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form of government
rule by one
control by force |
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form of government
rule by king or queen
power based on family |
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form of government
rule by king or queen
they have "all power" |
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form of government
power of the monarch is shared
parliament shares power with the king |
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form of government
rule by religious leaders
laws based upon the religion |
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form of government
rule by the people |
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form of government
separation of power
executive and legislative are elected by the people |
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form of government
little separation of power
people elect the legislative who then elect the executive |
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| period of time when peole began to challenge the government |
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| idea that "all men are created equal" an idea that started during the Age of Enlightenment by John Locke |
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the idea that the powers of government should be split between various branches of government
an idea that started during the Age of Enlightenment by Montesquieu |
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the idea that the branches of government should be able to oversee variuos workings of each other
an idea that started during the Age of Enlightenment by Montesquieu |
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| Freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly |
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| 18 year olds granted suffrage(vote) |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| American colonies delared their freedom from Great Britain, based on the ideas of John Locke |
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| Compare the American Revolution and the French Revolution |
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both were influenced by the Age of Enlightenment, both involved taxes and lack of political rights
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American - colonies v. British
French - French v French |
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| the change from hand production to machine(mass) production |
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| an increase in food production caused by 1)Enclosure system 2)crop rotation 3)selective breeding(hybrids) 4) new machinary |
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| Effects of the Agriculture Revolution |
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Increase in food production
Number of farm workers needed decreases
size of farms increase |
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| Effects of the Industrial Revolution |
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production increases
new jobs
urbanization
variety of goods
increase in wealth(not everyone)
destruction of envoronment |
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| country, sparse population |
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that are just outside the city
not dense or sparse population |
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| city building, movement of people to the city |
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movement of people to that are just ouside the city.
Began as idustrialism progressed, the wealthy moved out of the city |
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| manufacture of cloth, was the first to industrialize |
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organization to protect the rights of workers.
Better pay
Shorter working hours
Safer working conditions |
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form of negiotiations
the union represented the workers and negotiated with management(owners) |
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| work stoppage, used by labor unions when collective bargaining failed |
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| When a more powerful country takes Political, Economical, and or Social control of a less powerful country |
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1)need for raw materials(natural resources)
2)need to open new markets
3)missonary movement/social darwinism
4)national pride/geopolitics
Most countries that were imperializing were industrialized |
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Began with the Spanish American War
Cuba, Puerto,and Philippine Islands fell under U.S. control |
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Annexed by the U.S.
an example of economic imperialism |
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economic system based upon private ownership and freedom of choice.
Producers and consumers answer the economic questions |
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| economic system based public ownership and government control. Government answers the economic questions |
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| Government controls the major factors of production for the comman good(the good of all) |
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| the 1)land 2)labor 3)capital and 4)entreprenuers needed to produce goods/services |
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economic system based on the past, economic questions are answered how they have always been
Barter/Trade is very important
Amish |
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| economic system that combine elements from market and command |
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| tax on goods/service at the production level |
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| tax on an individuals wages or earnings |
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| tax on the earnings of a business |
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| "hands-off" government has very few restrictions on business activities |
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the central banking system of the U.S.
Controls the money supply by 1) Prime rates 2) reserve rates 3) buying and selling of Treasury Notes |
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What happens to the Money Supply if:
Prime Rates Increase |
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| Interest Rates increase and money supply decreases |
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What happens to the Money Supply if:
Reserve Rates decrease |
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| interest rates decrease and money supply increases |
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What happens to the Money Supply if:
Federal Reserve buys Treasury Notes |
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| movement of people from one country to another |
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1) jobs
2) war
3) political/religious persecution |
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| Spreme Court rule that Separate but equal was constitutional |
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| overturned Plessy, Separate but equal in the field of education was impossible, led to desegregation |
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| laws that promoted segregation |
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| book or article written first hand, written by an individual that was there |
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| book or article written based upon the study of an event |
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| dependable, has a good reputation |
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| has credits, can be trusted based upon the facts presented |
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information provided that wants the reader to react without thinking
Most ads are propaganda, will you be the star if you buy a certain pair of shoes? |
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to kill a specific group of people.
Nazi-Jewish
Pol Pot(Communist Cambodian)-Anti-communistCambodians
Ottomans-Armenians
Stalin-Great Purge |
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| Era following WWII when relations between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. were greatly strained. War of Words, War of political and economic systems |
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| U.S. foreign policy during the cold war, an attempt to "contain" communism where it existed |
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| the idea that if one country fell under communist control then those countries around it would fall to communism. The basis for U.S. intervention in the Korean and Vietnam Wars |
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| the economic aid to democratic Europe so they could rebuild following WWII |
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| Peace treaty following WWI, blamed Germany for WWI and punished them by 1)loss of land 2)restricted military 3) war reparations(pay for war damages) |
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Imperialism-countries competing for land
Nationalism-belief that your contry is best
Militarism-build-up of your army and navy
Tangled Alliances-was a tangled mess, one little conflict brought the whole world into conflict |
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| to spoil, a cause of WWII, Hitler was able to take and take and take |
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non-violent protest of unjust laws
Gandhi in India Martin Luther King Jr. in the U.S. civil rights movement |
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| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a leading organization in the civil rights movement |
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| the communist overthrow of the Czar(King of Russia) led to the development of the U.S.S.R. |
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to divide, India was partion when Britain granted independence(India-Hindu Pakistan-Muslim)
Palestine was partioned following WWII Israel was for the persecuted Jews.
Korea and Vietnam were partitioned after WWII North-communist South anticommunist |
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