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Commercial Revolution |
the expansion of the trade and buisness that transformed European economies during the 16th and 17th centuries. |
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communism |
economic system in which all means of production are owned by the government - no private ownership - everything is shared equally among the people |
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Congress of Vienna |
series of meetings in 1814-1815 to establish long lasting peace after the defeat of Napoleon |
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containment |
policy the US used to control communism so it wouldn't spread |
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creole |
In colonial Latin America, American born Spanish people, owned land but were treated like second class citizens, and were denied political rights. |
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Crusade |
European Christian military expeditions made between the 11th and 13th centuries to retake the Middle Eastern Holy Lands occupied by the Muslims. |
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cultural diffusion |
The spreading of ideas through contact such as trade or war |
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cultural revolution |
started in China by Mao Zedong and enforced by the Red Guards (militant students) to eliminate his rivals and train a new generation in the revolutionary spirit that created communist China. The Cultural Revolution resulted in beatings, terror, mass jailings, and the deaths of thousands. |
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democracy |
A system of government in which the citizens hold the legislative, judicial, and executive power, based on majority rule |
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Department of Homeland Security |
US federal agency created in 2002 to coordinate national efforts against terrorism |
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Diaspora |
The enforced spreading out of a group of people. In history, there has been both a Jewish Diaspora and an African Diaspora. |
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dissident |
A person who speaks out against their government |
