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What is Belle Epoque? |
Period characterized by optimism, regional peace, economic prosperity, an apex of colonial empires, and technological, scientific, and cultural innovations. |
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Herbert Spencer |
Best known for the phrase "survival of the fittest Wrote Principals of Biology |
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Eugenics |
Improving the human race by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable traits. |
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Social Darwinism |
Individuals, groups, and peoples are subject to the same Darwinian laws of nature as plants and animals |
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The Battle of Fort Sumter |
Confederate army fired on Fort Sumter and forced a surrender in 34 hours Start of the Civil War |
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What was the Young Turk Revolution? |
A political reform movement in the early 20th century that consisted of Ottoman exiles, students, civil servants, and army officers |
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The Third Republic |
Was the system of government adopted in France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed. |
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Paris Commune |
Popular-led democratic government that ruled Paris from March 18 to May 28, 1871. |
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What was the People Budget? |
A budget created by David Lloyd George in 1911. -increase income taxes on higher tax brackets -raise the inheritance tax |
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What was the Irish Home Rule? |
Movement that campaigned for self-government of Ireland within the UK |
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Current heads of the UK. |
Boris Johnson- Prime Minister Sajid Javid- Exchequer Dominic Raab- Foreign Secretary Pritti Patel- Home Secretary |
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What identified the House of Commons? |
Lower house in Parliament Elected body consisting of Members of Parliament Members are elected to represent constituents. |
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What identified the House of Lords? |
Upper house of parliament Membership is granted by appointment, heredity, or official function |
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What was the 2nd Boer War? |
Fought between the British empire, South African Republic, and the Orange Free State over the Empire's influence in South Africa. |
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What were the Opium Wars? |
Two wars in the mid-19th century involving Great Qing and the British Government over the imposition of opium trade in China |
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What was the Indirect Rule? |
A system of governance used by British and French to control parts of their colonial empires throug pre-existing indigenous power structures |
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Who was Gacrilo Princip? |
Assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and wife of Austria. |
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What is Pan-Slavism? |
A political ideology concerned with the advancement of integrity and unity for the slavic- speaking people |
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What is a War of Attrition? |
Belligerent agents to win a war wearing down an enemy through losses of personnel or material |
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What was Verdun? |
France repelled a major German offense One of the longest and bloodiest battles of WW1 |
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What was the Challenge of Neutrality? |
Open markets for the US and continued commercial ties with all belligerents in WW1 |
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What was the 1918 Flu? |
Spanish Flu Influenza pandemic |
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What reasons made the US enter WW1? |
Economics Ethnicity U-boats |
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What was the Armenian Genocide? |
Systematic extermination of Armenians from the Ottoman Empire from 1914-1923. |
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Who discovered Radium? |
Pierre and Marie Curie in 1898 |
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Who was Clara Bow? |
Early actress; "It Girl" |
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Who was Pathe? |
Invented the newsreel. Produced phonographic records. |
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Who was Marconi? |
Invented the first long-distance wireless telegram |
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What money problems were had at the end of WW1? |
Allies owed the US large money and Germany and Austria couldn't pay reparations. |
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What were Hoover's beliefs? |
Refused to give handouts Rugged individualism |
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FDR |
Expanded these size and role of the government through the New Deal. |
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What was Keynesian Economics? |
When spending increases in an economy, earning also increase, which can lead to greater spending and earning |
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How did WW2 start? |
Hitler unleashed Blitzkrieg on Poland |
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What was Pearl Harbor? |
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The US entered WW2 the next day. |
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What was the Spanish Civil War? |
Revolt against the Republican 1936-1939 |
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Who was Vidkun Quisling? |
Headed the government of Norway during the occupation by Germany |
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Sweden and Switzerland |
Neutral Party Haven for Norwegian and Danish Jews. |
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What was D-day? |
Landing operation at Normandy Called Operation Neptune Liberation of German-occupied France |
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What is VE-Day? |
Victory in Europe Day The day Germany surrendered WW2 |
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What was the Holocaust? |
Nazi plan to exterminate Jews Sent gypsies, lesbians, Jehovah's witnesses, and political opponents as well |
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What was the importance of Israel? |
Western forces were reluctant to challenge them due to relying on Arabian oil. |
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What was the Truman Doctrine? |
The US should support free peoples around the world who are resisting takeovers by armed minorities and outside pressures |
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What is Containment? |
US policy to stop the spread of Communism abroad. |
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What was decided at the Potsdam Conference, July 1945? |
Try Nazi leaders as war criminals. Exact reparations from Germany. Split the country and Berlin into 4 zones. |
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What was the Martial Plan? |
Program to provide economic aid to foreign countries after WW2 |
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What was the Berlin Airlift? |
Truman launched supplies flown fromfrom western Germany cities 24 hours a day. |
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What was the Secret Speech? |
Report by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to the 20th congress of the Communist Party. |
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Reasons for decolonization post-WW2? |
Colonies' thirst for independence Colonial powers were no longer invulnerable New focus on anti-colonialism in the UN |
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What is important about the Suez Canal? |
The Suez Crisis when the leader of Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal. |
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What is important about Ghana? |
It was the first African country to achieve independence. |
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Who partook in the Patrician of India? |
Dominion of Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan Union/Republic of India People's Republic of Bangladesh |
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Who was Josef Broz Tito? |
The first Communist leader to defy Soviet hegemony. |
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What was the European Economic Community? |
Established in 1958 Known as the Common Market Belgium,France, Netherlands, West Germany, Italy, and Luxembourg. |
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What was the Berlin Wall? |
Wall around West Berlin preventing access from East Berlin. |
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What was Staci? |
State security service of East Germany. Repressive secret police. |
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What happened in May of 1968? |
Student and worker revolt in Paris. |
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What was Prague Spring? |
Political liberalization and mass protest in Czechoslovakia as a Communist state. |
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What is Neoliberalism? |
Emphasized the value of free market competition |
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Who is Carl Djarrasi? |
Invented the oral birth control pill. |
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What is Earth Day? |
Founded in 1970 Day of discussion about environmental issues. |
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What it's the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? |
Ongoing struggle between the 2 countries going back to the mid-20th century |
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What is the Palestinian Liberation Organization? |
Political organization to represent those Arabs and their descendants who lived in mandated Palestine before the creation of the State of Israel. |
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What is Operation Desert Storm? |
Removal of weapons of mass destruction and no-fly zone of Iraq. |
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What was the Solidarity Movement? |
First independent Polish labor union in a country belonging to the Soviet bloc |
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When was the Berlin Wall torn down? |
November 9th 1989 |
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What were the Beloveza Accords? |
The end of the USSR. |
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What was the Yugoslavian Civil War? |
Series of ethnic conflicts that led to the breakup of the Yugoslav state. |
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Why did Russian Tsar Nicholas II fall? |
Discontent of the working class. Weak leadership. Wars and protests. Lenin utilized the working class to bring about a revolution along with German backing to oust the Russian royal family. |
