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World History Study Guide from 1648 (view source)
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|[[John Stuart Mill]]
|[[John Stuart Mill]]
|(1806-1873) British philosopher who supported utilitarianism and advocated an absolute right of free speech, free assembly, religious freedom and the emancipation of women. He was also instrumental in the development of labor unions and farm cooperatives
|(1806-1873) British philosopher who supported utilitarianism and advocated an absolute right of free speech; he also supported the development of labor unions
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|[[nationalism]]
|[[nationalism]]
|musical impressionism
|musical impressionism
|emphasized mood and understatement and reflected its composers’ view that pure sound (like color) is an end to itself
|emphasized mood and understatement and reflected its composers’ view that pure sound (like color) is an end to itself
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|Zulus
|a tribe of the Mthethwa African kingdoms of the late 1800s, which was wiped out by the British in 1879
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|Kaiser Wilhelm II
|Kaiser Wilhelm II
|the first year and a half of World War I (1914-15) during which there were terrible casualties without either side gaining the upper hand.
|the first year and a half of World War I (1914-15) during which there were terrible casualties without either side gaining the upper hand.
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|[[First Battle of Marne]]
|[[U-boat]]
|(Sept. 6-12, 1914), massive conflict in WWI which halted the German efforts to capture France, and forced the Germans to fight a two-front war; French losses were horrific: 250,000 deaths
|German submarines used to patrol the Atlantic in a terrifying manner and intercept British ships; the U-boats eventually sunk American ships too
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|[[Lusitania]]
|[[Lusitania]]
|a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915, killing 1,198 people, including 128 U.S. citizens; this outraged the American public and led later to the U.S. entry into WW I.
|a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915, killing 1,198 people, including 128 U.S. citizens; this outraged the American public and led later to the U.S. entry into WW I.
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|[[Manfred von Richtofen]]
|[[Manfred von Richtofen]]
|(Dec. 6, 1941) one day before the attack at Pearl Harbor, American scientists began the construction of an atomic bomb
|(Dec. 6, 1941) one day before the attack at Pearl Harbor, American scientists began the construction of an atomic bomb
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|[[U-boat]]
|D-Day
|German submarines used to patrol the Atlantic in a terrifying manner and intercept British ships; the U-boats eventually sunk American ships too
|(June 6, 1944) the massive invasion of Europe at Normandy (France) by the U.S.-Allied forces, to turn the tide in WWII
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|Zulus
|George Patton
|a tribe of the Mthethwa African kingdoms of the late 1800s, which was wiped out by the British in 1879
|homeschooled, this American was the finest field general in WWII and the only one the Germans feared; he was better at blitzkrieg-style tank warfare than the Germans were
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|[[Big Bang]]
|[[Big Bang]]
|Universal Declaration of Human Rights
|Universal Declaration of Human Rights
|(1948) a United Nations declaration of basic human rights, including “life, liberty, and security of person”
|(1948) a United Nations declaration of basic human rights, including “life, liberty, and security of person”
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|[[Cold War]]
|(1945-1991) between the U.S., its allies and the communist Soviet Union, consisting of spying rather than actual fighting
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|[[Korean War]]
|(1950-1953) war between South Korea, supported by the U.S., and North Korea, supported by communists; ended in a stalemate after President Truman prevented General Douglas MacArthur from winning it by fighting the communist Chinese
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|Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
|Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
|(1960) “OPEC” is a cartel (monopoly by a group) formed by Middle Eastern and a few other nations to keep the price of oil by avoiding competition. In 2007, OPEC controlled about 2/3rds of the total oil market.
|(1960) “OPEC” is a cartel (monopoly by a group) formed by Middle Eastern and a few other nations to keep the price of oil by avoiding competition. In 2007, OPEC controlled about 2/3rds of the total oil market.
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|Berlin Wall
|Berlin Wall
|Bloody Sunday
|Bloody Sunday
|(1972) Irish held a peaceful march for freedom in Derry, Northern Ireland, but British soldiers responded by shooting and killing some of them, including children; the British never punished those responsible and a popular song by the group U2 commemorates the tragedy
|(1972) Irish held a peaceful march for freedom in Derry, Northern Ireland, but British soldiers responded by shooting and killing some of them, including children; the British never punished those responsible and a popular song by the group U2 commemorates the tragedy
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|[[First Battle of Marne]]
|(Sept. 6-12, 1914), massive conflict in WWI which halted the German efforts to capture France, and forced the Germans to fight a two-front war; French losses were horrific: 250,000 deaths
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|[[Gallipoli Campaign]]
|(April 1915) Allied forces landed on the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli, but were not prepared for the terrain or their tough opponents; unsuccessful, the Allies retreated after massive losses
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|[[Battle of Verdun]]
|(1916) longest battle of WWI with massive casualties with nothing gained by either side and nearl 1 million wounded or killed; started when Germans attacked the French city of Verdun
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[[Category:World History lectures]]
[[Category:World History lectures]]