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Hernan Cortes- (1485-1547) Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico.
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Hernan Cortes- (1485-1547) Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico.
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Montezuma II - (1502-1520) He was the last
Aztec emperor in Mexico, defeated by Cortes.
Aztec emperor in Mexico, defeated by Cortes.
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Atahualpa - The last Inca emperor in South America, defeated by Pizarro.
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Francisco Pizarro- (1475-1541) A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru.
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Aborigine- The original inhabitants of Australia.
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Colombian Exchange - A dramatically widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, human populations (including slaves).
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Vasco de Gama - The first person to sail directly from Europe to India.
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Prince Henry the Navigator - —(1394-1460) A Portuguese royal prince, soldier and patron of explorers. Henry sent many sailing expeditions down Africa's west coast.
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Ferdinand Magellan - (1480 - 1521) A Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first
to circumnavigate the world.
to circumnavigate the world.
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Christopher Columbus - (1451-1506) An Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China.
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Napolean Boneparte - (1769-1821) A French general who became emperor of the French.
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Russian Revolution - A revolution in 1917 which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union.
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Treaty of Versailles - —The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded reparations from the Germans.
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Adolf Hitler - German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945).
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Holocaust - The mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period 1941–45.
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Axis Powers - Germany, Italy, and Japan
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The Depression - A significant and prolonged downturn in the economy.
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Nazism - A form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism and obedience to a strong leader.
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The Allies - Included Britain, France, and the Soviet Union.
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Cold War - A state of political tension and military rivalry between nations that stops short of full-scale war.
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WWII - Second World War was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945.
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NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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Fascism - Dictator forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism.
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Judaism - A religion developed among the ancient Hebrews.
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Islam - The religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran.
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WWI - The war centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914.
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Christianity - The Christian religion, founded on the life and teachings of Jesus.
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Alexander the Great - The creator of one of the largest empires in ancient History. (Greece)
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Nationalism - The love of one's country.
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Socialism - A way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies.