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Congress of Vienna 1814-1815 attempts to restore old monarchies and territories to pre-French Revolution Status Three Schools of Political Thought each had different goals and followers Conservative Liberals Radicals Conservative…

conservatives supported the political and social order that had existed before the French Revolution liberals spoke mostly for the bourgeoisie included business owners, bankers, and lawyers, as well as politicians,…

Causes of WWI Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, Assasination Describe Trench Warfare Type of combat in which opposing troops fight from dug out trenches facing each other. Not much ground covered….

Great Trek Afrikaners left thier farms in Cape Colony and gradually migrated to the East. Boer War South African war. Afrikaners The Dutch word for Africans. Boers The Dutch word…

Renaissance rebirth Italy Birthplace of the Renaissance humanism the doctrine emphasizing a person’s capacity for self-realization through reason. Medicis an important family of bankers in Florence, Italy who controlled Florence…

Countries that have completed the demographic transition typically have good use of technology and high per capita income. One of China’s current strategies to deal with its water shortage is…

Burial at Ornans by Gustave Courbet; 1849; Realism; rejected from Grande Salon; Created a lot of controversy due to the size (because big paintings depicted mythology, religion, or history) and…

Who became superpowers after WWII and created a military alliance made up of countries it protected, aided or occupied? US&USSR Who included the US & Western European countries NATO( North…

Territories the US acquired using the foreign policy tool of armed forces Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico Foreign policy after the Spanish American War 1898 We took up the idea of…

Abolitionist A person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S. Compromise A settlement of a dispute in which two or more sides agree to accept less…

Justinian First great ruler of the Byzantine Empire; Empire decreased after his reign Constantinople Capital of the Byzantine Empire; located in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey) feudalism political system that…

Iron Age Historians’ term for the period during which iron was the primary metal for tools and weapons. the advent of iron technology began at different times in different parts…

Teotihuacan -Forced relocation and chinampas -Oligarchy -Military protected trade and ensured tax payment Maya -Numerous city-states -Religious and political rituals to draw in the masses -Raised agriculture -Women worked in…

George Marshall United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps women volunteers who seved in non-combat positions (nurses, etc)…

Life History -a record of events relating to its growth, development, reproduction, & survival -It’s like a story of a species (life history strategy) Characteristics that define the life history…

1. A major conflict between _____ and _____ as well as between _____ and _____ is revealed in the Prologue. Creon and Antigone, Ismene and Antigone In the short paragraph…

Migration movement from one part of something to another Paleolithic Society humans grouped together in small bands, and subsisted by gathering plants and fishing, hunting or scavenging wild animals Egalitarianism…

factories Portuguese trading fortresses and compounds with resident merchants; utilized throughout Portuguese trading empire to assure secure landing places and commerce. El Mina Most important of early Portuguese trading factories…

What is the place of consciousness in psychology’s history Since 1960, under the influence of cognitive psychology and neuroscience, consciousness (our awareness of ourselves and our environment) has resumed its…

French Indochina War France’s attempt to reestablish its rule in Vietnam after WWII Ho Chi Minh led Vietnamese revolutionaries who fled to China – helped create the Indochinese Communist Party…