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|[[Expressionism]]
 
|[[Expressionism]]
|Style of art that arose in the 20th century that used distorted forms and bold colors to create art.
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|style of art that arose in the 20th century, using distorted forms and bold colors
 
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|[[Forbidden City]]
 
|[[Forbidden City]]
|Imperial palace located in Beijing, China, which was used for twenty-four emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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|imperial palace located in Beijing, China, which was used by twenty-four emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties; the public was kept out for 500 years
 
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|[[Glorious Revolution]]
 
|[[Glorious Revolution]]
|Revolution that took place in England in 1688, and replaced the Catholic King James II with the Anglican King and Queen, William and Mary.
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|revolution that took place in England in 1688, which replaced the Catholic King James II with the Anglican King and Queen, William and Mary.
 
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|[[Great Depression]]
 
|[[Great Depression]]
|A worldwide economic crisis when many parts of the world experienced a period of low business activity. The Great Depression is known as one of the longest, most widespread depression of the 20th century.
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|a worldwide economic crisis in the 1930s when poverty struck most of the world
 
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|[[imperialism]]
 
|[[imperialism]]
|the practice of one strong nation controlling another weaker nation, territory, or a group of people; several types of imperialism (from strongest to weakest forms) are: colonization, protectorates, spheres of influence, and economic.
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|the practice of one strong nation controlling another weaker nation, territory, or a group of people; types of imperialism (from strongest to weakest) are: colonization, protectorates, spheres of influence, and economic
 
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|[[Impressionism]]
 
|[[Impressionism]]
|a type of painting that didn't focus on the detail but on the feeling and impressions.
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|a type of painting that didn't focus on detail, but on the feeling and impressions
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|[[Franz Kafka]]
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|Author and attorney with a troubled life that wrote several classics stories, including the short story The Metamorphosis (1915).
   
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|[[The Enlightenment]]
 
|[[The Enlightenment]]
|a philosophical movement in Europe in the 1700s that challenged traditional views and emphasized reason instead of faith; thinkers included Rousseau, Voltaire, Hume, Kant, Jefferson, Locke, and Diderot.
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|a philosophical movement in Europe in the 1700s that challenged traditional views and preferred reason over faith; thinkers included Rousseau, Voltaire, Hume, Kant, Jefferson, Locke, and Diderot.
 
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|[[James Stuart]]
 
|[[James Stuart]]
|Cousin of Queen Elizabeth who took over the English throne as James I. Under his reign, the "Gunpowder Plot" was invented, and the King James Version of the Bible was published. Contrary to his cousin Elizabeth, James I fought with Parliament continually.
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|cousin of Queen Elizabeth who took over the English throne as James I and authorized the King James Version of the Bible; unlike Queen Elizabeth, King James I argued often with Parliament
 
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|[[Jazz]]
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|[[jazz]]
|music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
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|music originating in New Orleans in the early 1900s, developing varied and complex styles; it consists of intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom.
 
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|[[John Locke]]
 
|[[John Locke]]
|(1632-1704) English philosopher during the Enlightenment who created the idea of a "social contract" between the people and their government, which became the philosophical basis of rebellion in England and American Revolution when the people felt that government had broken the contract
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|(1632-1704) English philosopher during the Enlightenment who created the idea of a "social contract" between the people and their government, which became the philosophical basis of rebellion in England and the American Revolution when people felt that government had broken this contract
 
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|[[Louisiana Purchase]]
 
|[[Louisiana Purchase]]
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|Modern Era  
 
|Modern Era  
 
|from 1900 to today
 
|from 1900 to today
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|army in peacetime, which became popular among nationalistic countries beginning in the 1900s
   
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|Cowboy who helped lead the Mexican Revolution.
 
|Cowboy who helped lead the Mexican Revolution.
 
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|[[Guillotine]]
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|[[guillotine]]
 
|The guillotine was invented by Dr. Joseph Guillotine. It has a heavy blade that is lifted up and then dropped onto the execution victim to severe their head. During the Reign of Terror, the guillotine was the main form of execution.
 
|The guillotine was invented by Dr. Joseph Guillotine. It has a heavy blade that is lifted up and then dropped onto the execution victim to severe their head. During the Reign of Terror, the guillotine was the main form of execution.
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|[[Franz Kafka]]
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|a troubled author who wrote several classic stories about being persecuted or harmed unfairly, including The Trial (1916) and The Metamorphosis (1915).
 
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|[[Manchuria]]
 
|[[Manchuria]]
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|[[Muhammad Ali Pasha]]
 
|[[Muhammad Ali Pasha]]
 
|(1769-1849) Albanian commander in the Ottomon army; regarded as the founder of modern Egypt.
 
|(1769-1849) Albanian commander in the Ottomon army; regarded as the founder of modern Egypt.
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|standing army
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|army in peacetime, which became popular among nationalistic countries beginning in the 1900s
 
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[[Category:World History lectures]]
 
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