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absolutism-
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Idea that a monarch has complete and absolute control.
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An absolute monarch justified their power with the theory known as...
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Divine right
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English history events in chronological order-
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English civil war, restoration, glorious revolution
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The royalists with Charles were pitted against the Roundheads led by Cromwell during the...
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English civil war
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Period known as the restoration period is characterized by-
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Monarch being restored to the throne
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Why was the glorious revolution so glorious?
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It was a bloodless overthrow of the king
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What was a Common effect of the Magna Carta, English civil war, and the English bill of rights?
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They all limit the power of the king
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The heliocentric model, the development of inductive reasoning, and the work of Robert Boyle are all associated with which revolution?
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Scientific revolution
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Francis bacon, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on...
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Experimentation and observation
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Copernicus is best known for his contributions to which area of science?
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Astronomy
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The enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of government is derived from...
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The ones who are governed
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How did Montesquieu influence the constitution of the United States?
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System of checks and balances
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The political revolutions of this area would not have been impossible without...
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The support of the common people
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What changes resulted from the age of political revolutions?
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Rise of nationalism, rise of liberal ideas in government, and the belief that revolution can bring legit change.
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The American revolution and the French Revolution both supported...
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Increased citizen participation in government
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What idea from the enlightenment became part of the American government?
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Religion and government are separate
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What was the result of the Declaration of Independence and the ideas it expressed?
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Growth of European democratic movements
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Which principal of the Declaration of Independence most influenced the French Revolution?
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Government should guarantee basic human rights
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How did the glorious revolution (1688) contribute to both the American and French revolutions?
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Political thinkers included that the purpose of government is to protect the rights of citizens.
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The social and political unrest of the French Revolution set the stage for the...
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Rise of Napoleon
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What is a valid generalization about the immediate results of the French Revolution in 1789?
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Middle class gained more power
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Napoleon's empire lacked what strengths in controlling most of the western world?
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His Navy couldn't control the seas
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What was the industrial revolution?
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Increased output of machine made goods
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What was the first industry to undergo major industrialization?
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Textiles
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What power source did the first factories run on?
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Water or steam
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Why did Britain lead the industrial revolution?
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They had economic stability, political stability, natural resources, and population
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What is the name for the voluntary associations of workers seeking labor reforms?
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Unions
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In the 19th century, collective bargaining were carried out between...
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Employers and employees
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What was one likely reason for the emergence of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain during the 1920's and 1930's?
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Severe economic and sociable problems after wwI
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Which leaders were most closely identified with the rise of fascism?
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Adolf hitler and Benito Mussolini
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Who is credited with the letter sent to prez Roosevelt conserving the atomic bomb studies?
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Albert Einstein
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Joseph Stalin, Adolf hitler, and Benito Mussolini were similar in that each of these leaders...
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Established a totalitarian government
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Which leader masterminded the attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?
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Hideki Tojo
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What identified an economic cause of the Great Depression?
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Speculation drove up stock prices which led to a crash of the stock market
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What is one way in which the government of the United States responded to the Great Depression?
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It created public work programs
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What event caused France and Great Britain to declare war on Germany?
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Germany invaded Poland
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Which event caused for the United States to enter into WWII?
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Japan attacked pearl harbor
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Why did Japanese leaders attack Pearl Harbor?
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Japanese were seizing Oil resources and felt threaten by the American attempt to blockade it
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June 6, 1944, allied troops swarmed France in order to begin attacking hitler in the west. What is this event?
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D- day
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What impact did d- day have on WWII?
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Opened a second front in Western Europe
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The use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki forced the Japanese to...
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Surrender
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Set of events listed in chronological order-
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Germany invades Poland, Germany defeats France, Germany invades Soviet Union, battles of Stalin grad, Normandy landings
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What development was next to occur after these events?
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Japanese fleet was destroyed
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Why did Truman authorize the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
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To prevent American casualties
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What battle helped the United States regain naval superiority?
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Battle of midway
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Approximately how many people were killed during the holocaust?
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11 million people
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In addition to the Jewish nation, what other groups were targeted by the nazis during the holocaust?
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Jehovah's witnesses, gypsies, gays, handicapped
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The Nuremberg trials are considered an important development in the rule of law because they-
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They held people and nations responsible for violating humans rights
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The goal of establishing the United Nations is...
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To maintain world peace, eliminate hunger and disease prevent genocide
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The executive council of the League of Nations and the security council of the United Nations both had permanent members, consisting of the great powers and several temporary members. This feature demonstrates-
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THe special role of the most powerful nations to preserve peace
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In what way were the code of Hammurabi and the twelve table of Rome similar?
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Written legal standards
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in the Islamic faith, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus are considered..
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Prophets
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What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?
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Art and learning
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A movement of religion reform is called?
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A reformation
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