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History Flashcards

1
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What region was the “Powder Keg of Europe”

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The Balkans

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2
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The event that “sparked” WW1

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the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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3
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America’s first major battle in WW1

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Battle of Bellau Wood

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4
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Who asked for the armistice on 11/11

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Germany

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5
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What are the causes of WW1 and what do they mean? (M.A.I.N)

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Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

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6
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Who painted the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Cathedral in the Vatican

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Michalangelo

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7
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What is vernacular and why is it important in the context of the Renaissance

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common speech; it allowed the translation of languages and increased reading

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what religious reformer held a strong belief in the ideal of predestination

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calvin

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9
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who posted the 95 Theses on the door of the church at Wittenberg? What is his most well known writing?

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Martin Luther ; 95 Theses

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10
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What were the main causes of the French Revolution

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enlightenment ideals, debt, colonists not treated equally, grain shortage

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11
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Who was the most famous poet of the Renaissance

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Shakespeare

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12
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Who was the Italian family that ruled behind the scenes

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Medici family

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13
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What democratic principle did the Americans and French fight for

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enlightenment ideals, popular sovereignty, equality, separation of powers

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14
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How did the American Revolution influence the French Revolution

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the American’s victory over the british was one of the greatest catalyst for the French Revolution

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15
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What scientific theory involves the Sun at the center of the solar system

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heliocentric theory

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16
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who was the scientist that made many breakthroughs in physics? He explained the theory of gravity

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Isaac Newton

17
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How did the US help britain without joining the fight

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passed the lend lease act

18
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Japan invaded which country after aligning itself with Italy and Germany

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Manchuria, China

19
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What event started WW2

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Germany invading poland

20
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the liberation of europe began with this event

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invasion of normandy beach on the coast of France (D-Day)

21
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the pacific victory that ended Japanese threat to Hawaii

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Midway

22
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What are the reasons Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb

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to end the war, save american lives, and stop Japan from fighting

23
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Know the minority contributions to WW2

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Navajo - provided secret codes
Women - worked in factories

24
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what did the Geneva convetion do

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established the treatment of prisoners of war

25
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the name of Hitler’s solution to eliminate Jews from Europe

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the final solution

26
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what was the government’s policy of removing Japanese Americans from the west coast

A

putting them in internment camps

27
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how did the US control info during WW2

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censorship

28
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Know the major battles, the order, where they occurred and the outcome

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29
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Battle of Britain

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where- Britain
outcome-

30
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Pearl Harbor

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where- Hawaii
outcome- US joined war

31
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Midway

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where- Tokyo (middle of pacific)
outcome- US won and could now get to Japan; stopped Japan’s threat to Hawaii

32
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El Alamein

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where- Egypt
outcome-

33
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Stalingrad

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where- Stalingrad, Soviet Union
outcome-

34
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D-Day

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where- beaches of Normandy, France
outcome-

35
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Battle of Bulge

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where- Ardennes (region in eastern Belgium, northern France and Luxembourg)
outcome-

36
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Iwo Jima

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where- Iwo Jima, Japan
outcome-

37
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Okinawa

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where- Okinawa Island
outcome-

38
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Know the political and military leaders of the countries during WW2

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