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| A political movement in the mid 19th century. An ideaology concerned with the advancement of the unity of the slavic people. |
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| A political movement that puts a nation or race above others. Headed by a dictator. Fascism rose in Europe in the early 20th century. |
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| A series of peace treaties signed in 1648. These treaties ended the European wars on religion. Ended the eight years war and the German phase in the thirty years war. |
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| A British political activist and leader of the British Suffrage movement. Helped women win the fight to vote. Founded Women's Social and Political Movement. |
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| The occupation, division, and colonization of African territory by European powers during the new imperialism period. 1881-1914 |
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| In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court landmark decision in Plessy v. Ferg. of "seperate but equal" assessing the constitutionality of racial segregation laws. |
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| A Russian author of political satire. Most famous for his novel "WE" that was published in 1921. Had to sneak his book out of the country to get it published. |
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| French pastor and reformer during the protestant reformation. Populated the belief in the sovereignty of God in all areas or life known as Calvinism. 16th Century. |
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| German blacksmith and printer who introduced the printing press to Europe around 1439. |
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| Leader of the Haitian revolution. Saved the gains of the 1st black insurrection in 1971. |
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| Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen |
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| Set by France national assembly in 1789. Gave the revolution a sense of direction. List of individual rights. |
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| British Prime Minister during WWI. Introduced health and unemployment benefits with the National Insurance Act. |
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| A renaissance mathematician and astronomer. Formulated a model of the universe that put the sun at the center instead of the Earth. 1543. |
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| King of Prussia until 1786, holding the longest reign. Established Prussia as a strong military power, winning wars and expanding territories. |
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| Prejudices against Jews, the longest hatred. Christianity increased this hatred, as they began to blame Jews for crucifying Jesus. It may take the form of religious teachings that proclaim the inferiority of Jews, for instance, or political efforts to isolate, oppress, or otherwise injure them. Nazi's took it to a new extreme with mass genocide. |
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| Also known as the Atlantic Slave trade. The trade of enslaved Africans to South American colonies. Started as a solution seek Sugar Plantation labor. |
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| A battle that occured in WWI. Fought as British and France vs. Germany in 1916. It weakened the German army. |
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| French military leader during the French revolution. Led several campaigns. Seen as a hero because he gave the French equality. 1800's. |
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| A Book written by Thomas Hobbes in 1651, during the final stage of the English Civil War. The book contains news on the war, understanding of human nature, absolute authority, and social contract. |
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| German Nazi and politician. Appointed minister of propaganda in 1933 by Adolf Hitler. |
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| Paramount Chief of the Herero people in German South West Africa during their revolts surrounding the Herero Genocide. 1900s. |
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| Exposed the corruption within the Catholic Church. Posted the 95 thesis in 1517. Played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation. |
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| Also knwon as the Black Code. The edict concerning the negro slaves in Louisiana. 1724. Code of regulations between slaves ad colonists. |
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| Scottish philospher. Concerned with how to promote the good of society. Author of "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" published in 1776. |
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| The acceptance of beliefs in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters. |
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| Practice of Segregating black people in the U.S. Laws that ensured a racial segregation in the South. 1877-1950. |
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| French Enlightenment writer. Famous for his attacks on the Catholic Church and Christianity. 1700s. |
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| Invented in 1830s by Samuel Morse. Was a system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire. Transmitted electrical signals transforming the workings of government and industry. |
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| An act by British Parliamenty in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing an act on Newspapers and legal commercial documents. |
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| A machine made for separating cotton from its seeds. Invented in 1793. The cotton gin increased the demand for cotton which in turn increased the need for slave labor. |
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| Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen |
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| Kristallnacht, literally, "Night of Crystal," is often referred to as the "Night of Broken Glass." The name refers to the wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms which took place on November 9 and 10, 1938. This wave of violence took place throughout Germany, annexed Austria, and in areas of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia recently occupied by German troops. |
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