final exam #2 Flashcards
on the eve of the French Revolution, the French government was…
corrupt & incompetent
the corrupt government of Porfirio Diaz was a factor in the outbreak of
The Mexican Revolution
what was one of the consequences of the Reign of Terror
the execution of King Louis XVI
One of the major differences between the French Revolution and the American Revolution was
a lasting constitution
How were the Boxer Rebellion (China) and the Sepoy Rebellion (India) similar
they were both anti-Western uprisings
What was the primary purpose of the Berlin Conference in 1884
to determine rules & procedures of dividing Africa between European powers
After WWI, the ottoman empire…
lost its territorial holdings and the Empire dissolved
Members of the French 3rd estate were attempting to _______ when they took the tennis court oath
draft a constitution
Mary Wollstonecraft believed that
girls should have the same education opportunities as boys
what is not a reason the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain
GB was the only country willing to allow it to happen
The German sinking of the Lusitania, the sinking of merchant ships, and the Zimmerman note are all
reasons the US got involved in WWI
What is the German term meaning sudden, violent attacks by air and land?
blitzkrieg
genocide was committed against the Tutsi people in what country?
Rwanda
What TN city was created to be a part of the Manhattan Project?
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
What country did the Allies diving among themselves following WWII
Germany
