HWC Final exam
Chinese ruler who implemented the great leap forward, created communes and collective farms
Mao Se Tung
chinese dynasty that united all of china under one ruler, Shi Huangdi, and persecuted Confucian scholars
Qin dynasty
german leader who created nazi party, invaded poland to start ww2
adolf hitler
leader who unified greek city states, defeated persian empire
alexander the great
main idea of john locke
all men entitled to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
main ideas, achievements of the renaissance
art, literature, printing press
bubonic plague that spread from china and middle east, causing millions of deaths in europe
black plague
rebellion by chinese against missionaries and foreigners in 1900 that led to the invasion of beijing by foreign armies, including the U.S.
boxer rebellion
english business that gained enormous wealth from india, and was given enormous power, including the right to tax
british east india company
religion that features 4 noble truths and achievement of nirvana
buddhism
small country located between two large hostile powers (afghanistan)
buffer state
strict social order which classified people based on the class they were born into
caste system
refusal to obey unjust laws, promoted by Mohandas Gandhi
civil disobedience
Chinese school of thought that featured the 5 relationships and filial piety
confucianism
change in Chinese policy since death of Mao Se Tung
end of isolationism, joining trade organizations, less government control over business
nationalism unified which countries in the early 1900s?
germany, italy
new technology leads to imporved agricultural output due to new types of seeds, fertilizer, irrigation systems
green revolution
era of chinese history that featured peace and expansion, along with trade and creation of civil service system
han dynasty
religion that features karma and reincarnation
hinduism
name of two japanese cities that americans dropped atomic bombs on in ww2
hiroshima & nagasaki
era during ww2 in which nazis attempted to eradicate jews, other minorities
holocaust
era that included invention of steam engine and new factories, textiles
industrial revolution
roman emporer who led roman legions in conquering foreign lands
julius caesar
achievement of the printing press, impact
literacy and reading improve, new ideas, learning
right invoked by chinese rulers that they had received permission from god to rule their empire
mandate of heaven
post world war 2 plan to help germany rebuild infrastructure, economy, prevent spread of communism
marshall plan
freedom from cycle of birth and death, buddhist principle
nirvana
War between china and england that began due to England's trade of an illegal drug to chinese, corrupting their country
opium war
roman empire characterized by trade networks, roads, spread of new ideas and peace
pax romana
social contract theory
people give up certain rights in return for protection from the government, government has to respect peoples rights, create laws
new types of weapons used in ww1
poison gas, machine gun, tank
students and factory workers who supported Chinese ruler Mao Se Tung with rallies and demonstrations
red guard
impact of versailles treaty on germany
reparations, high unemployment, hyperinflation
main idea of baron de montesquieu
separation of powers (branches of govt.)
assassination of archduke franz ferdinand due to
serbian nationalism, desire to be free from austrian hungary empire
trade network that linked asia with mediterranean, created new trading of goods and services between europeans and asians
silk road
main idea of thomas hobbes
social contract theory
effect of the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand
start of ww1, war declared on serbia by austria-hungary
expedition launched by pope pious to win back control of holy land from muslims and stop wars in europe
the crusades
characteristic of ww1
trench warfare, stalemate along french, belgian border
