Engels, Friedrich
(1820-1895) German socialist and co-author of The Communist Manifesto.
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Conflict
encomienda system
A system of production in Spainﾒs New World possessions which granted permission to conquistadors to enslave as many people needed to work a plantation.
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Duma
Name of the Russia Parliament.
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domino theory
The idea that countries bordering communist countries were in more danger of falling to communism unless the United States and other western nations worked to prevent it.
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divine right
The justification of monarchy through the word of God.
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d�tente
A policy during the Cold War which was aimed at relaxing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. The policy calls for increase diplomatic and commercial activity.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
Revolutionary document of the French Revolution. Written in 1789, it spelled out certain rights believed to be universal to all mankind. Patterned on the American Declaration of Independence.
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de Santa Anna, Antonio L�pez
(1794-1876) Mexican general and dictator who controlled Mexico for more than 25 years. Lost war against the United States which cost Mexico present day California, Nevada, and New Mexico.
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Cultural Revolution
(1966-1976) Political policy in started in China by Mao Zedong to eliminate his rivals and train a new generation in the revolutionary spirit that created communist China. The Cultural Revolution resulted in beatings, terror, mass jailings, and the deaths of thousands.
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Cuban Missile Crisis
(1961) Crises that developed as a result of Cuban dictator Fidel Castroﾒs decision to allow the Soviet Union to base nuclear missiles in Cuba. Upon discovery, the United States confronted the Soviet Union and demanded the missiles be removed. For nearly two weeks, nuclear war was imminent. Fortunately, diplomacy succeeded and crisis was averted.
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