My fearless shelf by Lohany Ramos Cisneros _ Student - EastWakeHS https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha Made with panache en-us 2019-01-25 19:04:23 UTC 2019-05-17 17:47:01 UTC hello@padlet.com The Big Bang ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/324465142 One theory as to how the universe formed]]> 2019-01-25 19:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/324465142 Paleolithic Era ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/325042834 Humans living during the Paleolithic Era were hunter-gatherers.]]> 2019-01-28 17:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/325042834 Anatomically Modern Humans ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/325046164 The modern human term (AMHS) refers in Paleoanthropology  to individual members of the species Homo sapiens.]]> 2019-01-28 17:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/325046164 Bipedalism ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/325053292 Bipedalism is a form of terrestrial locomotion where an organism moves by means of its two rear limbs or legs.]]> 2019-01-28 17:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/325053292 Hunter-Gatherer ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326366308 A town that lives mainly hunting and fishing, and harvesting wild foods.]]> 2019-01-31 17:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326366308 Culture ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326367693 They are found in all human societies; These include expressive forms such as art, music, dance, ritual, religion and technology.

]]> 2019-01-31 17:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326367693 ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326369422 2019-01-31 17:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326369422 Fertile Crescent ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326372039 An area of fertile land in the Middle East, which stretches around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in a semicircle from Israel to the Persian Gulf, where the Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Phoenician and Hebrew civilizations flourished.]]> 2019-01-31 17:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326372039 Nomad ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326372904 a member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.]]> 2019-01-31 17:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326372904 Innovation ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326374384 A  new method, idea, product, etc.]]> 2019-01-31 17:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326374384 Neolithic Revolution ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326375911 The First Agricultural Revolution was the large-scale transition of many human cultures during the Neolithic period, from a hunting and gathering lifestyle to one of agriculture and settlement, making the population ever larger. .]]> 2019-01-31 17:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326375911 Agriculture ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326377123 The science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products cleared the land to use it for Agriculture

]]> 2019-01-31 17:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326377123 Trade ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326382971 a skilled job, typically one requiring manual skills and special training.]]> 2019-01-31 17:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326382971 City-State ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326383821 A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.]]> 2019-01-31 17:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/326383821 Dynasty ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329952331 a line of hereditary rulers of a country]]> 2019-02-11 16:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329952331 Polytheism ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329953710 the belief in or worship of more than one god.]]> 2019-02-11 16:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329953710 Monotheism ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329954904 the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.]]> 2019-02-11 16:36:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329954904 Code of Hammurabi ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329956540 is a well-preserved Babylonian code of law of ancient Mesopotamia, dated back to about 1754 BCE (Middle Chronology). It is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world. The sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi, enacted the code.]]> 2019-02-11 16:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329956540 Civilization ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329965294 the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.]]> 2019-02-11 16:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329965294 Theocracy ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329966101 a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.]]> 2019-02-11 16:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329966101 Social Hierarchy ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329969742  A fundamental aspect of social organization that is established by fighting or display behavior and results in a ranking of the animals in a group. ... Dominance hierarchies often determine first or best access to food, social interactions, or mating within animal groups.]]> 2019-02-11 16:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329969742 Papyrus ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329970965 a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats.]]> 2019-02-11 17:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329970965 Chariot ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329971735 convey in or as in a chariot.]]> 2019-02-11 17:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329971735 Scholar ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329972452 a specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities; a distinguished academic.]]> 2019-02-11 17:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329972452 Mandate of Heaven ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329974223 Any such mandate or blessing. The Chinese philosophical concept of the circumstances under which a ruler is allowed to rule. Good rulers would be allowed to rule with the Mandate of heaven]]> 2019-02-11 17:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329974223 Feudalism ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329974976 the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles]]> 2019-02-11 17:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329974976 Arable land ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329985032 land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops. In Britain, it was traditionally contrasted with pasturable land such as heaths which could be used for sheep-rearing but not farmland.]]> 2019-02-11 17:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329985032 Colony ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329985790 a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.]]> 2019-02-11 17:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329985790 Monarchy ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329988281 a form of government with a monarch at the head.]]> 2019-02-11 17:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329988281 Aristocracy ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329990047 the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices.]]> 2019-02-11 17:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329990047 Oligarchy ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329990704 a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.]]> 2019-02-11 17:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/329990704 Direct Democracy ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330015949 Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly. This differs from the majority of currently established democracies, which are representative democracies]]> 2019-02-11 18:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330015949 Delian League ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330020778 The Delian League, founded in 478 BC,]was an association of Greek city-states, with the number of members numbering between 150 to 330 under the leadership of Athens, whose purpose was to continue fighting the Persian Empire after the Greek victory in the Battle of Plataea at the end of the Second Persian invasion of Greece.]]> 2019-02-11 18:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330020778 Hoplite Phalanx ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330026146 The hoplite phalanx was the perfect manifestation of classical Greek society on the battlefield. Made up of middle-class men who had day jobs, the phalanx was made to decide a war in a single bloody struggle.]]> 2019-02-11 18:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330026146 Superpower ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330031239 A superpower is a state with a dominant position characterised by its extensive ability to exert]]> 2019-02-11 18:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330031239 Assassin ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330034103 a member of the Nizari branch of Ismaili Muslims at the time of the Crusades, when the newly established sect ruled part of northern Persia (1094–1256). They were renowned as militant fanatics, and were popularly reputed to use hashish before going on murder missions.]]> 2019-02-11 18:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330034103 Mercenary ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330891589 A mercenary is an individual who is hired to take part in a conflict but is not part of an army or other-governmental organisation. Mercenaries fight for money or other forms payment rather than for political interests.]]> 2019-02-13 16:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330891589 Inflation ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330894541  is a situation of a sustained increase in the general price level in an economy inflation means an increase in the cost of living as the price of goods and services rise.]]> 2019-02-13 16:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330894541 Pax Romana ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330896521  refers to the time period from 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E. in the Roman Empire.]]> 2019-02-13 16:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330896521 Empire ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330897101 a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.]]> 2019-02-13 16:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330897101 Climate Change ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330899490 The term "climate change" is often used to refer specifically to anthropogenic climate change also known as global warming.]]> 2019-02-13 16:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330899490 Sack ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330902838 a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.]]> 2019-02-13 16:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330902838 Lingua Franca ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330903755 Lingua Franca refers to any language used for communication between people who do not share a native language. It can refer to hybrid languages such as pidgins and creoles used for communication between language groups. ...]]> 2019-02-13 16:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/330903755 The Edict of Nantesz ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/349026488 The Edict of Nantes, signed in April 1598 by King Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France substantial rights in the nation, which was still considered essentially Catholic at the time. ]]> 2019-04-05 17:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/349026488 Dynasty ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/349037191 a line of hereditary rulers of a country.

"the Tang dynasty"
]]> 2019-04-05 18:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/349037191 Louis XIV ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/349039242 Louis XIV, known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. ]]> 2019-04-05 18:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/349039242 Divine Right ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/349039488 The divine right of kings, divine right, or God's mandate is a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy. It asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the right to rule directly from the will of God.]]> 2019-04-05 18:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/349039488 Mercantilism ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/349039890 Mercantilism is a national economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports of a nation. Mercantilism was dominant in modernized parts of Europe from the 16th to the 18th centuries before falling .]]> 2019-04-05 18:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/349039890 Subsidies ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/349040154 a sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the price of a commodity or service may remain low or competitive.]]> 2019-04-05 18:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/349040154 The Industrial Revolution ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355547913 The Industrial Revolution, which took place from the 18th to 19th centuries, was a period during which predominantly agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban.]]> 2019-04-30 17:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355547913 The Agricultural Revolution ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355548797 The Agricultural Revolution was a period of technological improvement and increased crop productivity that occurred during the 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe.]]> 2019-04-30 17:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355548797 Adam Smith ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355549498 Adam Smith FRSA was a Scottish economist, philosopher and author as well as a moral philosopher, a pioneer of political economy and a key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment, also known as ''The Father of Economics'' or ''The Father of Capitalism'']]> 2019-04-30 17:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355549498 Karl Marx ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355550070 Karl Marx was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist and socialist revolutionary. Born in Trier, Germany, Marx studied law and philosophy at university. He married Jenny von Westphalen in 1843. ]]> 2019-04-30 17:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355550070 Crop Rotation ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355550794 Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar or different types of crops in the same area in sequenced seasons. It is done so that the soil of farms is not used for only one set of nutrients. It helps in reducing soil erosion and increases soil fertility and crop yield]]> 2019-04-30 17:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355550794 Eugenics ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355551796 Eugenics is a set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population by excluding certain genetic groups judged to be inferior, and promoting other genetic groups judged to be superior.]]> 2019-04-30 17:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355551796 Entrepreneurs ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355552386 Entrepreneurship is the process of designing, launching and running a new business, which is often initially a small business. The people who create these businesses are called entrepreneurs.]]> 2019-04-30 17:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355552386 4 Factors of Production ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355555842 In economics, factors of production, resources, or inputs are what is used in the production process to produce output—that is, finished goods and services. The utilized amounts of the various inputs determine the quantity of output according to the relationship called the production function]]> 2019-04-30 17:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355555842 Watt Engine ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355556614 The Watt steam engine, alternatively known as the Boulton and Watt steam engine, was the first practical steam engine and was one of the driving forces of the industrial revolution. James Watt developed the design sporadically from 1763 to 1775 with support from Matthew Boulton. 

]]> 2019-04-30 17:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355556614 Factory ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355557702 a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.]]> 2019-04-30 17:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355557702 Corporations ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355558729 A corporation is an organization, usually a group of people or a company, authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law. Early incorporated entities were established by charter. Most jurisdictions now allow the creation of new corporations through registration]]> 2019-04-30 17:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355558729 Imperialism ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355560866 Imperialism is policy or ideology of extending a nation's rule over foreign nations, often by military force or by gaining political and economic control of other areas.]]> 2019-04-30 17:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355560866 Self-Interest ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355561520 Image result for Self-interestwww.investopedia.com
Self-interest generally refers to a focus on the needs or desires (interests) of one's self. A number of philosophical, psychological, and economic theories examine the role of self-interest in motivating human action.]]> 2019-04-30 17:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355561520 Competition ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355562471 the activity or condition of competing.]]> 2019-04-30 17:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355562471 Supply and Demand ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355563153 the amount of a commodity, product, or service available and the desire of buyers for it, considered as factors regulating its price.]]> 2019-04-30 17:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355563153 Free Trade ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355563843 Free trade is a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports; it can also be understood as the free market idea applied to international trade.]]> 2019-04-30 18:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355563843 Capitalism ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355564689 Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Characteristics central to capitalism include private property, capital accumulation, wage labor, voluntary exchange, a price system, and competitive markets]]> 2019-04-30 18:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355564689 Proletariat ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355565875 The proletariat is the class of wage-earners in an economic society whose only possession of significant material value is their labour-power. A member of such a class is a proletarian. In Marxist theory, a dictatorship of the proletariat is for the proletariat, of the proletariat, and by the proletariat. ]]> 2019-04-30 18:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355565875 Communism ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355566604 a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.]]> 2019-04-30 18:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355566604 Labor Union ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355567352 an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests.]]> 2019-04-30 18:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355567352 Quinine ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355567827 Quinine is a common treatment for malaria. Some people believe that it can also help with leg cramps and restless legs syndrome. Quinine comes from the bark of the cinchona tree. This tree is native to central and South America, as well as some islands in the Caribbean and western parts of Africa.]]> 2019-04-30 18:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/355567827 Scramble The Scramble ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356215771 The Scramble for Africa was the occupation, division, and colonisation of African territory by Western European powers during the period of the New Imperialism, between 1881 and 1914.]]> 2019-05-02 14:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356215771 Berlin Conference 1884 ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356217400 The Berlin Conference of 1884–85, also known as the Congo Conference or West Africa Conference, regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power.]]> 2019-05-02 14:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356217400 Open Door Policy ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356218128 The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century that would allow for a system of trade in China open to all countries equally.]]> 2019-05-02 14:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356218128 Opium War 1842 ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356219114 The Opium Wars were two wars in the mid-19th century involving Great Qing and the British Empire and concerning the British imposition of trade of opium upon China, thus compromising China’s sovereignty and economic power for almost a century.]]> 2019-05-02 14:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356219114 Nationalism ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356221221 Nationalism is a political, social, and economic ideology and movement characterized by the promotion of the interests of a particular nation, especially with the aim of gaining and maintaining the nation's sovereignty over its homeland. ]]> 2019-05-02 14:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356221221 Militarism ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356223278 Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values.]]> 2019-05-02 14:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356223278 Tangled Alliances ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356227768 Anxious at the prospect of being surrounded by potential enemies]]> 2019-05-02 14:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356227768 Zimmerman Telegram ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356238831 a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico.]]> 2019-05-02 14:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356238831 Mao Zedong ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356242187 Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he ruled as the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. ]]> 2019-05-02 15:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356242187 Vladimir Lenin ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356245490  better known by the alias Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. ]]> 2019-05-02 15:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356245490 Mahatma Gandhi ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356246362  an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule. ]]> 2019-05-02 15:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356246362 The Great Depression ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356246982 a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States]]> 2019-05-02 15:13:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356246982 Inflation ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356247684 the action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated.]]> 2019-05-02 15:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356247684 Fascism ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356248125 a form of radical, right-wing, authoritarian ultranationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and strong regimentation of society and of the economy, which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe]]> 2019-05-02 15:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356248125 Tripartite Pact ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356249023  the Berlin Pact, was an agreement between Germany, Italy and Japan signed in Berlin on 27 September 1940 by, respectively, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Galeazzo Ciano and Saburō Kurusu]]> 2019-05-02 15:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356249023 Appeasement ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356249700 the action or process of appeasing.]]> 2019-05-02 15:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356249700 blitzkrieg ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356262956 an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory.]]> 2019-05-02 15:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356262956 D-day ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356265398 the day (June 6, 1944) in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy.]]> 2019-05-02 15:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356265398 Island Hopping ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356266366 as island hopping, was a military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II.]]> 2019-05-02 15:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356266366 Atom Bomb ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356267090 A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions. Both bomb types release large quantities of energy from relatively small amounts of matter.]]> 2019-05-02 15:49:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356267090 the holocaust ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356268175 s the Shoah, was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by local collaborators, systematically murdered some six million European Jews—around two-thirds of the Jewish population of Europe—between 1941 and 1945]]> 2019-05-02 15:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356268175 genocide ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356269711 Genocide is intentional action to destroy a people in whole or in part. The hybrid word "genocide" is a combination of the Greek word γένος and the Latin suffix -caedo]]> 2019-05-02 15:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356269711 concentration ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356270247 Nazi Germany maintained concentration camps throughout the territories it controlled before and during the Second World War.]]> 2019-05-02 15:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356270247 The Marshall Plan ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356273186 an American initiative passed in 1948 to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave over $12 billion (nearly $100 billion in 2018 US dollars) in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II.]]> 2019-05-02 16:00:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356273186 the united nations UN ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356274143 an intergovernmental organization that was tasked to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international co-operation and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.]]> 2019-05-02 16:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356274143 UN Security Council ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356274560 The United Nations Security Council is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, charged with ensuring international peace and security, accepting new members to the United Nations and approving any changes to its charter]]> 2019-05-02 16:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356274560 Bretton Woods System ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356275113 the first example of a fully negotiated monetary order intended to govern monetary relations among independent states.]]> 2019-05-02 16:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356275113 Bretton woods ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356277948 system of monetary management established the rules for commercial and financial relations among the United States, Canada, Western European countries, Australia, and Japan after the 1944 Bretton Woods Agreement.]]> 2019-05-02 16:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356277948 Iron Curtain ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356278537 a notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.]]> 2019-05-02 16:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356278537 puppet government ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356279962 a state that is de jure independent but is de facto completely dependent upon an outside power. It is nominally sovereign but effectively controlled by a foreign or otherwise alien power, for reasons such as financial interests, economic or military support]]> 2019-05-02 16:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356279962 Warsaw Pact ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356282784 formally known as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defence treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland between the Soviet Union and seven Eastern Bloc satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe in May 1955, during the Cold War.]]> 2019-05-02 16:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356282784 Policy of Containment ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356283284 a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. ]]> 2019-05-02 16:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356283284 Domino Theory ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356283733  a theory prominent from the 1950s to the 1980s that posited that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect.]]> 2019-05-02 16:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356283733 Nuclear Weapons ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356285509 a bomb or missile that uses nuclear energy to cause an explosion.]]> 2019-05-02 16:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356285509 great leap ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356285865  a push by Mao Zedong to change China from a predominantly agrarian (farming) society to a modern, industrial society—in just five years.]]> 2019-05-02 16:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356285865 Korean War ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356286684 a war between North Korea and South Korea. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border]]> 2019-05-02 16:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356286684 The Bay of Pigs ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356287576 an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones located on the southern coast of Cuba. By 1910, it was included in Santa Clara Province, and then instead to Las Villas Province by 1961, but in 1976, ]]> 2019-05-02 16:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356287576 The Cuban Missile Crisis ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356288041  the October Crisis of 1962, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union initiated by the American discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba]]> 2019-05-02 16:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356288041 ho chi mih ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356289704  First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Vietnam. He was also Prime Minister and President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam]]> 2019-05-02 16:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356289704 Detente ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356290210  the USS Maddox incident, was an international confrontation that led to the United States engaging more directly in the Vietnam War.]]> 2019-05-02 16:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356290210 Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars Program) ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356328141 The Strategic Defense Initiative was a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons. The concept was first announced publicly by President Ronald Reagan on 23 March 1983. ]]> 2019-05-02 17:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356328141 GlasnostIn. ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356329970 In the Russian language the word Glasnost has several general and specific meanings. It has been used in Russian to mean "openness and transparency" since at least the end of the eighteenth century.]]> 2019-05-02 17:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356329970 Perestroika ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356331655 Perestroika was a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s and 1990s and is widely associated with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost policy reform. .]]> 2019-05-02 17:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356331655 Democratization ljramoscisneros https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356332679 the introduction of a democratic system or democratic principles.]]> 2019-05-02 17:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ljramoscisneros/cuogr2m6xtha/wish/356332679