Global History - Midterm
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Balance of Power | Stability of Spheres in Europe; Shifted with the Unification of Germany; Set Up Alliances of WWI |
| Spanish-American War | [1898] War between Spain and US that Begun with the Explosion of the Maine in Havana Harbor; Demonstrated US Strength |
| Free Trade Imperialism | Type of Imperialism in which Territories are Run by Local Leaders but Pressured to Trade with Suppressing Nation; No Occupation; Practiced by US |
| Panama Canal Zone | Territory in Colombia; US wanted to Create a Canal in the Area; Colombia Charged Huge Sum; US Encouraged Local Population to Take Over |
| Second Industrial Revolution | [1880-1914] Technological Revolution in Germany, US, Japan, and England with Revolution in Petrol and Electricity; Coincided with the Belle Epoque & The Gilded Age |
| Pinkertons | Group Brought in to Break Up Worker Strikes during early 20th century unrest in labor sectors in the US. |
| Expressionism | Art Movement that Involved Unrealistic Art and Used it to Convey Underlying Meanings; Artists Include: Klee and Munch |
| Ennui | Extreme Apathy; Expression of dissatisfaction with Modern Society during the Belle Epoque |
| Joseph Conrad | Author of Heart of Darkness; Painted Dark Portrait of the Scramble for Africa, Particularly the Condition of the Belgium Congo |
| King Leopold | Ruler of Belgium during its occupation of Congo; After Resources of Ivory, Gold, and Rubber; Allowed Brutal Condition in Congo |
| George Washington Williams | Went to Congo and Witnessed the Atrocities Being Committed; Wrote an Open Letter to Leopold to Tell the World of these Abuses |
| The Boer War | [1899-1902] War fought Between the British and the Boers of South Africa; Won by British; Black Rights and Slavery Played Role in War |
| Opium Wars | [1839-1842 & 1856-1860] War Fought primarily between the British and the Qing Dynasty; Originally Restricted European Trade so British Import Opium and get Chinese Addicted; First Series was Fought To Open China for Trade; Second Series was Fought Because British Thought the Chinese Were Not Meeting Prior Requirements |
| Boxer Rebellion | [1899-1901] Boxers (Society of Harmonious Fists) vs. Westerners; Boxers fought against Western Influence; Failed; End of Qing Dynasty |
| Indian National Congress | [f. 1885] Group Concerned with Having Indians Govern Their Own Affairs, Independent of Britain; Dominated by Hindus |
| Meiji Restoration | [1868] Samurai Rebel Against the Tokugawa Shogunate; Japan Undergoes Huge Transformation; Modernize Army, Increase Trade, Launch Colonial Expeditions, Fight Russo-Japanese War, Win |
| Roosevelt Corollary | [1904] Amendment to the Monroe Doctrine; US has Right to Exercise "International Police Power" to Put an End to Unrest in Latin America; Protected US Influence in Americas |
| Caudillo | Charismatic, Military Dictators that Led Right-Wing Governments in Latin America |
| Porfirio Diaz | [1876-1910] Caudillo in Mexico, Maintained a Close Relationship with US business, Installed an Authoritarian Regime |
| Pancho Villa | Revolutionary during the Mexican Revolution; Guerrilla Fighter who fought for the People of Mexico; Received Popular Support |
| Gaurilo Princip | Member of the Black Hand and Assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand; Assassination Launched WWI |
| Schlieffen Plan | Germany's Military Strategy for WWI to Attack France by Swinging Around Belgium; Initially Successful but France Stalemates |
| Ernst Junger | Author of "Storm of Steel" [1920]; Described War as Bloody but a Good Proving Ground for Man; Work Inspired Hitler |
| E.M. Remarque | Author of "All Quiet on the Western Front"; Described War as a Waste and Destructive |
| Bolsheviks | Radical Marxists during Russian Revolutions; Led by Lenin; Revolution in November 1917; Bring Down Kerensky's Moderate Marxist Government |
| Vladimir Lenin | Leader of the Bolsheviks; Sent into Russia to Bring Down Kerensky's Moderate Marxist Government; Tries to Establish Proletariat in Russia; Compromises with NEP |
| Rosa Luxemburg | Leader of Radical Marxists and participant in German Socialist Movement; Ebert Compromise leads to her assassination |
| Fredrich Ebert | Leader of Moderate Marxists and Participant in German Socialist Movement; His Paranoia Leads to the "Ebert Compromise" in which he brings in Right-Wing Paramilitary to Quell Radical Marxists; Establishes Weimar Republic |
| NEP (New Economic Policy) | Policy Adopted by Lenin to Compromise with Kuluks (Wealthy Peasants) to Allow Limited Private Enterprise; Removed by Stalin |
| Woodrow Wilson | President of the US during WWI; Had 14 Point Plan that Included An End to Secret Alliances, Open Seas, and the Establishment of the League of Nations; Huge Proponent of Self-Determination |
| Self-Determination | Concept that Every Nation Has the Right to Be Independent and Determine its own Politics; Justification to Form New Nations Carved Out of the Austrian Empire |
| Hyperinflation | Inflation Apparent in Germany Following WWI and the Strict Implementation of the Treaty of Versailles; Caused by the Over-Printing of Money to Pay Reparations |
| Dadaism | Artistic Movement that Exemplified the Cultural Polarization of Germany; Absurd Style that Challenged What is Art; Artists Include: Hoch and Dix |
| W.E.B. Dubois | Leader of the Pan-African Movement that Wanted A Single, Unified Africa |
| Zaibatsu | Giant Industrial Conglomerates that Combined Several Countries that Begins During the Meiji Period in Japan |
| Mao Zedong | Leader of the Chinese Communists following the May 4th Movement; Lack of Proletariat Causes Him to Rely on Peasant Classes; Opposing Leader, Kai-Shek, turns on Him and Jails Communists; Engage in Long March |
| Long March | Retreat of Communists to Evade the KMT under Kai-Shek; Lasts Almost a Year and Less Than 10,000 Make it; Highlights Mao as Leader of Communist Revolution |
| Cardenas | Leader of the PRI in Mexico in 1934; Follows Through on Land Reform; Orders Nationalization of US/British Oil Companies; Great Support! |
| Kulaks | Wealthy Peasants who Profit Off of their Crops; During Stalin's Collectivization of the Peasantry, Holdout Kulaks are Exterminated |
| Lebensraum | "Living Space"; Hitler's justification for his territorial land grabs preceding WWII; Stated that Germany Needed Land and Resources Following the Treaty of Versailles |
| Dresden | Example of Total War during WWII; Britain and the US Bombed This City Killing More Than 35,000; Done To Break Morale and Demonstrate Might To Russia |
| Blitzkrieg | "Lightning War"; Germany's WWII War Tactic; Proved Extremely Successful Early in the War; Involved Disruption of Lines with Tanks and Bombings |
| Rape of Nanjing | Six-Week Period Following the Japanese Capture of the Chinese Capital; Harsh Domination over the Chinese People |
| Getulio Vargas | President of Brazil [1930-1945,1951-1954] Due to the terrible state of the Brazillain Economy during the Great Depression, Vargas was able to take power by Bloodless Coup; Acted as a Populist but Suppressed the Left |
| Juan Peron | President of Argentina [1946-1955,1973-1974]; Caudillo for the Laborers |
| Smoot-Hawley Act | [1930] Substantially Raised Tariffs on Imported Goods; Done to Encourage American Industry but Ended Up Exacerbating the Great Depression |
| New Deal | Economic Programs enacted by Congress during FDR's Presidency; Done to Counteract the Great Depression |
| Alphabet Agencies | Numerous Offices Created During FDR's Presidency as a part of the New Deal |
| Huey Long | "The Kingfisher"; Democrat during FDR's Presidency; Radical Populist |
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