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Final Exam 2024 Flashcards

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1
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What is the name of the British attack that caused 1 million total casualties?

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The Somme

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Where did the royal family live before moving to Paris?

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Versailles

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3
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Who was called “Defender of the Faith” because he opposed Martin Luther?

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Henry VIII

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4
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A “Renaissance Man” has a wide rang of skills and knowledge?

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True

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5
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Who wrote the “Declaration of the Rights of Woman”?

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Olympe de Gouges

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What country was in the Triple Entente?

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France

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These were pardons sold so that people could avoid suffering in purgatory.

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Indulgences

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What is the English translation of “L’etat,c’est moi”?

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“I am the state”

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This was a royal fortress stormed by a Parisian mob on July 14, 1789.

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Bastille

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10
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This engine produced faster ships and trains for transportation

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Steam

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11
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What Spanish term means “conqueror”?

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Conquistador

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12
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The Battle of Verdun lasted 3 weeks?

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False

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13
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Who served as a translator for Hernan Cortes?

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Dona Marina

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14
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Which group was included in the Third Estate?

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Bourgeoisie

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15
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Only the most powerful politicians in France were safe from the guillotine?

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False

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16
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Did the Glorious Revolution end when King James II was executed for treason?

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NO

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17
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Which treaty eliminated Russia from WW I?

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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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18
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Most Europeans believed that the Earth was flat in 1492?

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False

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19
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Which country was in the Triple Entente?

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France

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20
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Where Christopher Columbus was born.

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Genoa

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21
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Who was the French general who defended Verdun?

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Philippe Petain

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22
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Who invaded England an replaced King James II with the help of parliament?

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William of Orange

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23
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This king was tried and beheaded for treason during the English Civil War.

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Charles I

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24
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What was a radical faction within the Jacobin political club?

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Montagnards

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25
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Florence Nightingale became known as the “lady with the lamp?”

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True

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26
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What is the name of the belief that people are selected for salvation before birth?

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Predestination

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27
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What was made stronger and less expensive by the Bessemer process?

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Steel

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28
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Which committee was led by Maximilien Robespierre?

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Committee of Public Safety

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29
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This professional army fought for Parliament during the English Civil War.

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New Model Army

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30
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What term means “rebirth”?

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Renaissance

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31
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This ended the Thirty Years’ War.

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Peace of Westphalia

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32
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Why did a counterrevolution begin in western France?

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National Convention enacted a draft

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33
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What was the most powerful tribe that fought the British in South Africa?

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Zulu

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34
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These were members of the Second Estate before the French Revolution.

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Nobles

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35
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Which committee was led by Maximilien Robespierre?

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Committee of Public Safety

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36
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A system the Spanish created to control natives in their American Colonies.

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Encomienda System

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37
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Britian entered WW I after the invasion of Belgium?

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True

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38
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What did the French use to bring troops and supplies to Verdun?

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Sacred Way

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39
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Which title did the Third Estate claim at the Estates General?

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National Assembly

40
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Via Media means the “middle way”?

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True

41
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This dynasty controlled Spain, the Netherlands, and the Holy Roman Empire.

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Habsburgs

42
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Which plan did the Germans use to attack France in 1914?

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Schlieffen Plan

43
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Which weapon did the British introduce during the Battle of the Somme?

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Tank

44
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According to Martin Luther, this held religious authority.

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Bible

45
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What is the German title for “emperor”?

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Kaiser

46
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Adam Smith developed the economic theory known as communism?

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False

47
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Who was known as the “sun king”?

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Louis XIV

48
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He led a brutal campaign to kill rebels and take land in Ireland.

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Oliver Cromwell

49
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The commander of the Bastille was given a quick and proper burial?

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False

50
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The glorious revolution ended when King James II was executed for treason?

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False

51
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Oliver Cromwell was called the Lord Protector of england?

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True

52
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What is the term for royalists who supported the king during the English Civil War?

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Cavaliers

53
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What is the term for the direct rule in India until 1947?

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Raj

54
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What was introduced in Britain to provide more soldiers in 1916?

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Conscription

55
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What was a council of workers during the Russian Revolution?

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Soviet

56
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What was the Empire that was known as the “sick man of Europe?”

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Ottoman

57
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What was the term for any pilot with at least five victories in aerial combat?

A

Ace

58
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What is the term for large German airships that bombed British cities?

A

Zeppelins

59
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What terrorists group used violence in their fight for Plan-Slavism?

A

Black hand

60
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Who defeated napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo?

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Duke of Wellington

61
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What did the Russians do when Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812?

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1) Burned much of Moscow
2) Retreated to avoid a large battle
3) Destroyed anything that could be used by the French

62
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Did Marie Antoinette, Maximilien Robespierre and Georges Danton survive the Reign of Terror?

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NO

63
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Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914?

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Gavrilo Princip

64
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Why did Austria-Hungry declare war on Serbia in 1914?

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1) Ultimatum was rejected by Serbia
2) Germany promised to help
3) Black Hand operated in Serbia

65
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What country was willing to defend Serbia in 1914?

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Russia

66
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Who led the Germans to victory at the Battle of Tannenberg?

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Paul von Hindenburg

67
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What happened during the Armenian Genocide?

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1) Civilians were deported to the south
2) Most Armenian men were massacred in their villages
3) Forced labor for Armenian troops

68
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Who launched a successful attack against Austria-Hungary in 1916?

A

General Brusilov

69
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Where did the British Empire recruit troops for World War 1?

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Canada

70
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What weapon did the Germans introduce during the Battle of Verdun?

A

Flamethrower

71
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What country was blamed for starting World War 1 in the Treaty of Versailles?

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Germany

72
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Who believed that peasants would become an important revolutionary force?

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Vladimir Lenin

73
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What British officer helped Arab rebels in the Ottoman Empire?

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T.E. Lawrence

74
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Was Bolshevism the effort to create a Jewish state in Palestine?

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NO

75
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Did the British blockade cause a “turnip winter” for German civilians?

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YES

76
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Did the British use “pals battalions” to expand their army during World War 1?

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YES

77
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Did approximately one million people die during the Armenian Genocide?

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YES

78
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Did the ottomans target Armenians because they were Jews?

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NO

79
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Did the Ottoman Empire call for a jihad against the Allies?

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YES

80
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Did Romania attack Serbia to help Austria-Hungary?

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NO

81
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Did the French army win the Battle of the Marne?

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YES

82
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Did Russia defeat japan in the Russo-Japanese War?

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NO

83
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Were Sepoys Indian soldiers in the British army?

A

YES

84
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Did Britain fight against France during the Crimean War:

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NO

85
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Did unions use strikes to improve their working conditions?

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YES

86
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Did Metternich want to create a classless society with collective ownership?

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NO

87
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Did Karl Marx view history as a story of class struggle?

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YES

88
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Did Eli Whitney develop the telegraph in the 1830”s?

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NO

89
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What is the for the British attach in the mud near Belgian ports?

A

Passchendaele

90
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What is the term for the central powers that gained 80 miles in Italy?

A

Caporetto

91
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What is the term for where the Italians attacked more that 10 times in two years.

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Isonzo River

92
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What costly Russian attack crippled Austria-Hungary?

A

Brusilov Offensive

93
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What is the term for where Germans took 2 forts but failed to take the city?

A

Verdun

94
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What is the term for when the Ottomans forced the Allies to evacuate the peninsula?

A

Gallipoli

95
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What is the term for the Ottoman coastal guns that stopped the British Navy?

A

Dardanelles

96
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What is the term for where the Germans destroyed separated Russian armies?

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Tannenberg

97
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What is the term for where the French stopped the Germans 30 miles from Paris?

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The Marne

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