Final Exam 2024 Flashcards
What is the name of the British attack that caused 1 million total casualties?
The Somme
Where did the royal family live before moving to Paris?
Versailles
Who was called “Defender of the Faith” because he opposed Martin Luther?
Henry VIII
A “Renaissance Man” has a wide rang of skills and knowledge?
True
Who wrote the “Declaration of the Rights of Woman”?
Olympe de Gouges
What country was in the Triple Entente?
France
These were pardons sold so that people could avoid suffering in purgatory.
Indulgences
What is the English translation of “L’etat,c’est moi”?
“I am the state”
This was a royal fortress stormed by a Parisian mob on July 14, 1789.
Bastille
This engine produced faster ships and trains for transportation
Steam
What Spanish term means “conqueror”?
Conquistador
The Battle of Verdun lasted 3 weeks?
False
Who served as a translator for Hernan Cortes?
Dona Marina
Which group was included in the Third Estate?
Bourgeoisie
Only the most powerful politicians in France were safe from the guillotine?
False
Did the Glorious Revolution end when King James II was executed for treason?
NO
Which treaty eliminated Russia from WW I?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Most Europeans believed that the Earth was flat in 1492?
False
Which country was in the Triple Entente?
France
Where Christopher Columbus was born.
Genoa
Who was the French general who defended Verdun?
Philippe Petain
Who invaded England an replaced King James II with the help of parliament?
William of Orange
This king was tried and beheaded for treason during the English Civil War.
Charles I
What was a radical faction within the Jacobin political club?
Montagnards
Florence Nightingale became known as the “lady with the lamp?”
True
What is the name of the belief that people are selected for salvation before birth?
Predestination
What was made stronger and less expensive by the Bessemer process?
Steel
Which committee was led by Maximilien Robespierre?
Committee of Public Safety
This professional army fought for Parliament during the English Civil War.
New Model Army
What term means “rebirth”?
Renaissance
This ended the Thirty Years’ War.
Peace of Westphalia
Why did a counterrevolution begin in western France?
National Convention enacted a draft
What was the most powerful tribe that fought the British in South Africa?
Zulu
These were members of the Second Estate before the French Revolution.
Nobles
Which committee was led by Maximilien Robespierre?
Committee of Public Safety
A system the Spanish created to control natives in their American Colonies.
Encomienda System
Britian entered WW I after the invasion of Belgium?
True
What did the French use to bring troops and supplies to Verdun?
Sacred Way
Which title did the Third Estate claim at the Estates General?
National Assembly
Via Media means the “middle way”?
True
This dynasty controlled Spain, the Netherlands, and the Holy Roman Empire.
Habsburgs
Which plan did the Germans use to attack France in 1914?
Schlieffen Plan
Which weapon did the British introduce during the Battle of the Somme?
Tank
According to Martin Luther, this held religious authority.
Bible
What is the German title for “emperor”?
Kaiser
Adam Smith developed the economic theory known as communism?
False
Who was known as the “sun king”?
Louis XIV
He led a brutal campaign to kill rebels and take land in Ireland.
Oliver Cromwell
The commander of the Bastille was given a quick and proper burial?
False
The glorious revolution ended when King James II was executed for treason?
False
Oliver Cromwell was called the Lord Protector of england?
True
What is the term for royalists who supported the king during the English Civil War?
Cavaliers
What is the term for the direct rule in India until 1947?
Raj
What was introduced in Britain to provide more soldiers in 1916?
Conscription
What was a council of workers during the Russian Revolution?
Soviet
What was the Empire that was known as the “sick man of Europe?”
Ottoman
What was the term for any pilot with at least five victories in aerial combat?
Ace
What is the term for large German airships that bombed British cities?
Zeppelins
What terrorists group used violence in their fight for Plan-Slavism?
Black hand
Who defeated napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo?
Duke of Wellington
What did the Russians do when Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812?
1) Burned much of Moscow
2) Retreated to avoid a large battle
3) Destroyed anything that could be used by the French
Did Marie Antoinette, Maximilien Robespierre and Georges Danton survive the Reign of Terror?
NO
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914?
Gavrilo Princip
Why did Austria-Hungry declare war on Serbia in 1914?
1) Ultimatum was rejected by Serbia
2) Germany promised to help
3) Black Hand operated in Serbia
What country was willing to defend Serbia in 1914?
Russia
Who led the Germans to victory at the Battle of Tannenberg?
Paul von Hindenburg
What happened during the Armenian Genocide?
1) Civilians were deported to the south
2) Most Armenian men were massacred in their villages
3) Forced labor for Armenian troops
Who launched a successful attack against Austria-Hungary in 1916?
General Brusilov
Where did the British Empire recruit troops for World War 1?
Canada
What weapon did the Germans introduce during the Battle of Verdun?
Flamethrower
What country was blamed for starting World War 1 in the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
Who believed that peasants would become an important revolutionary force?
Vladimir Lenin
What British officer helped Arab rebels in the Ottoman Empire?
T.E. Lawrence
Was Bolshevism the effort to create a Jewish state in Palestine?
NO
Did the British blockade cause a “turnip winter” for German civilians?
YES
Did the British use “pals battalions” to expand their army during World War 1?
YES
Did approximately one million people die during the Armenian Genocide?
YES
Did the ottomans target Armenians because they were Jews?
NO
Did the Ottoman Empire call for a jihad against the Allies?
YES
Did Romania attack Serbia to help Austria-Hungary?
NO
Did the French army win the Battle of the Marne?
YES
Did Russia defeat japan in the Russo-Japanese War?
NO
Were Sepoys Indian soldiers in the British army?
YES
Did Britain fight against France during the Crimean War:
NO
Did unions use strikes to improve their working conditions?
YES
Did Metternich want to create a classless society with collective ownership?
NO
Did Karl Marx view history as a story of class struggle?
YES
Did Eli Whitney develop the telegraph in the 1830”s?
NO
What is the for the British attach in the mud near Belgian ports?
Passchendaele
What is the term for the central powers that gained 80 miles in Italy?
Caporetto
What is the term for where the Italians attacked more that 10 times in two years.
Isonzo River
What costly Russian attack crippled Austria-Hungary?
Brusilov Offensive
What is the term for where Germans took 2 forts but failed to take the city?
Verdun
What is the term for when the Ottomans forced the Allies to evacuate the peninsula?
Gallipoli
What is the term for the Ottoman coastal guns that stopped the British Navy?
Dardanelles
What is the term for where the Germans destroyed separated Russian armies?
Tannenberg
What is the term for where the French stopped the Germans 30 miles from Paris?
The Marne
