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Which of the following was addressed by the Nuremberg Trials?
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The holocaust
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where were atomic bombs dropped?
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hiroshima and nagasaki
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What caused the japanese emperor to have reduced power after the war?
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Allies' insistence
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Which of the following battles marked the final German offensive?
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Battle of the Bulge
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Which of the following was the location of a Nazi extermination camp?
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Auschwitz
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What was significant about the Battle of Midway?
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Turned the tide of the war against the Japanese
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What event occurred on the day described as "a day which will live in infamy"?
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain
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That Hitler's advances could be blocked
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The German Blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depened on what advantage?
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Surprise and overwhelming force
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What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
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German invasion of Poland
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Why were thousands of U.S citizens put in internment camps during the war?
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They were of Japanese descent and falsely labeled as enemies
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What was the Allies plan for victory over the Nazis?
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The allies would fight Germany on two fronts to weaken it
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How did civilians join the war effort?
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Scrap metal drives, working in war industries, rationing
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How were the Holocaust and Hitler's final solution related?
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Holocaust is the term for genocide that resulted form the plan called the "final solution"
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What was the US response to Japanese aggression in Southeast Asia in mid-1941
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cut oil supplies to Japan
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Which of the following motivated Japan to build an empire?
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Japan was overcrowded and faced shortages of raw materials, Japan wanted the rich European colonies of Southeast Asia, Japan took over Manchuria and later fought for the heartland of China
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How did the Lend-Lease act benefit the US?
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it enriched the US economy through selling arms to the Allies
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Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany after invading Poland?
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they had promised to uphold the independence of Poland
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What does the use of kamikaze pilots show about Japanese culture?
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they valued national honor more than individual life
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Under the post war constitution of Japan, who was the head of government?
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a prime minister selected by the diet
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What combination led to the German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad?
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Russian troops and the Russian winter
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What was the goal of Hitler's final solution
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It was genocide of people the Nazis considered inferior
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How did Kristallnacht demonstrate Nazi persecution of Jews?
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Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, business and synagogues
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How did the Japanese try to build a pacific empire?
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by taking over US British and French territories
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What did the Allies' strategy of island hopping in the pacific involve?
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attacks on only islands that were not well defended
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What was the significance of the Atlantic Charter both during and after the war?
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it upheld rights of free trade and choice of government, and it became the plan for postwar peace
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Which of the following factors led to the fall of France to the Nazis?
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the fall of dunkirk, evacuation of the British forces, Italy's attack on France from the South
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What was Hitler's prime reason for wanting to take Poland?
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He wanted the Polish Corridor and the port city of Danzig
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The Munich Conference was held to address the problems of German threat to the nation of ?
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Czechoslovakia
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During Spain's civil war, Franco was the leader of ?
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Spanish rebel groups
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The leader of the Third Reich was?
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Hitler
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A non aggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1939 was signed by ?
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Germany
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Who joined the Axis Powers?
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Italy Japan and Germany
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Manchuria was invaded in 1931 by?
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Japan
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What did the pogroms that occurred in the late 19th century Russia do?
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violently persecute Jews
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Who were the Bolsheviks?
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radical Russian Marxist revolutionaries
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What is a totalitarian state?
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a state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life
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What was the purpose of the Soviet state's Five-year Plans?
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economic development
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What did Sergey Witte do to finance Russian industries?
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launched a program of higher taxes and foreign investments
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What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
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The stock market crash of 1929
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What was one part of Roosevelt's New Deal program to fight the Depression?
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The stock market and banking system created their own reform council, gov. agencies took over businesses and farms, large publick works projects helped to provide jobs
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Il Duce was the title of which of the following leaders?
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Benito Mussolini
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Which German political party sought to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and combat communism?
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Nazi
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What effect did the Dawes Plan have on the economy of Postwar Germany?
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it saved Germany from an inflationary crisis and stabilized the economy
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What does fascism stress?
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nationalism
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in 1920, a dictatorship ruled
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Russia
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What contributed to the weakness of the Weimar Republic? (3)
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uncontrollable inflation, a lack of democratic tradition, a large number of political parties
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The new deal involved attempts to stimulate the American economy by ?
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increasing government spending
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What increased during the Great depression? (3)
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bank closings, unemployment, business failures
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During the global depression, war debts caused great suffereing in?
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Germany
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The Popular Front helped preserve democracy in ?
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France
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Who embraced fascism? (3)
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Juan Peron, Hitler, Mussolini
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what was common to both fascism and communism? (3)
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a one-party system, a disregard for individual rights, supremacy of the state
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The title of Hitlers book Mein Kampf in English is?
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"My Struggle"
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By 1935, the only eastern European country that was still a democracy was
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Czechoslovakia
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Hitlers main method for achieving lebensraum was to ?
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conquer other countries
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Nazism was the German form of?
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fascism
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Under Stalin's command economy, all economic decisions were made by
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government officials alone
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The soviet government decided to eliminate Kulaks because of their strong resistance to ?
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collective farming
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What ere the goals of the five year plans? (3)
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rapid industrial growth, stronger national defense, modernization of the Soviet economy
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Between 1934 & 1939, the great purge was a campaign to eliminate?
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opposition to Stalin's power
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What was stressed by socialist realism? (3)
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value of hard work, glory of soviet life, achievements of Stalin
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Why did coalition governments usually prove unstable?
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they were alliances of several parties who disagreed on many policies
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Why did millions of Germans turn against the leaders of the Weimar Repulblic?
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They had signed the Treaty of Versailles
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What was the major cause of the collapse of the stock market?
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Stocks sold for more than they were worth
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What fear added to the appeal of fascism in Italy and Germany?
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a Communist revolution
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Why did Hitler blame the Jewish population for all of Germany's troubles?
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Hatred of Jews, or anti-semitism, was a key part of Nazi ideology
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How did the reigns of Alexander III and Nicholas II help pave the way for revolution?
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They both upheld an autocratic government without reforms
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What impact did Russia's involvement in WWI have on the Russian gov?
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it revealed the weaknesses of czarist rule and military leadership
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How did life change for Russians after the sucess of the Bolshevik revolution?
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Russia was organized into several self-governing republics
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Which was a part of the transformation of the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state? (3)
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Great purge, 5year plans, establishment of collective farms
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Who was the major leader of the Bolsheviks?
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Lenin
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What is the most probable link between militarism and imperialism?
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as a country gains colonies, its military grows to protect them
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What key factor led to th eformation of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entete?
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Bismark's fear of France's army and Britain's fear of Germany's empire
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What event in Sarajevo ignited the Great War?
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the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
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What was significant in the Allied victory as the First Battle of the Marne?
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it resulted in Germany's having to fight on two fronts
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What was trench warfare intended to accomplish?
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to protect soldiers from enemy gun fire on the front lines
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What gamble did Germany make before the United States entered the war?
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that their blockade would defeat Britain before US troops arrived
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What impact did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk have on Germany?
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it allowed Germany to focus all their efforts on the Western front
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How did the Allies respond to Wilson's vision for peace? (3)
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Briatin and France showed little sign of agreeing to Wilson's plan, B & F were concerned with strengthening their own security, B & F wanted to strip Germany of its war-making power
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What actions led to teh formation of new nations out of the Central Powers?
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provisions of peace treaties signed with teh Central Powers
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What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?
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militarism
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What region was referred to as the "powder keg" of Europe?
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the Balkan Peninsula
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Who led Germany during the last decade of the 1800's and most of WWI?
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
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What statement summarizes the Schlieffan plan that Germany created to prepare for a 2 front war?
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Attack France first, then Russia
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Why were Germany and Austria-Hungary known as the Central PowerS?
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because of their location in the heart of Europe
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Which nation's actions caused the US to fight in WWI?
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Germany
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What did the war become once the participating countries began devoting all of their resources to the war effort?
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total war
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What action on November 11, 1918 brought an end to WWI?
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an armistice was signed
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What were the Fourteen Points?
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a plan for postwar world
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Who was forced to assume the sole responsibility for the war under the Treaty of Versailles?
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Germany
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In the late 1800's, who competed for industrial domination of Europe?
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Great Britain and Germany
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Why did Bismark seek alliances that later became the Triple Alliance?
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to isolate France
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What event caused ITaly to refuse to support its ally Germany?
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German invasion of Belgium
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What did the Central Powers gain over Russia at the battle near Tannenberg? (3)
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Germany drove the Russians into full retreat, G regained East Prussia, G seized numerous guns and horses
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What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?
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Germany's policy to sink any ship in Britain's water without warning
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Which of the following events occurred after the US joined the war?
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The bulgarians and turks surrendered
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How did the Treaty of Versailles affect postwar Germany?
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it left a legacy of bitterness in the hearts of the German people
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What was teh American public's opinion about joining the League of Nations?
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it believed that the US should stay out of European affairs
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What impact did the war have on the economy of Europe?
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it drained the treasuries of Europe
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Who was not included in the Big Four at the Paris Peace Conference?
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
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The purpose of propaganda during WWI was to...?
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influence public opinion
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Why did Britain take control of the Suez Canal?
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Egypt could not pay its foreign debt
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Why ddi the Maji Maji Rebellion fail?
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East Africans believed that magic water would protect them from bullets
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What was the main purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
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to prevent fighting of European nations over the division of Africa
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What happened as a result of the Sepoy Mutiny?
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the british gov. took direct command of India
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What event best illustrates geopolitics?
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Crimean War
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Why did the British style of gov. in Nigeria work better with the Hausa-Fulani than the Igbo and Yoruba?
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the Hausa-Fulani were accustomed to a strong central gov.
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Why did American sugar planters overthrow Queen Liliuokalani?
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She wanted to restore the political power of the native Hawaiians
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How were Muhammad Ali's policies and European colonial policies similar?
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Peasants were forced to grow cash crops instead of food
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Why is Ram Mohun Roy considered the "father of modern india"?
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He called for an end to traditional practices such as widow suicide
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Why did westen nations desire lands in the Pacific Rim?
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because of their natural resources and strategic location
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Why was india considered the "jewel in the crown"?
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it was the most valuable of all of Britain's colonies
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How did Menelik II keep colonial interests of Ethiopia?
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he exploited European rivalries and built a modern army
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Why did thousands of Boers move north in the Great Trek?
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to escape the British
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What was the main reson for the Crimean War?
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Russia wanted land on the Black Sea to gain access to the Mediterranean
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What set the stage for Vietnamese resistance against the French?
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Peasants had less rice to eat bc the French exported most of it
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Whyd id some US business leasders want to US to annex Hawaii?
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Sugar could be old for higher profits
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What caused low food supplies in Africa during European colonization?
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Europeans insisted on the growth of cash crops, such as cotton
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Which leaders used modernization to keep their countries independent?
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Muhammad Ali and King mongkut
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How did Europeans use paternalism to govern people in colonies?
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they provided for colonial peoples' needs but did not give them full rights
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The main difference between European colonies and protectorates in Africa had to do with their?
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governments
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What is the most probable link between militarism and imperialism?
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as a country gains colonies, its military grows to protect them
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What key factor led to th eformation of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entete?
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Bismark's fear of France's army and Britain's fear of Germany's empire
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What event in Sarajevo ignited the Great War?
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the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
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What was significant in the Allied victory as the First Battle of the Marne?
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it resulted in Germany's having to fight on two fronts
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What was trench warfare intended to accomplish?
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to protect soldiers from enemy gun fire on the front lines
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What gamble did Germany make before the United States entered the war?
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that their blockade would defeat Britain before US troops arrived
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What impact did the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk have on Germany?
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it allowed Germany to focus all their efforts on the Western front
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How did the Allies respond to Wilson's vision for peace? (3)
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Briatin and France showed little sign of agreeing to Wilson's plan, B & F were concerned with strengthening their own security, B & F wanted to strip Germany of its war-making power
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What actions led to teh formation of new nations out of the Central Powers?
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provisions of peace treaties signed with teh Central Powers
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What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?
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militarism
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The national boundaries that existed in Africa at the end of the 19th century can best be described as ...?
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unnaturally imposed
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Which countires are part of French Indo China?
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Cambodia Laos and Vietnam
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How did the French govern the people of French Indochina?
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Direct Colonial Control
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Which president decided to annex the republic of Hawaii?
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President McKinley
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Who was defeated in the Crimean War?
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The Russians
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WHich 2 countires worked together to build the Suez canal?
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Egypt and France
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Emilio Aguinaldo led the nationalists of which country?
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Phillipines
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Which of the following was the basis of direct control?
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paternalism
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How did indirect control compare to direct control?
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Indirect control allowed limited self-rule
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In 1907, Russia and Britain agreed to Spheres of Influence in..?
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Persia
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According to Ram Mohun Roy, in order to successfully move towards independence, Indians had to...?
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change some of their cultural and religious practices
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The theory used to justify absolutist rule in Europe was called
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divine right
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During the rule of Frederick II, Prussia ...?
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rejected pragmatic sanction against division of Hasburg land
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WHat did the Glorious Revolution bring to England's throne?
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William of Orange
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The Edict of Nantes decreed that
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Protestants could worship only in careas where they were majority
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Which long-ruling French monarch decided to repeal the Edict of Nantes?
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Louis XIV
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The Thirty Years War was triggered by?
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Rebellion of Czech protestants against Catholic Ferdinand
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in 1588, the Spanish Armada met defeat at the hands of?
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the English
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The thory of divine right proposed that ?
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Ruler derived absolute monarch to rule from God
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The greatest threat to England during Elizabeth's reign were
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Scotland and Spain
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The most powerful ruler in Spanish History was?
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Philip II
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As a result of the defeat of the Spanish Armada...?
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Spain decreased as a European power
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What led to the economic downfall of Spain? (3)
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expensive war, Jew and Muslim expulsion, english raids on Spanish ships
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From the 1200's to the early 1700's, Russia can best be described as...?
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isolated
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The great aim of Louis XIV was to
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acquire territories up to France boundaries
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What was the significance of the English Bill of Rights?
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made clear limits of royal power
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Peter the Great has his most important success in ?
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enacting complete and successful reform
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Montaigne stated that "all that is certain is that nothing is certain" this was and example of ..?
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skepticism
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Why did Parliament remove James II of England?
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he was a devout catholic
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How did the United Provinces of the Netherlands differ from the neighboring states?
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elect governments whose power depends on landowners and merchants
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How did Cardinal Richelieu work to increase the power of the Bourbon monarchy?
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Moved against the Huguenots and weakened the power of the nobles
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What event led to the War of the Spanish Succession?
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Charles II made Louis XIV's grandson his heir, added to the Bourbon power
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What what the Thirty Years' war a conflict over?
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Religion, Territories, and Power among European ruling families
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Why did strong states form more slowly in central Europe than in western Europe ?
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had weak empires and poor economies without a middle class
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How did the Puritans finally win the English Civil War?
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Cromwells army defeated the ROyalists and the Puritans held the King Prisoner
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Which was resulted in the beginning of the modern state system in Europe?
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7 years war
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What would an absolute monarch most likely say?
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"I am the State"
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Under Maria Theresa, Austria's greatest enemy was..?
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Prussia
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What did Frederick the great believe a ruler should be?
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father to his people
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What reflects the chronological order of events in English history?
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english civil war, restoration, glorious revolution
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What is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution
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members of the 3rd estate paid all taxes
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In what way did the Bourgeoisie differ from other members of the Third Estate?
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believed in enlightenment ideas
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What issue arose after the king called for the Estates General to meet?
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how many votes each estate gets
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What does the word Plebiscite mean?
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vote of the people
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How did Admiral Nelson defeat the French-Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar?
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divided French fleet into small groups and attacked
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What strategy did czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon?
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scorched earth policy
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What was one important effect resulting from the political changes made at the Congress of Vienna?
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Nationalistic feelings grew in countries under foreign rule
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Robespierre's execution marked the end of the..?
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Reign of terror
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The Tennis Court oath was made by?
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Representatives of the 3rd estate
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Prerevolutionary French society was marked by great social?
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inequality
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Napoleon seized power by overthrowing the
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directory
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Napoleon's invasion of Russia was motivated by?
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Czar Alexanders resumed trade with England
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The fall of the Bastille led quickly to the formation of?
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Revolutionary government in Paris
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The nobility's main source of income was?
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Feudal dues collected from peasants
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The Austrian chief minister who presided over the Congress of Vienna was?
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Prince Kelemens von Metternich
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A major factor in Napoleon's failure to defeat Russia was?
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harsh russian winter
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The attack on the Paris prison by enraged citizens was called?
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Storming the Bastille
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What was the immediate results of the French Revolution in 1789?
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French middle class had increased power
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The American Revolution was different from the French Revolution in that it produced what?
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a lasting constitution
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In the first falf of the 1800's, a political liberal was most likely to be
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middle class merchant
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The man installed by the radicals to lead a temporary French gov. was a leading French?
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poet
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The elected ruler of France who declared himself emperor was?
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Louis Napoleon
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By 1849, most of Europe was under the control of the ?
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Conservatives
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The Edict of Emancipation was issued by?
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Alexander II
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The english poet Lord Byron fought in the war for the Independence of?
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Greece
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In the early 19th century Europe, one political goal that liberals had was?
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Give more power to elected parliaments
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What person would most likely have been a radical in the 1800's?
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poor student reading about democracy
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What was true about nationalism?
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one's greatest loyalty is not to the king but to the nation of people and the people who ahve common culture
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What country suffered the most lost territory as a result of the unification of Italy?
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Austria
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As a result of the defeat of the Spanish Armada...?
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Spain decreased as a European power
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What led to the economic downfall of Spain? (3)
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expensive war, Jew and Muslim expulsion, english raids on Spanish ships
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From the 1200's to the early 1700's, Russia can best be described as...?
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isolated
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The great aim of Louis XIV was to
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acquire territories up to France boundaries
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What was the significance of the English Bill of Rights?
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made clear limits of royal power
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Peter the Great has his most important success in ?
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enacting complete and successful reform
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Montaigne stated that "all that is certain is that nothing is certain" this was and example of ..?
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skepticism
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Why did Parliament remove James II of England?
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he was a devout catholic
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How did the United Provinces of the Netherlands differ from the neighboring states?
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elect governments whose power depends on landowners and merchants
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How did Cardinal Richelieu work to increase the power of the Bourbon monarchy?
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Moved against the Huguenots and weakened the power of the nobles
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What city became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy after the conquest of the papal states?
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Rome
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Who was behind the group known as Young Italy?
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Garibaldi
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What was the title given to teh ruler of the new unified German empire?
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Kaiser
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Nationalism was a force that (3)
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tore apart century-old empiress, rise to nation-states, opposed by conservatives
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In the 1860's, the expansion of Prussia was achieved under the leadership of who?
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Otto von Bismark
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During the mid 1800's, count Camillo di Cavour expanded the Piedmont-Sardinia's power and also..?
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Unified Italy
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How were the unifications of Italy and Germany similar?
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Both use military to unify territories
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Despite its unification as a nation, Italy suffered from which of the following problems?
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tension between industrial N and agricultural south
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What is identified with romanticism?
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gothic novel
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What novel is considered realism?
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Little Dorrit
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What did Napoleon not accomplish?
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An expansion of freedom of speech
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What trait did Napoleon Not possess?
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Humility
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What did Klemens von Metternich Not want to accomplish at the Congress of Vienna?
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Create beginnings of European democracy
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed everything except?
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Equal rights for women
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By 1812, Napoleon had conquered most of Europe except
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England
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What was NOT a social change during the French Revolution?
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Religious fever gripped the nation strengthening the catholic church.
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In the first practical process of making photographs, on what were photographs printed?
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Metal
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Who were realist writers? (3)
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Charles Dickens, Gustave Flaubert, Honore de Balzac
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What is an accurate description for Goethe, Chopin, Coleridge, and Constable?
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Romantic
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What is the proper matching of realism vs romanticism to Daguerre Charles Dickens and Ludwig van Beethoven?
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Louis Daguerre – realism, Charles Dickens – realism, Ludwig van Beethoven- romanticism
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What was the pen name of a woman writer?
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George sand
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Mary shelley wrote
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An early gothic horror story about a monster created from corpses
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One of the first European composers to experiment with romanticism in music was?
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Beethoven
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What were three major components of romanticism?
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Love of natures beauty, value of common people, glorification of heroes and heroic actions
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How were the books Les Miserables and Frankenstein different?
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Both were written by British authors
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During the 19th century, what happened in Europe? (3)
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Conflict between conservative and liberal movements, the resurgence of conservatives over liberals, and the decline of established empires
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What event was strongly influenced by economic problems?
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The declaration of war by France on Prussia
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What political trends helped lead to the formation of the Second Reich?
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Ruthless leadership
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What would Metternich most likely not agree with?
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A ruler should never violate the constitution of his or her country
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How were France and Russia similar during the 1800's?
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Both had policies that encouraged industrialization
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What was most likely NOT influenced by nationalism during the 1800's?
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Groups of accepting a long establish form of government.
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