Unit 5 flashcard 2

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The political program that followed the destruction of the Tokugawa Shoganate in 1868, in which a collection of young leaders set Japan on the path of centralization, industrialization, and imperialism.

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Meiji Restoration

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the belief that women should possess the same political and economic rights as men

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Feminism

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Theory that opposes governmental interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property.

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Laissez Faire economics

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A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity.

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Liberalism

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English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women

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Mary Wollenstonecraft

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A series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.

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Industrial Revolution

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An organization of workers that tries to improve working conditions, wages, and benefits for its members

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Labor Union

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established in 1865 to finance trade between Europe and Asia. It benefited from the opening of China to trade, including the opium trade.

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HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation)

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founder of modern communism

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Karl Marx

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What letter argues that liberty should come to Latin America but requires a period of transition under a dictator?

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Jamaica Letter