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56 Cards in this Set
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What countries divided Poland among themselves to avoid going to war over it?
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Russia, Prussia and Austria
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What was Britain's form of government in the late 1600s/early 1700s?
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Oligarchy
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What is an oligarchy?
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A government in which the ruling power belongs to a few people
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The conditions for peasons worsened when this person took power.
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Catherine the Great
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What did the Treaty of Paris end?
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The American Revolution
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What did the U.S. gain after the Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution?
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independence from Britain
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What replaced loyalty after the French Revolution?
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nationalism
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What is nationalism?
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a feeling of pride in one's own country
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Who became the leader of France after the French Revolution?
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Napolean
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How did the agricultural revolution lead to population growth?
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It created a surplus of food, or more than what was needed.
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Why did the population of cities grow during the Industrial Revolution?
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There was an eed for people to work in factories.
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What were the two goals of Communism?
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1) End capitalism
2) Create a classless society |
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What did Laissez-fair econonmists feel would help everyone?
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a free market
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What economists believed government should have little control over the economy?
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Laissez-faire economists
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What went up because of the Industrial Revolution?
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wages, or the amount of money paid to workers
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Why did factory owners prefer to hire women over men?
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They could be paid less
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What caused revolutions to spread quickly to other countries?
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The French Revolution of 1848
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What did the revolutions in Italy, Hungray and Czechoslovakia aim to achieve?
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greater independence from Austria
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The steampship was a method of gravel developed druing what?
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The Industrial Revolution
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What is one method of travel developed during the Industrial Revolution?
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the steamship
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What country was the dominant power in Europe in 1871?
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Germany
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What country was in dominant power after industrialization?
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Germany
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One of the biggest roadblocks to unity in this country was loyalty to one's own region.
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Italy
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What eventually led to World War I?
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Fighting in the Balkans
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In the late 1800s, what did Britain change to from a constitutional monarchy?
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a parlimentary democracy
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What was passed by Parliament as part of Britain's reform?
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free trade laws, which allowed trade between countries without quotas or tariffs
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Which person from Belgium influenced other European countries to explore after he began to explore in the Congo in Africa?
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King Leopold II
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Which country maintained independence because its leader, Menelik II, made efforts to modernize it?
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Ethiopia
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When problems began to occur in the Ottoman Empire, who tried to divide it up?
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European countries
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Which country did Meiji reformers want to strengthen?
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Japan
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After fighting Russia in the Russo-Japanese War, which country did Japan gain control of?
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Korea
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Why did European powers divide up the southeast Asia region?
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to gain access to raw materials and a new market
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Why did the U.S. interfere in Latin American affairs in the early 1900s?
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The U.S. had investments there that it wanted to protect
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Which country remained neutral in WWI until Germany invaded Belgium, and then joined the war, too?
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Britain
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What concept involves a nation channeling all of its resources into a war and setting prices?
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total war
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What ended WWI with its main focus on punishment of Germany?
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The Treaty of Versailles
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What was a result of Bolshevik Revolution?
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civil war began in Russia
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What did Lenin adopt to help rebuild the Soviet Union's economy after it had nearly collapsed because of the war?
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New Econ Policy
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Why did people in Mexico revolt in 1910?
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Land was not distributed equally.
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What was the Good Neighbor Policy?
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A policy issued after WWI by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It said that the U.S. would lessen its involvement in Latin American affairs.
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What was act of civil disobedience by Gandhi in India?
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the Salt March
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In China, who did Communists want the support of?
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the peasants
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In 1936 who did Japan ally with to create the Axis Powers?
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Germany and Italy
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What caused the Great Depression in the US?
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overproduction of goods and falling demand
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What appealed to many Italians because it promised a strong government and instilled a sense of national pride?
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Fascism
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How is communism different from fascism?
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Communism wanted international change and Fascism pursued nationalist goals or goals within their own country
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Communist countries have what type of economies?
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command economies
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What was Hitler's "final solution" and why was this his plan?
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He planned to murder all Jews because he wanted a pure German race.
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Who came into power and created a fascist dictatorship as a result of the civil war in Spain?
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Fransico Franco
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When did the US declare war on Japan?
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After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, near Hawaii.
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Which Japanese cities did the US drop atomic bombs on because they would not surrender in war?
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Nagasaki and Hiroshima
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By 1948, what were most governments in Eastern Europe?
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pro-Soviet
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Why did the US enter the Vietnam War?
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To prevent Communist takeover of South Vietnam
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Why did the Vietnam War become an extension of the Cold War?
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The U.S. helped South Vietnam and the Soviet Union helped North Vietnam
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What happened as the Soviet Union fell apart?
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Eastern Europeans began to demand their freedom.
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At the end of the Cold War, what caused mixed world emotions?
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The power of the U.S
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