FINAL EXAM Flashcards
Who was the founder of the Kamakura Shogunate & how long was his rule?
Minemoto Yorimoto
1192-1333
What is feudalism?
Land awarded for military service (KIngs & lords gave land to “vassals” for service)
Who led the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther & the Latin Christian Church
What is Genghis Khan’s real name?
Temujin
Which empire is named the “Gunpowder empire”
Ottoman
What are the 3 goal of terrorists?
1) To install fear upon a group
2) To show weakness of a government/show their superiority
3) to replace an existing government with one of supporters of their group
Who are the leading artists of the Renaissance?
- Raphael
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Donatello
What was the Bay of Pigs?
A failed invasion,
in 1961, some fifteen hundred Cuban exiles trained and armed by the CIA were landed at the Bay of Pigs in an effort to overthrow Castro (communist dictator).
The assassination of ______ by ______ started World War 1.
Of: Franz Ferdinand
By: Gavrilo Princip
Which English commodore arrived in Edo Bay & forced the Japanese people into the family of “civilized nations”?
Commodore Matthew C. Perry
The more industrial a nation becomes, the more _____ it becomes.
imperial
What are the 3 factors that led to WW2?
- Depression
- Treaty of Versailles
- War Guilt Clause
Which English pirate helped stave off the Spanish Armada in 1588?
Sir Francis Drake
Name the leaders of the Allies & Axis Powers of WW2?
Allies: Winston Churchill (Great Britain), Franklin D. Roosevelt (U.S.), Joseph Stalin (Russia), Charles de Gaulle (France).
Axis: Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussalini (Italy) & Emperor Hirochito (Japan)
Why was the battle of Stalingrad so important?
It stopped German progression over Russia & was sort of a turning point for the worse for Hitler’s Nazis.
