18 Terms
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World history
African-Americans
History; World history
Americans descended from African forebears, usually those enslaved and brought to the USA before the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation.
guild
History; World history
An association of merchants or craftspeople in medieval Europe, formed to make regulations and set standards for a particular trade or craft.
Opium War
History; World history
In the early 19th century, Great Britain began importing opium, processed from poppy plants grown in the Crown Colony of India, into China. Chinese officials attempted to ban the importation of the ...
Algeria war
History; World history
The Algerian Revolution led to Algeria gaining its independence from France. This conflict was independence movement from 1954 to 1962 between Algeria and France. It was a complex conflict ...
protectorate
History; World history
A country or region that is controlled by a more powerful country.
The dark ages
History; World history
Beginning of the medieval period in the history of Western Europe. He began in 476 ad after the fall of Rome and lasted for around 1000. All forms of culture declined, especially literacy, which was ...
