived from Caesar's title as emperor.

Western democracies agreed that Germany would seize control of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia.

Dictator of Iraq who started the Persian Gulf War when he refused to withdraw from Kuwait.

The period in which the means of production of goods shifted from hand tools to complex machines

The Soviet alliance, in response to NATO, that included the Soviet Union + Eastern Europe.

Birthright to have life, liberty, and property.

The glorification of military power that arose in many European nations during the late 1800's.

Immensely lavish palace in Paris that cost a lot.

The policy of bringing all of the nation's resources to go into the war effort.

Government officials made all economic decisions. The government controlled all factories, business, and farms.

The National Assembly abolishing the privileges of the First and Second estates.

Groups of people who live and work together and hold property in common.

The refusal to obey unjust laws.

Alexander II's son who was a czar and also sought to industrialize the country + rebuild Russia's economic strength.

Jacobin leader who wiped out all traces of the old regime + instituting radical reforms to build a 'Republic of Virtue'.

A self-educated former slave that led a revolt.

Stalin's plan to build industry and increase farm output.

The lessening of tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union when President Nixon + Brezhnev came to an agreement.

A terrorist Islamic group that broke away from al Qaeda and declared its own Islamic state.

European nations competing to establish their presence in Africa.

A religion in India that blended the elements of Islam and Hinduism.

The child king of France that used the sun as a symbolism for his power. He led France into debt: Versailles palace

Empress of China who resisted change.

Limiting communism to areas already under Soviet control.

A diplomatic voyage to the U.S & Europe, by Japanese, to learn about Western governments

President of the U.S. who met with Churchill to discuss and declare their common desire to end Nazi tyranny.

Protected laissez faire ideas which his Wealth of Nations.

A nationalist movement that was based on the idea that all Slavic peoples shared a common nationality.

The Age of Reason; the period in which people rejected traditional ideas and supported a belief of human reason.

The Archduke of Austria-Hungary that was assassinated by a Serbian extremist, being the spark that led to WWI.

First Estate: Clergy; Second Estate: nobles; Third Estate: Bourgeoisie, poor city workers, and rural peasants.

An exiled Russian revolutionary and led a socialist Party: the Bolsheviks.

The king of Belgium who sent people on a mission to the interior of Africa to establish trade agreements

A policy of openness; encouraging the people to discuss openly the problems of the Soviet Union.

Wealthy capitalists.

An economic and military program that was designed to help resist Soviet aggression. It was based on containment

A German philosopher who promoted a more radical view of socialism.

Israeli prime minister who signed an agreement that gave Palestinians in the Gaza Strip + West Bank limited self-rule.

The conflict with Japan and China competing over Korea. ( Japan won )

Working class.

A bloodless transfer of power from James II to William and Mary (nonviolent overthrow).

An army officer who overthrew the ruler of Iran and set up his own dynasty, proclaiming himself shah.

The 'Brain' of the Young Italy movement. He was also the prime minister of Italy and believes in realpolitik.

Prison camps where Stalin's opposition was sent to.

Great Britain forced China to agree to harsh/unfair terms.

Leader of the Soviet Union who wanted to ease Cold War tensions.

Chinese communist leader who pursued a program: The Great Leap Forward.

An organization formed to strengthen democracy, promote human rights, and confront shared problems.

People who opposed the power of the monarchs and sought democratic reforms.

A plan by Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. to allow free trade between the three nations.

A set of beliefs held by those who wanted to preserve traditional ways.

The rule of a people by a dictatorial government that is nationalistic and militaristic.

European diplomats meeting to devise a peace settlement after Napoleon's defeat.

This document states that human beings are born free and equal and rights.

A massive project that was designed to strengthen democratic governments and lessen the expansion of communism.

A state being controlled by one party/person.

Treaty of Versailles

Stalin accusing and executing/exiling thousands of people, sending them to death or gulags.

The means of production and the means of distribution are privately owned and operated for profit.

When troops dug trenches along the front - very little ground was gained by either side because of this.

An attempt by Russian czars to make all ethnic groups think, act, and believe as Russians.

Prime minister of Britain that vowed to never give in to Germany.

A British businessman who became prime minister of the Cape Colony.

A German philosopher/economist who was also Communist and shared the same ideas of socialism as Marx.

The movement devoted to building a Jewish state in Palestine.

An alliance, including Western Europe + U.S. & Canada, that pledged to support each other if the other was attacked.

An English thinker that believed all people possess natural rights. These rights include the rights of life, liberty,

An Italian dictator that took power when Italy was in chaos.

Leader of North Vietnam; communist.

China halting the transportation of Britain's Opium.

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution stating that survival of the fittest.

The 'Soul' in the Young Italy movement. His writing and speeches provided inspiration to the nationalist movement.

The successor to the League of Nations that promoted global peace as well as economic and social well-being.

The theory that a communist victory in South Vietnam would cause noncommunist governments to fall to communism.

Lesser warriors that promised loyalty to the daimyo and lived by a strict code of conduct known as the bushido.

A totalitarian state made by Hitler.

Applying Islamic principles to the problems in Islamic nations.

Nations giving into aggressive demands to maintain peace. (Great Britain and France to Germany)

Gorbachev's goal to stimulate economic growth + make industry more efficient, however it had negative effects.

Payments for war damages. The Allied powers made the Central Powers pay for all reparations.

When peaceful marchers were shot on "Bloody Sunday" it destroyed the people's faith in the czar.

An Indian leader that taught about nonviolent resistance and was the head of the Indian nationalist movement.

South Vietnamese leader who allied with the U.S. to win the Vietnamese war.

Where Hitler betrayed the Soviets and attacked their troops. The Soviets drove them out (bloody).

Wealthy Japanese families who became powerful in banking and industry.

Popular unrest sweeping this Middle East + North Africa launching pro-democracy movements.

The countries of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and South Korea having extremely aggressive economic growth.

The 'Sword' he led the Red Shirts. Helped unite the two Italys.

An uprising. Young Palestinians began widespread acts of civil disobedience.

The domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country.

A group formed during the Treaty of Versailles to settle problems through negotiations. This was very ineffective.

The alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman empire.

Led China to be better

Succeeded Peter the Great, who defeated the Ottoman empire for the Red Sea.

French thinker that believed government should be separated into three branches: legislative, judicial and executive.

ANC leader who was sentenced and became a powerful symbol of the struggle for freedom against political oppression.

The right, given by God, to rule over a kingdom.

An area in which an outside influence claimed exclusive investment or trading privileges, such as China.

A change in methods of farming. Advances in technology + farming practices led to an increase in food production.

Workers in the same occupation joining together to form organizations to press reforms.

People in the Third Estate that vowed to write a new constitution in France.

Improved the steam engine that became the vital power source of the Industrial improvement in iron production.

When the daimyo + samurai led a rebellion against the Tokugawa shogun.

Leader of Poland. He organized Solidarity; an independent trade union that called for political change.

Local areas maintained their own government but under the control of imperializing power.

Led a resistance against the Spanish. He was inspired by the American revolution and was called the 'Spanish Liberator'.

A Russian elected national legislature that had very limited power.

A peaceful form of Buddhism that values peace, simple living, nature, and beauty.

Russian czar who wanted to modernize/westernize Russia + wanted a warm water port. In doing so, he set up St. Petersburg

Affirmed British support for the idea of establishing a 'national home for the Jewish people' in Palestine.

Not supporting either side. The U.S remained neutral because they wanted to continue trade with both sides of the war.

When Japanese soldiers forced American + Filipino POWs to march up the Bataan peninsula, abusing them.

Countries that Stalin and the Soviet Union had forced to become communist during the Cold War.

Where the people would choose their own government. This is what president Woodrow Wilson stressed.

The conflict with Japan and Russia competing over Korea ( Japan won )

Supplying the amount of goods in order to meet the demand for goods.

Leader of the Nazi Party who wanted to exterminate Jews. He had ultra-nationalism for Germans.

People who wanted independence from foreign rule.

Acts passed by Parliament to William and Mary to make sure that the monarchs do not have more power than the Parliament.

European leaders meeting up to discuss who had colonies in Africa.

Called for Hindus and Muslims to revolt against the British. Lost.

Led an opposition to the shah and declared Iran an Islamic republic based on Islamic fundamentalist beliefs.

Used terrorist tactics and fought guerrilla warfare against Israelis at home and abroad.