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World History Study Guide from 1648 (view source)
Revision as of 00:00, December 8, 2011
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|[[Forbidden City]]
|[[Forbidden City]]
|elaborate imperial palace in Beijing, China, which was used by twenty-four emperors during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties; the public was kept out for 500 years
|elaborate imperial palace in Beijing, China, which was used by twenty-four emperors during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties; the public was kept out for 500 years
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|slave trade
|slave trade
|(1455-1800s) in North America, slave ''trade'' ended by a provision in the U.S. Constitution, and slavery ended with the American Civil War (1861-1865); in England, slave trade was ended by Christian reformers William Wilberforce and John Wesley; in Brazil, slavery continued until 1888
|(1455-1800s) in North America, slave ''trade'' ended by a provision in the U.S. Constitution, and slavery ended with the American Civil War (1861-1865); in England, slave trade was ended by Christian reformers William Wilberforce and John Wesley; in Brazil, slavery continued until 1888
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|King Henry VIII
|(lived 1491-1547, reigned beginning in 1509) founded the Church of England (the Anglican Church) due to his dispute with the Catholic Church over its denial of his request to obtain a divorce
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|[[Rene Descartes]]
|[[Rene Descartes]]
|[[Hernando Cortes]]
|[[Hernando Cortes]]
|aided by superior weapons and horses, he led the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1519 and conquered the Aztec empire, capturing the Aztec ruler known as Montezuma; Cortes burned the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan and built Mexico City in its place
|aided by superior weapons and horses, he led the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1519 and conquered the Aztec empire, capturing the Aztec ruler known as Montezuma; Cortes burned the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan and built Mexico City in its place
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|Francisco Pizzaro
|Francisco Pizzaro
|[[Matthew Perry]]
|[[Matthew Perry]]
|helped end the isolation of Japan by sailing into Edo harbor and enabling the Treaty of Kanagawa to be signed in 1854
|helped end the isolation of Japan by sailing into Edo harbor and enabling the Treaty of Kanagawa to be signed in 1854
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|steamboat
|steamboat
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|[[Georges Danton|Georges Jacques Danton]]
|[[Georges Danton|Georges Jacques Danton]]
|(1759–1794) a Jacobin during the French Revolution who joined and fully supported it until he saw the reign of terror and started to change his mind; then he was executed
|(1759–1794) a Jacobin during the French Revolution who joined and fully supported it until he saw the Reign of Terror and started to change his mind; then he was executed
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|[[Louis XVI]]
|[[Louis XVI]]
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|[[Napoleon III]]
|[[Napoleon III]]
|Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (1808-1873) President of the French Second Republic
|Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (1808-1873) President of the French Second Republic and nephew of Napoleon
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|[[Otto von Bismarck]]
|[[Otto von Bismarck]]
|[[Ludwig van Beethoven]]
|[[Ludwig van Beethoven]]
|(1770-1827) revolutionized instrumental music and took it to new heights never thought possible, despite being totally deaf when he did his best compositions
|(1770-1827) revolutionized instrumental music and took it to new heights never thought possible, despite being totally deaf when he did his best compositions
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|France
|France
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|Sun Yixian
|Sun Yixian
|also known as Sun Yat-sen, he led the Kuomintang or nationalist Party that overthrew the Qing Dynasty of China. He also became the first leader of the former Republic of China.
|(1866-1925) also known as Sun Yat-sen, he led the Kuomintang or nationalist Party that overthrew the Qing Dynasty of China. He also became the first leader of the former Republic of China.
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|Virginia Declaration of Rights
|Virginia Declaration of Rights
|founder of Italy’s Fascist Party, Mussolini emphasized the need to improve Italy’s economy and its military. In October 1922, the Fascists protested in Rome, causing the King to make Mussolini leader of Italy. He then made it illegal to strike, thinking this would make the economy bounce back.
|founder of Italy’s Fascist Party, Mussolini emphasized the need to improve Italy’s economy and its military. In October 1922, the Fascists protested in Rome, causing the King to make Mussolini leader of Italy. He then made it illegal to strike, thinking this would make the economy bounce back.
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|aggression by Germany in the 1930s
|aggression by Germany in the 1930s
|[[World War II]] (WWII)
|[[World War II]] (WWII)
|began in the 1930s when Germany invaded Poland, and lasted until 1945 when the Allied powers defeated the Axis powers and forced them to surrender
|began in the 1930s when Germany invaded Poland, and lasted until 1945 when the Allied powers defeated the Axis powers and forced them to surrender
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|[[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]
|"FDR" was President during most of the Great Depression and WW II, where he wanted the U.S. to intervene to save Britain
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|[[blitzkrieg]]
|[[blitzkrieg]]
|[[Joseph Stalin]]
|[[Joseph Stalin]]
|(1879-1953) Russian atheistic dictator who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition
|(1879-1953) Russian atheistic dictator who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition
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|[[Manhattan Project]]
|[[Manhattan Project]]
|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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|[[President Truman]]
|Vice-President who became president when Roosevelt died in 1945. Was not able to handle the issue of war and bombing as well as Roosevelt. Issued the bombing of Japan.
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|[[Hiroshima]]
|Japanese city hit by an U.S. bomb in WW II.
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|[[Dr. Josef Mengele]]
|Doctor who because of his belief of "survival of the fittest," performed cruel surgeries and experiments on the prisoners in the concentration camps.
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|[[Great Leap Forward]]
|Name of Mao Zedong's idea in which he established collective farms where many people worked on many acres per farm. Because of this, many Chinese died.
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[[Category:World History lectures]]
[[Category:World History lectures]]