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Zimmerman
german telegram telling mexico to wra w/ usa and reclaim texas, new mexico and arizona
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rasputin
known as holy devil of russia who was poisoned, shot, beated and drownded to death
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tolstoy
wrote war and peace
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elba
napolean's prison island and he later escaped
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ferdinand
archduke of austria-hungary who was assasinated and started WWI
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alsace-lorraine
french land taken by germany at the end of franco-prussian war
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josephine
napolean's dying words were about her
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marie antoinette
she was queeen of france and beheaded; $20 mil on clothes and gifts; blonde hair blue eyed austrain woman; let them eat cake
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duke of wellington
#1 defensive general- defeated napolean at waterloo
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florence nightingale
she is the first professional nurse, lady with the lamp
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monroe doctrine
hands off policy between eastern and western hemispheres
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balance of power
all countries of europe equal in power to prevent one nation from defeating other european countries
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kremlin
triangle of massive red brick walls to house/protext russian government
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robespierre
head of the committee of public safety during its most blood thirsty ime killing 40,000 perople; only man known to have been guillotined face up
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benito juarez
electied president of mexico following its war with spain then a war with france
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louisiana purchase
sold by napolean to usa for 15 million
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no man's land
area of land between enemy trenches
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st. helena
island of death for napolean
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louis XVI
king of france, beheaded during french revolution
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charge of the light brigade
this is when 600 british calvary rode into valley of death and attacked by 6000 russiona
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adolf hitler
military dictator of germany
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glorious revolution
when the power of parliament reamoved king james I to be replaced with will and mary
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reign of terror
this is a period of time of trials and executions
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coup d' etat
a froced change of power
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