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The 1911 Revolution (also known as the Xinhai Revolution) was a series of uprisings that overthrew China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing dynasty, and led to the establishment of the Republic of China.

Line dividing North and South Korea after 1945, becoming the frontline of political tension.

One of the first African American units in the Union Army during the Civil War, celebrated for its bravery in the 1863 assault on Fort Wagner, which challenged racist doubts about Black soldiers’ courage and capability.

when a ruler gives up the throne

when a ruler gives up the throne voluntarily.

The political and moral movement dedicated to ending the slave trade and the institution of slavery itself.

Legal process by which princely states joined either India or Pakistan.

The Act of Chapultepec was a declaration signed on March 8, 1945, at the Inter-American Conference on Problems of War and Peace in Mexico City. It was an agreement among American nations to undertake joint action to protect the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of any American state from aggression, whether from within or outside the continent

A law passed in the Maryland colony guaranteeing freedom of worship to all Trinitarian Christians (those who believed in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). It was one of the first legal steps toward religious tolerance in British America, though it excluded non-Christians and was later repealed when Protestants took power.

Direct and sustained action aimed at promoting or resisting social or political change.

Gradual reduction of colonial government responsibilities.

Policies designed to increase representation of marginalized groups in education and employment.

an agreement between countries to support each other militarily or politically.

Strategic partnerships between Indigenous groups and European powers for trade, protection, or military support.

A government pardon that allows undocumented immigrants to remain legally in the country under certain conditions.

British troops opened fire on a large crowd of unarmed Indians

The Union’s military strategy during the Civil War to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River, cutting off Confederate supplies and trade to slowly “squeeze” the South into surrender.

A political philosophy that advocates for a society without hierarchies or centralized authority, especially rejecting the state and government.

The political, social, and economic system of France before the Revolution of 1789, characterised by absolute monarchy, feudal privileges, and a rigid social hierarchy divided into Three Estates.

The political and social system in France before the Revolution of 1789, characterised by absolute monarchy, a rigid class structure of Three Estates, and feudal privileges for the nobility and clergy.

The political and social system of France before the Revolution of 1789, characterised by absolute monarchy, feudal privilege, and a rigid hierarchy of Three Estates.

The political and social system in France before the Revolution of 1789, characterised by absolute monarchy, a rigid estate system, and feudal privileges for the nobility and clergy.

The collection of territories controlled by the Plantagenet dynasty from 1154, stretching from Scotland to the Pyrenees, including England, Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine.

The formal addition of a territory into an empire.