World Studies Test 14

patented the first known telegraph; developed the code to use with the telegraph machine

no drinking of alcohol (or not taking part in something)

economic system in which the government owns businesses

enabled people to speak to others who lived far away

French government that captured and deposed Louis Napoleon

student of philosophy and history who wrote the "Communist Manifesto" with Friedrich Engels

a sweeping, targeted, and replaced attack on Jews in Russia

created the dominion of Canada with four provinces: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

Disraeli's political opponent who stressed domestic reform during his terms as prime minister

changed the balance of power by no longer allowing the House of Lords to veto laws passed by the House of Commons

style of art, music, and literature focused on the mysterious, supernatural, freedom, nationalism, emotion, and nature

elected in Mexico based on his promises of a constitutional democracy and prosperity; transformed to dictatorship

British prime minister who supported a bill that doubled the number of men who could vote

an invention that produced power inside the engine

patented the telephone

elected as president of the French Second Republic; declared himself president for life; gave himself title of emperor

communist term for laborers who rebel against the middle class and the bourgeoisie to make a classless society

entitled the middle class in Britain to vote

hostility toward Jews

a Scottish scientist who made major contributions to the fields of physics and astronomy

A French chemist who made many important discoveries that prevented several diseases

capitalists

replaced romanticism as a new art form; pictured everyday life in realistic detail

economic system in which property is commonly and not privately owned

episode in France during the 19th century in which a Jewish officer was falsely accused and imprisoned (anti-Semitism)

movement in England in the 1800s that called for universal manhood suffrage and elections by secret ballot

wrote about the negative aspects of the Industrial Revolution, including the slums where many workers lived

enabled people to write to others who lived far away

granted voting privileges to all male homeowners

provided foundation for an evolutionary theory to explain the origin and changes of life; explanation for man's origin

drinking (or doing anything) in moderation

the privilege to vote in elections

British parliamentary law that made food in England expensive

established in 1852 by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte when he gave himself the title of emperor

made their first successful flight on December 17, 1903

a process in which milk and other liquids are heated in order to slow the development of disease-causing microbes

described the difficulties of life in Russia; wrote the novel "War and Peace"