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Western Civilization: Volume II: Since 1500 (Western Civilization to 1500)
Created: 2011-06-08
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Appeasement
diplomatic policy aimed at avoiding war by making concessions to another power, avoiding bloodshed
-League of Nations had tests in which they did nothing:
1. Big one is Hitler, who took Rhineland in 1936 and 1938 annexes Austria, neither initiated response
2. Neville Chmberlain believed that if German states would unify their needs of expansion would be satisfied, so gave them Sudetenland
-League of Nations had tests in which they did nothing:
1. Big one is Hitler, who took Rhineland in 1936 and 1938 annexes Austria, neither initiated response
2. Neville Chmberlain believed that if German states would unify their needs of expansion would be satisfied, so gave them Sudetenland
Romanticism
a nineteenth–century intellectual and artistic movement that rejected the emphasis on reason of the Enlightenment. Instead, Romantics stressed the importance of intuition, feeling, emotion, and imagination as sources of knowing.
Ex: Beethoven
Captain Swing
Name given to threatening letters to swing riots of 1830s, after Industrial Revolution
· Rural agriculture movements in rural England
· Upset against low wages destroyed threshing machines and competition for rates
· Movement had imaginary leader whose name was chosen as Captain Swing.
· Rural agriculture movements in rural England
· Upset against low wages destroyed threshing machines and competition for rates
· Movement had imaginary leader whose name was chosen as Captain Swing.
Department store
Refers to Emile Zola’s A Ladies Paradise, 1883
o Developed theme of modern capitalism and shopping habits of women
o Head of department store comes up with various tricks and methods to get women to buy more products. Used advertisements, food at the store, bargains, create environment for children, etc.
o Try to make the largest profit, strong have the power to make money.
· “Bon Marshe” name of department store, created in 1880
· Vast range of goods in one place at a lower price
o Developed theme of modern capitalism and shopping habits of women
o Head of department store comes up with various tricks and methods to get women to buy more products. Used advertisements, food at the store, bargains, create environment for children, etc.
o Try to make the largest profit, strong have the power to make money.
· “Bon Marshe” name of department store, created in 1880
· Vast range of goods in one place at a lower price
Versailles Treaty
-Signed in Paris Peace conference in 1919 -Treaty only against Germany, made them lose territories and reparations of 33 billion dollars, as well as no longer allowed to have standing army -Germany gets blamed for everything
John Stuart Mill:
Wrote “On Liberty”, "On the Subjection of Women", supporters of women’s rights and liberty
February Revolution(Russia):
· First of 2 rev’s in Russia in 1917
· Public discontent with Niccholas the II and failures of World War I
· February 23rd, international women’s day, reach boiling point when woman marched. Strike reached 30,000, czar gives up power
· Provisional Government and Soviets gain power
· Public discontent with Niccholas the II and failures of World War I
· February 23rd, international women’s day, reach boiling point when woman marched. Strike reached 30,000, czar gives up power
· Provisional Government and Soviets gain power
Omdurman
Battle in 1898
· Between general Kitchner of Anglo-Egyptian army vs Sudanese rebels
· Sudanese rebels stormed the capital and took over the city
· General Kitchner brought army to retake city and massacred the rebels with modern weapons such as machine guns
· During the age of imperialism and scramble for Africa.
· Not a major battle, but first time that the British use new style of warfare in Africa to obliterate troops. International significance.
· Between general Kitchner of Anglo-Egyptian army vs Sudanese rebels
· Sudanese rebels stormed the capital and took over the city
· General Kitchner brought army to retake city and massacred the rebels with modern weapons such as machine guns
· During the age of imperialism and scramble for Africa.
· Not a major battle, but first time that the British use new style of warfare in Africa to obliterate troops. International significance.
Gulag
· Name for labor camps in soviet regime
· Come up in 1919
· By end of 1930s about 3.6 mil people put in them, not justified
· Camps were in isolated areas, existed in other socialist countries as well
· Changed on circumstances on country, little food, no insulation.
· Important part of Stalinist economic structure (force labor in replace of machinery)
· Come up in 1919
· By end of 1930s about 3.6 mil people put in them, not justified
· Camps were in isolated areas, existed in other socialist countries as well
· Changed on circumstances on country, little food, no insulation.
· Important part of Stalinist economic structure (force labor in replace of machinery)
Prague Terms
· Challenge to Soviet Authority
· Emergence of liberal com govs in Czech
· Slovak Dubcek was a socialist who encouraged freedom and less censorship
· Inspired students to demonstrate in Poland and Yugoslovia
· COmms felt threatened by his reforms.
· Came in and crushed his revolution.
· 1968, Soviets send troops to Prague and crush revolution.
· Emergence of liberal com govs in Czech
· Slovak Dubcek was a socialist who encouraged freedom and less censorship
· Inspired students to demonstrate in Poland and Yugoslovia
· COmms felt threatened by his reforms.
· Came in and crushed his revolution.
· 1968, Soviets send troops to Prague and crush revolution.
Maximilien Robespirere:
When the French revolution began to face military and social troubles in 1793, and the convention increasingly delegated its responsibilities to the Committte of Public Safety. The goal of this committee was to seize control of the revolution and to prosecute all of the revolutions enemies, and was led by Maximillien Robespierre. On July 27 1794, Robespierre was shouted down while attempting to speak to the committee, and was executed the next day.
Perestroika Glasnost
· Introduced by Gorb in 1987
· Perestroika means reconstruction
o Change to market economy
· Glasnot means openness
o Stop censorship
· Policies ultimately failed, led to unpopularity of Gorbachev
· Perestroika means reconstruction
o Change to market economy
· Glasnot means openness
o Stop censorship
· Policies ultimately failed, led to unpopularity of Gorbachev
Emily Pankhurst:
· 1858-1958
· Founded the women’s social and political union in 1903 which called for militancy and action to gain female suffrage in Britian
· British suppressed peaceful demonstration, calls for hunger strike
· Claimed women are not super human or sub human but should have same voting rights as men
· Gave speech “Why We are Militant” in 1913
· Founded the women’s social and political union in 1903 which called for militancy and action to gain female suffrage in Britian
· British suppressed peaceful demonstration, calls for hunger strike
· Claimed women are not super human or sub human but should have same voting rights as men
· Gave speech “Why We are Militant” in 1913
European Coal and Steel Community:
· Formed in 1951 to control Europeans most important resources
· Had power to regulate their prices
· Created common market by eliminating tarrifs and trade barriers
· United economies of Western Europe.
· Had power to regulate their prices
· Created common market by eliminating tarrifs and trade barriers
· United economies of Western Europe.
Spanish civil war
· 1936-1939
· Fascism under Francisco Franco
· Weak republic government gets defeated by militaristic right
· All of world watches, France and Brit support republicans, Hitler and Muss support Franco
· Franco wins gains compelte control of Spain.
· Fascism under Francisco Franco
· Weak republic government gets defeated by militaristic right
· All of world watches, France and Brit support republicans, Hitler and Muss support Franco
· Franco wins gains compelte control of Spain.
Treaty of Brest Litovsk
- Signed in 1918
- Seperate peace between Germany and Bl=olshevik regime in Russia
· Made them give up significant area of Russia, Russia withdraws from the war
- Seperate peace between Germany and Bl=olshevik regime in Russia
· Made them give up significant area of Russia, Russia withdraws from the war
Truman Doctrine
· President Truman implementing policy of giving aid in form of military support
· Support democracy worldwide and fight communism
· 1947-Harry Truman makes speech to congress
· Greece is an example of this, 1948?
· Support democracy worldwide and fight communism
· 1947-Harry Truman makes speech to congress
· Greece is an example of this, 1948?
Fascism
· Post WWI, 1921-1945 roughly
· Theory that was created by Mussllini
· Starts on oct 28th of 1922 when black shirts march on capital in Italy
· People tired of Italy’s democratic failure
· Mussolini closed down parliamentary gov, abolished cabinet policy, and appoints himself prime minister and leader of Italy
· Gov controls police, press, and academics
· Restored traditional authority and mobilized society.
· Takes place in Italy, Germany, Central Europe, Spain, Japan, France
· Theory that was created by Mussllini
· Starts on oct 28th of 1922 when black shirts march on capital in Italy
· People tired of Italy’s democratic failure
· Mussolini closed down parliamentary gov, abolished cabinet policy, and appoints himself prime minister and leader of Italy
· Gov controls police, press, and academics
· Restored traditional authority and mobilized society.
· Takes place in Italy, Germany, Central Europe, Spain, Japan, France
Cult of domesticity
· View held up till mid 20th C that women embodied different spirit than men, fulfill duties of wife and mother
· Duties to educate and instill morals in children
· More religious than men
· Arose again in 20th century after the first feminist movement (ie I Love Lucy, etc).
· Most women were upper middle class who held onto this
· Encouraged women to be much more passive
· Huge in Victorian Britain, differentiated upper class women from lower working class women
· Duties to educate and instill morals in children
· More religious than men
· Arose again in 20th century after the first feminist movement (ie I Love Lucy, etc).
· Most women were upper middle class who held onto this
· Encouraged women to be much more passive
· Huge in Victorian Britain, differentiated upper class women from lower working class women
Tito
Full name was Josip Broz. Tito was a Croatian communist who led the strongest Yugoslavian resistance movement during World War II
· Tito and his communist troupes formed a strong guerrilla army and fought Germans, Italians, and Croat fascists.
- After the war, Tito gained much support in Yugoslavia due to his military record, and challenged the USSR to become an independent government from Moscow. USSR expelled the country afterwards. Yugoslavia falls apart after his death.
· Tito and his communist troupes formed a strong guerrilla army and fought Germans, Italians, and Croat fascists.
- After the war, Tito gained much support in Yugoslavia due to his military record, and challenged the USSR to become an independent government from Moscow. USSR expelled the country afterwards. Yugoslavia falls apart after his death.
Conservatism:
· Insisted the nobility and crown share common interest
· Believed that change most be slow and managed to structure authority
· Edmund Burke’s writings was a point of reference.
· 19th century, began in 1790’s (think French Revolution).
o Conservatism as a reaction to the French Revolution
· Preserved order and legitimacy to the thrown
· Believed that change most be slow and managed to structure authority
· Edmund Burke’s writings was a point of reference.
· 19th century, began in 1790’s (think French Revolution).
o Conservatism as a reaction to the French Revolution
· Preserved order and legitimacy to the thrown
Wannsee Conference:
· Jan 1942 Germany meeting with Nazi leaders
· Discuss Jewish issue
· Chief executer of final solution made Reinhard Heydrich
· Import Jes from all over to go and work in work camps mainly for transportation purposes
· Worked to death and then all killed at the end
· Plan failed due to soviet moves.
· Discuss Jewish issue
· Chief executer of final solution made Reinhard Heydrich
· Import Jes from all over to go and work in work camps mainly for transportation purposes
· Worked to death and then all killed at the end
· Plan failed due to soviet moves.
Second Industrial revolution:
Took place in Europe and America (Germany, France, England, Northern Italy)
· Dubbed the technological revolution
· Advanced in steel, electric, and chemistry industries
· Led to internal combustion engine, lightbulbs, generators
· Boomed economy in Europe.
· Population increases and consumption increases occurred as a result
o Department stores
· Growth of the working class
· Automobiles arise, trains become much more widespread, mass production of food.
· Dubbed the technological revolution
· Advanced in steel, electric, and chemistry industries
· Led to internal combustion engine, lightbulbs, generators
· Boomed economy in Europe.
· Population increases and consumption increases occurred as a result
o Department stores
· Growth of the working class
· Automobiles arise, trains become much more widespread, mass production of food.
The Great Terror:
· 1937-1938
· Main act of Stalin to achieve total doctoral power
· Eliminated all of his enemies, both social and politcals, anyone who was political, anyone who ran economics, certain races
· Economy was changed, took private lands and made them public, “collectivism.”
· Over 1 mil die, 1 mil and a half go to work camps.
· Main act of Stalin to achieve total doctoral power
· Eliminated all of his enemies, both social and politcals, anyone who was political, anyone who ran economics, certain races
· Economy was changed, took private lands and made them public, “collectivism.”
· Over 1 mil die, 1 mil and a half go to work camps.
Social Darwinism:
· Post 1856-1945
· Social adaptation of theory of natural selection
o Explained speciation and populations as outcome of competition
· Refers to ideas that predate Darwins publication
· Herbert Spencer
o Comes up with phrase “survival of the fittest”
· Application of Darwinian thought to society, much more simply, rationalizes things like imperialism and nationalism.
· Justifies ill treatment of poor.
· Social adaptation of theory of natural selection
o Explained speciation and populations as outcome of competition
· Refers to ideas that predate Darwins publication
· Herbert Spencer
o Comes up with phrase “survival of the fittest”
· Application of Darwinian thought to society, much more simply, rationalizes things like imperialism and nationalism.
· Justifies ill treatment of poor.
Hiroshima:
· Hiroshima first city destroyed by nuclear weapons.
· US drops nuc on Aug 6th 1945
· War in Europe is over but Japan will not accept defeat
· Tokyo fire bombed before
· US drops nuc on Aug 6th 1945
· War in Europe is over but Japan will not accept defeat
· Tokyo fire bombed before
White Man’s Burden:
Embodiment of the idea of British superiority
· Rubert Kipling in 1899 in response to Spanish-American war.
o Civilizing mission of British
o Wrote long poem that the white mans burden is to bring up lesser societies.
o Refers to other societies as “half-devil half-child.”
o British, raised in India.
· Rubert Kipling in 1899 in response to Spanish-American war.
o Civilizing mission of British
o Wrote long poem that the white mans burden is to bring up lesser societies.
o Refers to other societies as “half-devil half-child.”
o British, raised in India.
Stalingrad:
· July 1942- feb 2nd 1943
· Turning point in the war, first substantial german land defeat
· Bloodiest battle ever, 2 mil casualties
· Germany held 90 % at times but were unable to force them fully out.
· Able to trap Germans in city, cold winter comes along and slowly takes its toll
· Because city was transport route it would have severed transportation to the North.
· Turning point in the war, first substantial german land defeat
· Bloodiest battle ever, 2 mil casualties
· Germany held 90 % at times but were unable to force them fully out.
· Able to trap Germans in city, cold winter comes along and slowly takes its toll
· Because city was transport route it would have severed transportation to the North.
Spinning Jenny
· Invention of James Hargreaves in 1764 in England, first industrial revolution
· Dramatically reduced time and work to produce thread and yarn. 16 fld reproduction of thread
· Revolutionized British textile industry
· Dramatically reduced time and work to produce thread and yarn. 16 fld reproduction of thread
· Revolutionized British textile industry
About this deck
By: Dante Brown
Textbook:
Western Civilization: Volume II: Since 1500 (Western Civilization to 1500)
Created: 2011-06-08
Size: 30 flashcards
Views: 71
Textbook:
Western Civilization: Volume II: Since 1500 (Western Civilization to 1500)Created: 2011-06-08
Size: 30 flashcards
Views: 71
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