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The French National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath, which was,
a. a promise to destroy all of the nation's tennis bracelets b. a vow to continue to meet until they had produced a French constitution |
b. French constitution
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According to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy,
a. bishops and priests were to be elected by the people and paid by the state b. the Church was to be separate from the government |
a. bishops and priests were to be elected by the people and paid by the state
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the term sans-culottes, meaning "without breeches," implied that the members of this political group were
a. very poor and could not afford pants b. ordinary patriots without fine cloths |
b. ordinary patriots without fine cloths
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The Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers to
a. protect the Paris Commune from thieves b. defend France from threats |
b. defend France from threats
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in its attempts to create a new order that reflected its belief in reason, the National Convention
a. pursued a policy of dechristianization, going so far as to adopt a new calender b. drafted yet another Constitution to reflect the ideas of the Englightment |
a. pursued a policy of dechristianization, going so far as to adopt a new calender
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Napoleon's coup d'etat overthrew the ____ to establish his consulate.
a. Directory b. Legislative Assembly |
a. Directory
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The three major parts of Napoleon's Grand Empire were
a. the First Estate, the Second Estate, and the Third Estate b. the French Empire, the allied states, and the dependent states |
b. the French Empire, the allied states, and the dependent states
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the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed
a. equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women b. an end to the monarchy and the abolishing of the National Assembly |
a. equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women
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______ was the brutal head of the Committee of Public Safety.
a. Maximilien Robespierre b. jean- Paul Marat |
a. Maximilien Robespierre
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The most important of the seven legal codes established by Napoleon was
a. the Religious code b. the Civil Code |
c. the Civil Code
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Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy was
a. given to those Napoleon favored b. based on ability only, not rank of birth |
b. based on ability only, not rank of birth
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The Russians defeated Napoleon's superior Grand Army by
a. retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages and countryside b.making an alliance with Egypt, which launched an attack on Turkey to draw Napoleon out of Russiaw |
a. retreating hundred of miles and burning their own villages and countryside
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In France, the 3rd Estate, which was comprised of commoners, paid 100% of the chief tax, the ______.
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taille
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When the Estates-General convented in May, it was the intention of Louis 16th to ____.
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raise tax
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The _____, or middle class included merchants, bankers, and industrialists.
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bourgeoisie
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when Louis 16th began to lose power, Austria and _____ threatened to use force to restore his power
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Prussia
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During the _______, close to 40,000 people were killed.
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Reign of Terror
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In its policy of dechristianization, the National Convention designated the cathedral of Notre Dame a ____ or _____.
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temple of reason
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After the Reign of Terror, the Council of Elders selected five men to serve on an executive committee called the _____.
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Directory
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__________ were those men who owned or rented property of a certain value and were thus qualified to vote for members of the legislative assemblies.
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electors
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One of Napoleon's first moves after the coup d'etat was to make peace with the oldest enemy of the revolution the _____.
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Catholic Church
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________ is the unique cultural identity of a people based on their common factors.
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nationalism
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The Bourbon monarchy was restored to France when _____ ascended the throne
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Louis 18th
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The home of the Bourbon monarchy and Louis 16th was known as ____.
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Versailles
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Jean-Paul Marat was killed in his bathtub by ______.
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Charlotte Coraday
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___________ was the finance minister for Louis the 16th.
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Jaques Nicker
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_________ was a popular revolutionary leader in Paris. In his journal "friend of the People" he often call for mob violence.
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Jean Paul Marat
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the __________ was designed to stop British goods from reaching the European continent to be sold there.
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Continental system
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True/False
The electric light bulb and the radio were invented by Thomas Edison. |
False
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The first flight in a fixed-wing plane was made at kitty Hawk, North Carolina, by Orville and Wilbur wright |
True
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after the second industrial Revolution, new forms of leisure were standardized for largely passive audiences |
True
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after the fall of Louis Napoleon's Second Empire, France became a republic with a strong parliamentary system |
False
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True/False
in Russia, when Nicholas II began his rule in 1894, he was determined to enact reform that would put a share of power in the hands of the people |
False
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True/False
Throughout much of the nineteenth century, Westerners' concept of the universe was based on the ideas of share of power in the hands of the people |
False
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Social Darwinism is the belief that Charles Darwin's theories, such as "survival of the fittest," apply to human groups and races |
True
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When Stravinsky's ballet, The Rite of Spring, was performed in Paris, it was received enthusiastically by the audience |
False
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In the Second Industrial Revolution, what led the way to new industrial frontiers? a. textiles, railroads, iron and coal b. steel, chemicals, electricity, and petroleum |
b. steel, chemicals, electricity, and petroleum
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According to Karl Marx, the ___, or working class, was oppressed by the middle class. a.proletariat b.bourgeoisie |
a.proletariat
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by 1914, trade unions had
a. been outlawed in most of Europe and in the United States b.bettered both the living and working conditions of the working class |
b. bettered both the living and working conditions of the working class
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Although they made up only 5% of the population in the early 1900s, which class controlled 30 to 40 % of the wealth?
a. the middle class b. the new elite |
b. the new elite
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_____ founded the Female Association for the Care of the Poor and the Sick in Hamburg, Germany.
a. Florence Nightingale b. Amalie Sieveking |
b. Amalie Sieveking
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The alliance between Great Britain , Russia, and France was known as the?
a. Triple alliance b. Triple entente |
b.Triple entente
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According to Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity,
a. only space and time exist independently of the human experience b. if all material things disappear out of the universe, time and space would disappear with them. |
b. if all material things disappear out of the univers time and space would disappear with them.
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Functionalism was the idea that
a. art should paint designs to recreate reality in the viewer's mind b. buildings, like the products of machines, should be useful and lack unnecessary ornamentation |
b. buildings, like products of machines, should be useful and lack unnecessary ornamentation
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____ sent the first radio waves across the Atlantic in 1901.
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Guglielmo Marconi
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The internal combustion engine gave rise to
a. automobiles, airplanes, and improved ocean liners b. streetcars and subways |
a. automobiles, airplanes, and improved ocean liners
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___ were Marxists who rejected the revolutionary approach in favor of a more political approach.
a. Proletariats b. Revisionists |
b. Revisionists
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In the early 1900s, how much of the European population belonged to the working class
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80 percent
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Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters founded the
a. Women's Social and Political Union b. Red Cross |
a. Women's Social and political union
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the idea that the prime minister is responsible to the popularly elected legislative body and not to the executive officer
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ministerial responsibility
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The Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy was known as the
a. Triple Entente b. Triple Alliance |
b. Triple Alliance
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Whose discovery of Radium changed the world's view of the atom?
a. Albert Einstein b. Marie Curie |
b. Marie Curie
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____ was a Post impressionist painter form whom art was a spiritual experience
a. Vincent van Gogh b. Claude Monet |
a. Vincent van Gogh
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provided a new source of power in transportation
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internal-combustion engine
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Marxists who rejected the revolutionary approach
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revisionist
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made up nearly 80 percent of the European population in the early 1900s
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working class
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founded the Women's Social and Political Union
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Emmeline Pankhurst
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idea that he prime minister is responsible to the legislative body and not the executive officer
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ministerial responsibility
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Germany, Austria-Hungry, and Italy
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Triple Alliance
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discovered the first radioactive element, radium
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Marie Curie
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published major new theories of human behavior in The Interpretation of Dreams
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Sigmund Freud
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Impressionist painter who sought to capture the interplay of light, water, and sky
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Claude Monet
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Describe the impact of compulsory, universal education on the society of the Second Industrial Revolution.
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Since children ages 6-12 were required to attend school, childhood lasted longer in that they did not have to work full time at a young age. the literacy rate rose significantly. Women entered the work field as teacher, because they could be paid less. Because the women were becoming teachers, teaching schools for women opened.
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What are the values of electricity as a form of energy?
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Electricity generated heat, light and motion. Without the electricity the light bulb, and telephone could not have been invented.Also, with electricity mills and factories could move inland, and not have to be near water as a source of energy;therefore cities inland grew. Electricity improved transportation, too.
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The production of ___ was one of the first industries to be affected by the Industrial Revolution.
a. automobiles b. cotton cloth |
b. cotton cloth
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The factory created a new labor system in which
a. products wee produced by an assembly line of workers b. workers had to work regular hours and do the same work over and over |
b. workers had to work regular hours and do the same work over and over
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By 1930, two-thirds of the British cotton industry's workforce were
a. women and children b.slaves from Africa and south America |
a.women and children
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Prince Klemens von Metternich's claim that he was guided by the principle of legitimacy meant
a. territories would only be returned to those who had legitimate claims to them b. lawful monarchs from the royal families that had ruled before Napoleon would be restored to power |
b. lawful monarchs from the royal families that had ruled before Napoleon would be restored to power
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_____ is the belief that people should be as free as possible from government restraints.
a. nationalism b. liberalism |
b. liberalism
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Otto von Bismark practiced realpolitik, which was
a. a theory of politics based on practical matters rather than theory or ethics b. the study of the government of other nations, both past and present |
a. a theory of politics based on practical matter rather than theory or ethics
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the formation of the Confederate States of America was sparked by
a. the battle at Fort Sumter b. the election of Abraham Lincoln as president |
b. the election of Abraham Lincoln
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____ emphasized feelings and imagination as sources of knowing.
a. rationalism b. romanticism |
b. romanticism
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To Darwin, _______ was central to organic evolution.
a. natural selection b. organic selection |
a. natural selection
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The British novelist Charles Dickens became very successful with his
a. romantic novels focusing on the pastoral life of Britain's farming community b. realistic novels focusing on the lower and middle classes in Britain |
b.realistic novels focusing on the lower and middle classes in Britain
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Who developed a steam engine that could drive machinery?
a. James Watt b. Henry Cort |
a. James Watt
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The ____ was crucial to Britain's Industrial Revolution.
a. water powered loom b. steam engine |
b. steam engine
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The social change brought about by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the
a. emergence of the middle class and working class b. growing death rates |
a. emergence of the middle class and working class
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The pitiful conditions created by the Industrial Revolution gave rise to
a. The Iron Worker's Revolt of 1886 b. socialism, in which society owns and controls the means of production |
b. socialism
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According to the principle of intervention, the great powers of Europe had the right to
a. wend armies into counties where revolutions in order to restore legitimate monarchs to power b. have representatives with voting privileges in one another's government |
a. send armies into countries where there were revolutions in order to restore legitimate monarchs to power
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The effect of the Crimean War was to
a. strengthen the Concert of Europe with the addition of France b. destroy the Concert of Europe and leave Austria without friends among the great powers |
b. destroy the Concert of Europe and leave Austria without friends among the great powers
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The _____ established a self governing Canadian nation
a. Treaty of France in 1736 b. British North American Act |
b. British North American act
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Among other things, the romatics valued
a. individualism, the belief in the uniqueness of each person b. socialism, a system in which society owns and controls the means of production |
a. individualism
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Who proposed the germ theory of disease?
a. Michael Faraday b.Louis Pasteur |
b. Louis Pasteur
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____ was a literary and visual arts movement that rejected romanticism.
a.secularism b.realism |
b.realism
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developed a steam engine that could drive machinery
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James watt
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crucial element in Britain's Industrial Revolution
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steam engine
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built the first paddle wheeled steamboat
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Robert Fulton
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system in which society owns and controls the means of production
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socialism
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political philosophy based on tradition and social stability
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conservatism
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raised an army called Red Shirts
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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popular vote
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plebiscite
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established the Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Compromise of 1867
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proposed the germ theory of disease
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Louis Pasteur
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author of Madam Bovary
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Gustave Flaubert
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production done by individuals in their homes
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cottage industry
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developed puddling
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Henry Cort
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economic system based on industrial production
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industrial capitalism
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meeting in 1814 of the great powers of Europe
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Congress of Vienna
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meetings of the Great powers of Europe to maintain peace
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Concert of Europe
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belief that people owe loyalty to a nation
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nationalism
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politics based on practical matters rather than theory or ethics
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realpolitik
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emphasized feelings and imagination as sources of knowing
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romanticism
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realist artist who painted The Stonebreakers
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Gustave Courbet
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political philosophy based on tradition and social stability
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conservatism
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raised an army called Red Shirts
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
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popular vote
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plebiscite
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established the Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Compromise of 1867
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proposed the germ theory of disease
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Louis Pasteur
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author of Madam Bovary
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Gustave Flaubert
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production done by individuals in their homes
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cottage industry
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developed puddling
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Henry Cort
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economic system based on industrial production
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industrial capitalism
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meeting in 1814 of the great powers of Europe
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Congress of Vienna
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meetings of the Great powers of Europe to maintain peace
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Concert of Europe
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belief that people owe loyalty to a nation
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nationalism
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politics based on practical matters rather than theory or ethics
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realpolitik
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emphasized feelings and imagination as sources of knowing
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romanticism
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realist artist who painted The Stonebreakers
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Gustave Courbet
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Explain the importance of the steam engine to Britain's Industrial Revolution?
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The steam engine was important in that it was able to drive machinery, which made production faster and more could be produced in a shorter amount of time
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Explain the failure of Czar Alexander II's emancipation edict to help Russian peasants.
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Czar Alexander II's emancipation edict failed because the land that was given to the serfs was poor land, so most peasants did not survive, and their life was better under their previous landlords.
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Describe the impact of Darwin's ideas on the society of his time.
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Darwin's ideas impacted sociey in that secularization(rejection of religion) grew, and many did not have a religion to follow. Also, they depended on science and Darwin's theory's for answers.
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How did building railroads contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
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Building railroads contributed, because the railroads allowed countries to work as one big industry, and good as well as people could be transported with more ease.
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Explain the importance of the steam engine to Britain's Industrial Revolution?
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The steam engine was important in that it was able to drive machinery, which made production faster and more could be produced in a shorter amount of time
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Explain the failure of Czar Alexander II's emancipation edict to help Russian peasants.
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Czar Alexander II's emancipation edict failed because the land that was given to the serfs was poor land, so most peasants did not survive, and their life was better under their previous landlords.
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Describe the impact of Darwin's ideas on the society of his time.
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Darwin's ideas impacted sociey in that secularization(rejection of religion) grew, and many did not have a religion to follow. Also, they depended on science and Darwin's theory's for answers.
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How did building railroads contribute to the Industrial Revolution?
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Building railroads contributed, because the railroads allowed countries to work as one big industry, and good as well as people could be transported with more ease.
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After the defeat of Napoleon, European rulers met at the Congress of Vienna to rearrange territories of Europe, as shown on the map. What did they hope to gain?
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balance power of Europe, so that no one country would have more power of the others
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The __________ was designed to stop British goods from reaching the European continent to be sold there.
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Continental system
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France's chief tax
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taille
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demanded equal political rights from women from the new French National Assembly
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Olympe de Gouges
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lawmaking body established by the Constitution of 1791
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Legislative body
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radical political group made of of the sans-culottes
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Paris Commune
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large network of political groups throughout France
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Jacobin club
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head of the Committee of Public Safety
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Maximilien Robespierre
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a sudden overthrow of the government
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coup d'etat
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preserved most of the rights of the people gained by the revolution
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Napoleonic Code
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island of the coast of Tuscany, where Napoleon was first exiled
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Elba
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sit of Napoleon's final defeat
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Waterloo
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storming of this began the French revolution
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Bastille
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wife of King Louis XVI
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Marie Antoinette
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mandated that clergy were to be elected by the people
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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members of the Paris Commune
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sans-culottes
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used by the revolutionaries to execute opponents
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guillotine
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democratic nation composed of good citizens, which the Committee of Public Safety tried to establish
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Republic of Virtue
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government overthrown by Napoleon's coup d'etat
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Directory
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prominent critic of Napoleon's rule
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Germaine de Stael
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Napoleon's plan to weaken the British economy
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Continental system
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island to which Napoleon was exiled after his final defeat
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St. Helena
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Describe the role of women in the French Revolution
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Women of the French Revolution were very angry because their families were starving. So they created mobs and invaded Versailles. They forced the king to accept the decree of the National Assembly and move his family to Paris.
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Describe the rights of women under Napoleon's Civil Code.
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Women did not have equal rights under Napoleon's Civil Code. They were not equal to men, and Napoleon made it hard for women to divorce their husband.
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What were the main points of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man proclaimed the freedom and equal rights of all men, ended tax exemptions and the power of the nobility was lessened.
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Describe the strategy used by Russia to defeat Napoleon's Grand Army?
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The strategy of the Russian army was to retreat for hundreds of miles, and burn their own cities along the way. By burning their cities Napoleon's Grand Army could not find food of supplies.
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Name four causes of WWI
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1.Nationalism
2.military alliances 3.rivalry over colonies 4. arms race |
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How did international alliances help to draw nations into WWI?
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International alliances helped draw nations into WWI. Nationalism grew withing nations and rivalry over colonies and other territories grew. Also, as trench warfare caused stalemates nations sought aid from other nations; thus creating international alliances.
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What innovations in military warfare occurred during WWI?
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1.trench warfare
2.airplanes 3.tanks 4.railroads 5.machine guns |
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Before WWI, many European nations completed the _____ of their military by assembling troops and supplies for war.
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mobilization
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The development of _______ ________ baffled military leaders who had been trained to fight wars of movement.
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trench warfare
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The practice of requiring young people to join the military, which was followed by many nations before WWI was called _______.
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conscription
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Germany was required by the Treaty of Versailles to make payments called ______ to the nations that won the war.
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reparations
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Both British and the United States passed laws during the war to silence opposition and censor the press. Are democratic ideals consistent with such laws? provide arguments for and against.
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NO, because democratic freedoms, such as freedom of speech was ignored during WWI. if you spoke out against the war you could be thrown in jail.
some could say yes, because democratic ideals such as not controlling private business was consistent in the laws. |
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What clause in the Treaty of Versailles particularly angered the Germans?
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Article 231, which stated that Germany and Austria were responsible for starting the war.
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At the Paris peace conference what countries are considered the "Big Three"?
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Great Britain, United States, France
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_____ ____ _____ was the prime minister of Great Britain during the Paris Peace Conference.
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David Lloyd George
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The premier of France during the conference was _________.
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Georges Chlemsueau
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The Bolshevik Party would later call themselves the ____ party.
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Communist
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the leader of the Bolshevik Party was _______.
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V.I. Lenin
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Name one of the three simple slogans that summed up the Bolshevik program.
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"Peace, land, bread"
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List the 3 countries that formed the Triple Alliance
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Germany, Austria-Hungry, Italy
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List 3 countries that formed the Triple Entente
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Great Britain, Russia, France
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The assassination of ___________ was one of the reasons for the start of WWI.
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand
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The Serbian terrorist organization organization that was responsible for the assassination was known as _________.
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Black Hand
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The name of the Archduke's assassin was ________ _______.
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Gavrilo Princip
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belief in the superiority of one's nation is called ________.
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nationalism
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List three neutral nations during WWI
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Belgium, Finland, Switzerland
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Germans called their submarines _________.
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U-boats
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The pledge that Germany made with the U.S. that is would quit sinking merchant ships was known as the ______ _____.
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Sussex pledge.
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The German foreign minister, ____ _____, wrote a note to the leader of Mexico asking the Mexicans to join the war on the side of the Central Powers.
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Alfred Zimmerman
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what year did the United States join WWI?
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1917
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What key component was established by the Army Expansion Act of 1917?
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selective service act
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The Selective service act of 1917 required males to do what?
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register for draft
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General _____ _____ _____ was the commander of the American forces.
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John J. Pershing
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The Espionage Act of 1917, later amended and called the Sedition act of 1918, basically said that:
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you talk bad about government you are going to jail.
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____ ___ ___ sent a letter on to the Kansas City Star that got her arrested under the Sedition act.
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Rose Pastor Stokes
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the __ __ was created in 1913 to help th U.S. pay for the war.
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income tax
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During WWI the fuel administration established ________ to help conserve fuel.
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Daylight savings time
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The ____ outbreak of 1918 killed 5 times more Americans than the War did.
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influenza
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The ____-_____ agreement signed by the British and the French divide the Ottoman Empire and angered President Wilson.
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Sykes-Picot
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List 7 of President Wilson's 14 points for preserving peace after WWI.
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1. restore Belgium's neutrality
2.evacuate French territories and give back Alsace and Lorraine 3.free trade barriers between nations 4.end armaments 5.free seas of war 6.reassure self-determinism 7.restore Balkans |
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Describe the Schlieffen Plan.
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The Schlieffen Plan was Germany's two front war with France and Russia.
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Britain declared war against Germany in August 1912, officially, because Germany violated the neutrality of ____.
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Belgium
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AN event that cause American anger towards Germany was the sinking of the ________.
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Lusitania
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In ten months of battle at ____, France, 700,0000 men lost their lives over a few miles of land.
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Verdan
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The treaty signed by the Germans to end WWI, that many Germans felt was harsh peace was called the _________.
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Treaty of Versailles
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The President of the United States during WWI was ______.
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Woodrow Wilson
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The leader of Russia at the beginning of WWI was ________?
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Czar Nicholas II
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name a famous WWII General who served under Pershing during WWI.
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George S.Patton
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______ is considered by many the first casualty of the Vietnam War.
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A. Peter Dewey
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The Battle of ____ ___ __ is considered one of the most important battles of the Vietnam War.
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Diem Bien Phue
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The _____ agreement called for elections to be held in Vietnam.
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Geneva
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Cambodian dictator ___ ___, leader of the ____ ____, massacred ore than 1 million Cambodians in 1975.
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Pol Pot
Khmer Rouge |
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___ and ____ are the only two countries who turned to Communism during the Vietnam war.
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Cambodia and Laos
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____ ____ won the democratic nomination in 1968, but was assassinated as he was leaving a hotel in Los Angeles.
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Robert Kennedy
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Over ____ U.S. soldiers died in Vietnam.
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58,000
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Four students are killed and nine injured after National Guardsmen open fire at a student protest on campus of ___ ____ university.
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Kent State
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___ peace Accords in January of ____ ended U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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Paris
1973 |
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Communist forces in Vietnam were known as the _____.
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Viet Minh or Vietcong
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Which country was not part of the French Indochina?
a. China b. Laos c. Cambodia |
a. China
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why did France colonize Vietnam?
a. France wanted to stop the spread of Communism b. Vietnam had valuable rice and rubber crops. c. Vietnamese leaders asked for help with their government. |
b. Vietnam had valuable rice and rubber crops
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Who led the "Viet Minh" armies against French colonists?
a.Ho Chi Minh b.Charles de Gaule c.Viet Minh |
a. Ho Chi Minh
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What other war was the U.S fighting during the Vietnam war?
a.WWI b.the civil war c.the cold war |
c. the cold war
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the idea that the rest of Asia would follow if Vietnam became communist was known as the:
a. Domino Theory b. theory of Communism c.succession Theory |
a. Domino Theory
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Which president began sending thousands of U.S troops into Vietnam?
a. Harry S. Truman b. Richard Nixon c. Lyndon B. Johnson |
c. Lyndon B. Johnson
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What allowed the President to use large-scale miliatry force in Vietnam?
a. the Gulf of tonkin resolution b. a declaration of war by Congress c. an alliance with France |
a. the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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small bands of soldiers, ambushes, and the use of huge tunnel complexes are Examples of:
a. Small-scale warfare b. Guerilla warfare c. paint ball fighting |
b. Guerilla warfare
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What happened at the end of the Vietnam War?
a. North Vietnam took over South Vietnam b. the war never officially ended c. the U.S. colonized North Vietnam |
a. North Vietnam took over South Vietnam
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President ___ _____ _____ purposed the Domino Theory as a reason the U.S. should stop the spread of Communism at all cost.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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The ____ ____ in January of 1968 started the War turning in favor of North Vietnam.
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Tet offensive
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The ___ ___ massacre started turning the tide of public opinion against the troops back home in the United States.
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My Lai
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Demonstrations in _________ led to the death of over 5,000 people in China.
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Tienanmen Square
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_______ contained over 30,000 people who lived and worded together on farms.
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communes
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________ ________ was the leader of China who ordered tanks and troops into Tiananmen Square to crush the demonstrators.
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Dao Xiaoping
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The ____ _____ ____ is a collection of Mao Zedong's thoughts. It was hailed as the most important source of knowledge in China.
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little red book
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why was the Great Leap forward an economic disaster for China?
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the Great Leap forward failed because of hate for the movement and poor weather, which resulted in the death of almost 15 million people from starvation.
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List the actions the Chinese government took to promote technological development.
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The Chinese government enforced the "Four Modernizations" by sending students abroad, having smaller independent farms and industries. Also, the educational system was improved.
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___ ____ was the defense secretary during the Kennedy and Johnson administration.
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Robert Macnamera
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______ ______ was Vice President during the Nixon administration.
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Spiro Agnew
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______ _____ was sworn in as the 38th president after Nixon is forced to resign following the Watergate scandal.
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Gerald Ford
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The defense secretary during the Nixon administration was _______. He was one of the U.S. chief negotiators during the end of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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Henry Kissinger
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General _______ _________ is in charge of the U.S troops at the beginning of the Vietnam War.
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William Westmoreland
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______ _______ ______ was Secretary of State during the Eisenhower administration. He played a major role in the formation of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.
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John Foster Dulles
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OSS stands for ____ of ______ _______ and was formed during WWII.
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Office of Strategic Services
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Mr. Hutchens mentioned a place that the Vietnamese keep American POW'S. What did the American soldiers call this place?
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The Hilton
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True/False
The New Deal solved the unemployment problems in the United States. |
False
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True/False
British leaders embraced the theories of John Maynard Keynes. |
False
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True/False
In the Kellogg-Briand pact, a number of nations pledged to denounce war. |
True
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True/False
the failures of the Weimar Republic paved the way for extremist solutions in Germany. |
True
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True/False
The Dawes Plan in 1924 increased Germany's war reparations payments. |
false
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True/False
Hitler wrote Mein Kampg while he was in jail for leading an armed uprising |
true
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True/False
Hitler's Nazi Party militia were known as the Redshirts |
False
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True/False
Unemployment decreased to 6 million by 1937 under Hitler's regime. |
False
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True/False
The Nazis believed that women were meant to be only wives and mothers. |
True
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True/False
The "Nuremberg Laws" required Jews to wear yellow Stars of David. |
True
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The League of Nations was less effective for all f the following EXCEPT
a.The United States did not join b.League members could not agree touse force against aggression. c. President Wilson did not support the idea. |
c. President Wilson did not support the idea
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The Great Depression was cause primarily by
a. economic downturn and the U.S. stock market crash b. failure of the nations to reduce their military force c.new interest in Marxist theory |
a. economic downturn and the U.S. stock market crash
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The Weimar Republic was hurt by all of the following EXCEPT
a.lack of strong political leadership b.serious social problems c.the Great Depression |
b.serious social problems
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The economist John Maynard Keynes argued that
a.depression should be allowed to resolve themselves b.depressions were incurable c.unemployment came from decline in demand for goods and services |
c. unemployment came from decline in demand for goods and services
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The French New Deal Program started by France's Popular Front
a.solved the depression in France b.failed to solve the depression in France c.weakened workers' rights |
b. failed to solve depression in France
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Parliamentary systems failed in most eastern European states, in part, because
a.these states had little democratic traditions b.the systems were weakened by repayments c.the citizens were too well educated |
a.these states had little democratic traditions
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Franco's military regime in Spain was supported by
a.the U.S. and Britain b.Germany and Italy c.Stalin and the Communists |
b. Germany and Italy
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Stalin's Five Year Plan's were intended to transform Russia into
a.an agricultural society b.an industrial society c.a democracy |
b.an industrial society
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Lenin intended his economic policies to
a.replace communism b.create a permanent capitalist system c.allow the economy to rebuild itself |
c. allow the economy to re-build itself
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Mussolini's regime compromised with
a.opposition parties in Italy b.Italian Protestants c.Italy's traditional institutions |
c. Italy's traditional institutions
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Hitler inaccurately associated the concept of an Aryan race with all of the following EXCEPT
a. ancient Greeks and Romans b.Germans c.Jews |
c.Jews
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The Kristallnacht, which happened on November 9,1938, was
a. the inspiration for the anthem of the Nazi Party b.a destructive rampage against German Jews led by Nazis c.the signing of Hitler's agreement with Russia |
b. a destructive rampage against German Jews by Nazis
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Hitler's goal was to create a
a. Third Reich, or German Empire b. Third worker's Party c. Third Reichstag |
a. third Reich, or German Empire
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Hitler's political theories were based on all of the following EXCEPT
a. racism b.Darwinian social struggle c.communism |
c.communism
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Artistic trends between the wars reflected a fascination with
a. color and light b. the absurd and the subconscious c. reason and stability |
b. the absurd and the subconscious
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Werner Heisenberg's 1927 observations that emphasized the apparent randomness of subatomic particles is called
a.Newtonian physics b.splitting the atom c.the uncertainty principle |
c. the uncertainty principle
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Herman Hesse's Siddhartha and Steppenwolf were based on
a.Joyle and Protestantism b.Dali and Lama c.Freud and Buddhism |
C. Freud and Buddhism
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Nazi Germany considered modern art to be
a.degenerate b.nationalist and patriotic c.useful in propaganda efforts |
a.degenerate
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The Nazi regime's popular "Strength through Joy" program offered working people
a. inexpensive vacations b. courses in modern art c. training in physics |
a. inexpensive vacations
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Because Franco's dictatorship did not try to control every aspect of life, it was _______.
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authoritarian
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_______ goods are items devoted to the production of other goods, such as heavy machinery.
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Capital
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Stalin had _______ expelled from the party, and probably, murdered.
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Trotsky
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The Spanish Civil War ended with Franco's capture of ______.
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Madrid
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The term ______ is derived from the Fascio di Combattimento or League of Combat.
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fascism
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By 1939, about 40 percent of adults in the more industrialized countries attended attended at least one _______ a week.
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movie
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by 1920, the ______- hour workday had become the norm in northern and western Europe.
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8 hour
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Hitler's propaganda minister, Joseph _________, created documentaries and popular feature films to carry the Nazi message.
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Goebbels
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James _______ used a technique called "stream of consciousness" in his novel Ulysses.
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Joyce
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general rise in prices and pay rates
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inflation
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period of low economic activity and hight unemployment
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depression
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right of unions to negotiate with employees
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collective bargaining
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the result of a government spending more than it takes in
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deficit
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nature of Roosevelt's New Deal
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active government
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government that aims to rule by broad control
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totalitarian state
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philosophy that values that values the state over the individual
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fascism
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Lenin's scheme to replace war communism
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New Economic Policy
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leading policy-making committee in the USSR
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Politburo
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elimination of private farms by Stalin
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collectivization
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Hitler's birthplace
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Enabling Act
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National Socialist German Worker's Pary
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Nazi
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Hitler's philosophical work
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Mein Kamf
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Hitler's right of superior nations to "living space"
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Lebensraum
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legislation that gave Hitler supreme power
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Enabling Act
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non-fiction films
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documentaries
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art movement that sought a reality in the unconscious
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surrealism
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literary technique of portraying innermost thoughts
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stream of consciousness
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absurdist art form
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dadaism
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combination of individual photographs
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photomontage
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________ __________ was the Prime Minister of Great Britain at the start of WWII. He negotiated a supposed piece with Hitler.
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Neville Chamberlain
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What was the single biggest mistake the Germans made during the Battle of Britain?
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They did not believe the British radar system was a military target.
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The ship that tried to escape during the bombing of Pearl Harbor was called the ________.
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Nevada
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Fuhrer order number ____ gave the order for the Germans to attack Britain
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16
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Who was the American general in charge of the 7th Army tanks division?
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George S. Patton
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The new radar system used in the Battle of Britain was called the ________ _____ ______.
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Chain Home System
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_________ ______ was the cook who served aboard the ship ___ ______ and won the Navy Cross for the bravery he showed during the bombing of Pearl Harbor,
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Dames Miller
West Virginia |
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_________ _________ was a German general in charge of the German Panzer division. He was latter tried for treason for plotting to overthrow Hitler.
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Erwin Rommel
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The ______ suffered the worst casualties during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Over 1100 soldiers died aboard this ship.
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Arizona
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________ and _______ were the two army pilots who shot down 6 to 8 Japanese aircraft during Pearl Harbor.
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Taylor and Welch
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Crew members aboard the ________ cheered a survivors were being pulled from the Oklahoma.
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Maryland
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_____ ________ was in charge of Propaganda for the Nazi 3rd Reich.
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Joseph Goebbles
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List 3 mistakes the Germans made during the Battle of Britain
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1. did not understand the British radar system
2.underestimated the number of planes made and number of British planes 3.Did not understand the organization of British airforce |
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The German pilots called Stutca bombers _____ _______.
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flying coffins
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Britain and France declared war on Germany when they invaded ________.
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Poland
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_______ was the first country Germany invaded during WWII.
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Czechoslovakia
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_______ ______ was the of Russian during WWII.
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Joseph Stalin
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The German air force was referred to the _______.
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Luftwaffe
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______ _____- was the emperor of Japan during WWII.
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Emperor Hirohoto
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An officer on the _____ stayed at his post doing counter flood measures to save 100's of lives during the bombing at Pearl Harbor.
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Utah
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_____ _ _______ was the President of the United States for the majority of WWII.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The leader of the Nazi Third Reich was _____ _____.
|
Adolf Hitler
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____ _____ was the leader of the German Air Force and was 2nd in command of the Nazi Party.
|
Herman Goring
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The Army Chief of Staff during the course of WWII was ____ _____.
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George Marshall
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List two raw materials that the Japanese needed from the Americans. It was the embargo of these materials that forced the Japanese to attack Pearl Harbor.
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steel and oil
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The _____ had 5 men in its crew that later had ships named after them for the bravery during Pearl Harbor. This is considered the Navy's highest honor.
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California
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________ _______ was the general in charge of American troops in the Pacific theater
|
Douglas MacArthur
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the SS was run by ____ _____. He was in charge of all Jewish concentration camps.
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Heimrich HImmler
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RAF stands for ____ ____ ____.
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Royal Air Force
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The Name of the act signed by Japan to become allies with Germany and Italy was called the ____ - _____ _____.
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Tri-partied pact
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What Treaty did Hitler violate by expanding his military and sending troops into the Rhineland?
|
Treaty of Versailles
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Hitler was originally from ____.
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Austria
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____ _____ was the leader of Italy and dreamed of creating a new Roman empire in the Mediterranean.
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Benito Mussolini
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The leader of allied forces in Europe was ____ ___ _____. He also planned the D-Day invasion of France.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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in 1931, Japanese soldiers invaded ______, which had natural resources Japan needed.
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Manchuria
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The only ship to fully capsize during the bombing of Pearl Harbor was the _____.
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Oklahoma
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The leader of China during WWII was _____ ___ - ___.
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Chiang Hai-Chek
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The code name that gave the order for the Japanese to carry out the attack on Pearl harbor was ____ _______ ___.
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Climb Mount Nikita
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The battle of Britain lasted for ______ days.
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114
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The code name for the German double agent during the battle of Britain was _____.
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Ostro
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___ ___ took over as prime minister of Great Britain after Neville Chamberlain. His will to defeat Germany turned the tide of WWII.
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Winston Churchill
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Prime Minister of Japan during the course of WWII was ___ ___.
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Hedeki Tojo
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he was the leader of the British 8th army. ____ _____ was also 2nd in command of allied forces in Europe and led the D-Day ground invasion.
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Bernard Montgomery
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The Prime Minister of Germany during the war was ____ __ ______. He was a staunch supporter of Hitler.
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Roachim von Ribbentrop
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____ planned the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Genda
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The admiral of the Japanese navy was ____.
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Yomamota
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Saving Private Ryan, name of the Beach and Sector.
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Omaha
Dog Green |
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The science of ____ studies the relationship between living things and their environment.
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ecology
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A ___ ____ is based on the interdependency of nations' economic systems.
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global economy
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The destruction of large forests and jungles that affects the world's climate, animals, and plants is called ______.
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deforestation
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What chemical is suspected of harming the Earth's ozone layer?
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CFC's
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Explain the greenhouse effect and the problems it could create.
|
The greenhouse effect is carbon dioxide trapped in the atmosphere causing heat. Problems such as rise in temperatures and melting of ice caps, which would cause the seal levels to rise and coastal areas to flood, are components of the greenhouse effect.
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What environmental message was the theme of Silent Spring?
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The theme of the Silent Spring was that pesticides and other chemicals are having deadly unforeseen effects on the environment.
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Why are nongovernmental organizations taking greater responsibility for protecting the world's environment?
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The world's environment is the world's responsibility not a countries or nations;therefore, organizations that do not have territorial boundaries are taking responsibility for the environment.
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What problems do developing nations face?
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Developing nations face overcrowding, disease, food shortage, and political, ethnic, and religious conflicts.
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The use of biological and chemical weapons in terrorist attacks is known as _________.
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bioterrorism
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Explain why global approaches to global problems are sometimes difficult to coordinate.
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global approaches to global problems are sometimes difficult to coordinate because of ethnic, religious, and political differences and disputes.
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List the permanent members of the United Nations Security council.
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China, France, Russia, United States, and great Britain
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Militant group who controls much of Afghanistan is called the ________.
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Taliban
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The leader who masterminded the attacks on the World Trade Center is ____ ___ ____.
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Osomo binlaiden
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___ ____ was the dictator of Iraq.
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Saddam Hussein
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Name the year and write a brief explanation of how the Taliban got their grassroots start.
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The Taliban got their start in 1979 after Russia invaded Afghanistan
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What happened at the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl?
|
in 1986, a nuclear explosion took place at Chernobyl. The nuclear explosion killed hundreds and endangered the environment.
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What happened at the chemical plant accident in Bhopal?
|
in 1984 a chemical plant in Bhopal released toxic gases into the atmosphere. The toxins killed 3800 people and injured another 100,000. Not only did it kill thousands,but the toxins harmed the surrounding environment.
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what happened at the grounding of the Exxon Valdez i Alaska?
|
an oil tanker, Exxon Valdez, had a major oil spill in Alaska in 1989. No one was killed, but thousands of birds, fish and other animals died, as a result. Also, the terrestrial and marine environments were severely harmed.
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What were the Four Olds and how did the Red Guards try to eliminate them?
|
Four olds were old ideas, old cultures, old customs, and old habits.
The Guards burned books, and forced people to put the old behind. |
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What was Postdam?
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source of tension between America and Russia
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What global environmental challenges have risen in the last century?
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global warming
greenhouse effect pollution rising temps and sea levels |
