ABC HISTORY

ADOLF HITLER

• He was the well known leader of the Nazi party.
• Much like his father, he was a short tempered, evil, but charasmatic man.
• Days before defeat, and to avoid trial, he killed himself.
• He started World War I

BLACK PLAGUE

COMMUNISM

• This is an economic system developed by Karl Marx.
• It is supposed to be a classless society where production is owned by the people.

D DAY

• This was a major event of world war II.
• The invasion was given a code called "Overlord"
• Then was a disperse of 100,000 soldiers.

ENLIGHTENMENT

• This was a promotes intellectual interchange.
• They discarded the church's thoughts.
• Its writing inspired the American and French revolution.

FOURTEEN POINTS

• This is a negotiation of Germany's defeat.
• This was also used to fix issues between Europe and Turky.
• This was suggest by U.S president Woodrow Wilson.

GENGHIS KHAN

• He is the leader of the mongols who invaded east Asia.
• He was a military and ploitical genius.
• He even united mongols and nomadic tribes into a effective army.

HUMMURABI'S CODE

• This was Mesopotamia's first written laws.

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

• This period started in England in the 18th and 19th century.
• Economic growth, along with improved communications and social structure came to pass.
• One example of improvement is James Watt and his invention, the steam engine.

JAMES WATT

• He is a Scottish engineer from the 18th century.
• He played a major role in the industrial revolution.
• He also made made important discoveries in chemistry.

KARL MARX

• He became interested in the Hegelian philosophy and studied at university.
• He id the one who wrote "Communist Manifesto"

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

• This happened after world war I.
• After the trouble with the Treaty of Versaille, many looked to the L.O.N.

MONARCHY (ABSOLUTE)

• Absolutes are kings and queens that believe all power in their territory rests in their hands.
• This is also known as Divine Rights "the rights from God".

NEOLITHIC REVOLUTION

• This was a period of farm shifting in the new Stone Age.
• Instead of hunting and gathering, they discovered agriculture.

OTTOMAN EMPIRE

PRIMARY SOURCES

• These are documents or objects written on or made within that time period.
• Example of primary sources are the Steam engine and The Declaration of independence.

QUETZALCOATL

• The serpent like God of the Aztecs.
• He is the god of books, learning, and writing.
• As Hernan Cortez came to the Aztec village, the Emperor, Montezuma II, believed that Cortez was Quetzalcoatl.

RENAISSANCE

• In Italy, this term means "rebirth" of culture.
• This period was an explosion of literature, science, and the arts.

SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

• This was the period of scientific inquiry.
• They rejected the ideals of the Carholic Church.
• They believed in new ideas.

TOTALITARIAN

• This form of government came after World War II.
• This is basically a government that does not allow parties of differing opinion.

UNITED STATES

• This nation existed for 220 years
• Gained independence from Britain in 1776.
• To this day, it remains a international super power.

VLADIMIR LENIN

• Lenin was born on april 27, 1870 in Simbirsk, Russia.
• He was one the charismatic political leaders of the early 20th century.
• He is also a guiding force behind the emergence of the Soviet Union.

WORLD WAR I

• This was the first industrial war ever known.
• It lasted from1914 to 1918, which is four years.
• This is also known as the Great War.

XENOPHOBIA

• This is a term describing a fear or hatred of foreigners.
• Adolf hitler had xenophobia against jews.

YALTA CONFERENCE

• This was a meeting to resolve world war II.
• The war ended with a bombing of Japan.

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