20 Terms
Contributors in World history
World history
Crusades
History; World history
European Christian military expeditions made between the 11th and 13th centuries to retake the Middle Eastern Holy Lands occupied by the Muslims. In view of world history, the Crusades were important ...
North Atlantic Treaty organisation (NATO)
History; World history
An international defence alliance between the United States, Great Britain, and others formed in 1949 as a response to the spread of communism.
Indian National Congress
History; World history
Nationalistic organisation in India with the purpose of ending British control. Prominent members include Mohandas Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
Neville Chamberlain
History; World history
(1869-1940) Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1937 to 1940. He is responsible for the policy of appeasement with Adolf Hitlers Nazi Germany.
Long Parliament
History; World history
(1640 1660) English Parliament which met off and on for twenty years due to religious and civil problems. Occurs during the English Civil War.
Monroe Doctrine
History; World history
(1823) A political policy of the United States by President James Monroe that states the Western Hemisphere is closed to European interference.
Market economy
History; World history
An economy that operates by voluntary exchange in a free market and is not planned or controlled by a central authority; a capitalistic economy.
