1. Unit 4 Vocabulary #2 AP World History

2. Unit 4 Vocabulary #2 1. Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female 2. Estates 3. Feminism 4. Gran Colombia 5. Jacobins 6. Liberalism 7. Natural rights 8. Proletariat 9. Queue 10. Radicalism 11. Reign of Terror 12. Revolutions of 1848 13. Self-strengthening movement 14. Separation of Powers 15. Seven Years War 16. Social contract 17. Socialism 18. System of Checks and Balances *A complete definition is needed 19. Taiping Rebellion 20. Universal male suffrage 21. Berlin Conference 22. Boers 23. Boer War 24. Duma 25. Economic imperialism 26. Great Trek 27. Imperialism 28. Indian National Congress 29. Manifest Destiny 30. Raj 31. Revolution of 1905 32. Sepoy Rebellion 33. Sepoys 34. Social Darwinism 35. Spanish American War **Number each word

3. Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female ► A statement of the rights of women written by Olympe de Gouge in response to the Declaration of the Rights of Man

4. Estates ► The divisions of society in pre-revolutionary France

5. Feminism ► The movement to achieve women’s rights

6. Gran Colombia ► The temporary union of the northern portion of South America after independence movements led by Simón Bólivar; ended in 1830

7. Jacobins ► Extreme radicals during the French Revolution

8. Liberalism ► An Enlightenment philosophy that favored civil rights, the protection of private property, and representative government

9. Natural Rights ► Rights that belong to every person and that no government may take away

10. Proletariat ► In Marxist theory, the class of workers in an industrial society

11. Queue ► Hair braid worn by Chinese men that was required by the Qing leaders to be cut off or be executed

12. Radicalism ► Western European political philosophy during the nineteenth century; advocated democracy and reforms favoring lower classes

13. Reign of Terror (1793-1794) ► The period of most extreme violence during the French Revolution

14. Revolutions of 1848 ► Democratic and nationalistic revolutions, most of them unsuccessful, that swept through Europe

15. Self-Strengthening Movement ► A late nineteenth century movement in which the Chinese modernized their army and encouraged Western investment in factories and railways

16. Separation of Powers ► The division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the government

17. Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) ► Conflict fought in Europe and its overseas colonies; in North America, known as the French and Indian War

18. Social Contract ► Enlightenment concept of the agreement made by the people living in a state of nature to give up some of their rights in order for governments to be established

19. Socialism ► Economic and political philosophy based on the idea that the benefits of economic activity should be equitably distributed throughout a society

20. System of Check and Balances ► Constitutional system in which each branch of government places limits on the power of other branches

21. Taiping Rebellion (1853-1864) ► Revolt in southern China against the Qing Empire

22. Universal Male Suffrage ► The right of all males within a given society to vote

23. Berlin Conference (1884-1885) ► Meeting of European imperialist powers to divide Africa among them

24. Boers ► South Africans of Dutch descent

25. Boer War (1889-1902) ► War between the British and Dutch over Dutch independence in South Africa; resulted in a British victory

26. Duma ► The Russian parliament

27. Economic Imperialism ► Control of a country’s economy by the businesses of another nation

28. Great Trek ► The emigration of some 12,000 to 14,000 Boers from Cape Colony in South Africa between 1835 and the early 1840s, in rebellion against the policies of the British government and in search of fresh pasturelands. The Great Trek is regarded by Afrikaners as a central event of their 19th-century history and the origin of their nationhood.

29. Imperialism ► The establishment of colonial empires

30. Indian National Congress ► Political party that became the leader of the Indian nationalist movement

31. Manifest Destiny ► Concept of U.S. territorial expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean that saw the occupation of the rest of the continent as a divine right of the American people. The term was used to justify the U.S. annexation of Oregon, New Mexico, and California and later U.S. involvement in Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines.

32. Raj ► In many Indian languages, it literally means Prince or Royalty though is often used to mean something more like the English term of empire and as such is often used in reference to the Mughal Raj and the British Raj: the period of direct colonial rule of India by the British Empire.

33. Revolution of 1905 ► Strikes by urban workers and peasants in Russia; prompted by shortages of food and by Russia’s loss to Japan in 1905

34. Sepoy Rebellion (1857) ► Revolt of Indian soldiers against the British; caused by a military practice in violation of the Muslim and Hindu faiths

35. Sepoys ► South Asian soldiers who served in the British army in India

36. Social Darwinism ► The application of Darwin’s philosophy of natural selection to human society

37. Spanish-American War (1898) ► Conflict between the U.S. and Spain that began the rise of the U.S. as a world power. The U.S. gained possession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines as a result.