AP world Period 3 Study List

The most important military leader in the struggle for independence in South America. Born in Venezuela, he led military forces there and in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought

French general who became emperor of the French (1769

settled by the British; used as a penal colony; fought aborigine peoples

Emerged as the most famous socialist belief system during the 19th century. Saw all of history as the story of class struggle.

The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.

Movement to end slavery

Natural resources, large labor force, new inventions, free enterprise and railroads

Urbanization, child labor, emerging middle class, spread of disease in living conditions

A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.

Toussaint l'Ouverture led this uprising, which in 1790 resulted in the successful overthrow of French colonial rule on this Caribbean island. This revolution set up the first black government in the Western Hemisphere and the world's second democratic republic (after the US). The US was reluctant to give full support to this republic led by former slaves.

A religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

1775

English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809

The revolution against the Tsarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917.

The revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.

1818

Founded the Communist Party in Russia and set up the world's first Communist Party dictatorship. He led the October Revolution of 1917, in which the Communists seized power in Russia. He then ruled the country until his death in 1924.

a conflict between Britain and China, lasting from 1839 to 1842, over Britain's opium trade in China

1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops.

a dynasty of shoguns that ruled a unified Japan from 1603 to 1867

The political program that followed the destruction of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868, in which a collection of young leaders set Japan on the path of centralization, industrialization, and imperialism.

Women could only work low paying "white collar jobs". if working the same position as a male the female will get paid less because men where first priority. Some jobs included teaching, secretaries and nurses. Yet these jobs gave women a sense of importance & worth.

Worked in mines and factories

People moved from rural areas to urban areas to work in the factories

A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

Failed to modernize and were nicknamed the Sick Men of Europe

This political revolution began with the Declaration of Independence in 1776 where American colonists sought to balance the power between government and the people and protect the rights of citizens in a democracy.

Invented the cotton gin

A burst of major inventions and economic expansion based on water and steam power and the use of machine technology that transformed the cotton textile industries. Ended the factory system

A wave of late 19th century industrialization that was characterized by an increased use of steel, chemical processes, electric power, and railroads. This period also witnessed the spread of industrialization from Great Britain to western Europe and the United States.

Corporations that gain complete control of the production of a single good or service.

July, 1848

English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women

(1882) Denied any additional Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate.

A set of reforms in the Ottoman Empire set to revise Ottoman law to help lift the capitulations put on the Ottomans by European powers.

A ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea

In 1882 in a revolution led by Muhammad Ahmad, 1881 had proclaimed himself the Mahdi, the person who, according to an Islamic tradition, would rid the world of evil on September 2, 1898. The Anglo

Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.

Right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation.

(1850

This event occurred in 1911 as a result of mounting internal and external pressures, such as ineffective leadership, declining food levels, and the Boxer Rebellion. Revolutionaries led by Sun Yat

(1853

Constructed in 1870s to connect European Russia with the Pacific; completed by the end of the 1880s; brought Russia into a more active Asian role.

(1794

17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.

(1694

a religious dance of native Americans looking for communication with the dead

The three social classes in France before the revolution. The First Estate being the clergy, the Second being the nobility, and the Third being the rest of the population."

From 1793 to 1794; 40,000 people killed, was used to control domestic threats in France.