History final Flashcards
what paused WW1?
the armistice, singed in 1918
who was in the triple alliance in WW1?
Germany, ottoman empire, and Austria-hungry
what did the Tripple Alliance become in WW1?
the central powers
who formed the Triple Alliance in WW1?
Bismark
who was in the triple entente in WW1?
Britain, France, Russia
what country created the Triple Entente in WW1?
France
What did the Triple Entente become in WW1?
what type of government was the Second French empire?
constitutional monarchy
who ruled the second French empire?
Napoleon
what did Ferdinand de lesseps do?
Organized the construction of the Suez canal
when was Napoleon 2nd captured?
during the franco prussion war
what does renaissance mean
rebirth
who colonized north America?
France and Brittian
who colonized Central and South America?
spain
what were the three G’s of exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
who were the three absolute monarchs of Spain France and Russia?
Louis XIV of France. Philip II of Spain and Peter the Great of Russia
who divided the functions of government into three branches?
Montesquieu
what were the three causes of the French Revolution?
A rise in the price of bread, lack of constitution, and the ancien regime
what did Hati and other American countries do during and after the French Revolution?
Revolted
what were three inventions of the Industrial Revolution?
The seed drill, cotton gin, and steam engine
what was one result of the Franco-Prussion War?
France was forced to surrender Alsace- Lorraine to Germany
who set up the Paris commune?
Rebels
how was the commune disbanded?
the National Assembly sent troops to break it up
what were some of the new laws of the Third Republic?
regulated wages, hours, and safety conditions for workers
what what was the Dreyfus affair?
A Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus was accused of spying for Germany against France
Who published “J’Accuse” and was convicted of libel
Emile Zola
who launched Zionism?
Theodor Herzl
what was Zionism?
a movement devoted to rebuilding a Jewish state
what US president bought Louisiana territory from France?
Jefferson
Who organized the Seneca Falls Convention to gain equality?
Mott and Stanton
who was Frederick Douglass?
An escaped slave who spoke in the north about the evils of the system
what started the Civil War?
southerners feared that Lincoln would abolish slavery in the Southern states
why did the North win the Civil War?
The South had fewer resources and less industry.
How was segregation affected in the southern states?
imposed segregation in public places and conditions for voting eligibility
who led the world in industrial and agricultural production?
The US
who organized the American Federation of Labor?
workers
who formed the populist party?
workers and farmers
what did the Progressive Party want?
regulate conditions for workers and give voters more power
what type of government did Britain have during the democracy chapter?
a parliamentary democracy
what was free trade?
trade between countries without restrictions
why did Parliament repeal the corn laws?
to lower the price of grain and bread
who pushed Britain to end the slave trade?
William Wilberforce
what reduced the number of capital offenses?
Reforms
where were petty criminals sent to?
penal colonies in Australia
who regulated working conditions in mines and factories and set a minimum wage?
parliment
what did the Labor Party become?
liberal party
who used aggressive tactics to gain women’s suffrage?
Emmeline Pankhurst
where did Irish peasants live and who did they pay?
huts while living in desperate poverty and paying high rents to absentee landlords in England
what was another name for the potato famine?
the great hunger
what happened during the potato famine?
a blight struck the Irish peasant’s crops destroying all potatoes
who granted Catholics the right to vote?
parliament
who did the Whig Party represent
the middle and business class
who did the Tory party represent?
nobles and landowners
what did the Reform Act of 1832 do?
redistributed seats in the House of Commoners
what did the People’s Charter demand?
universal manhood suffrage and a secrete ballot
what were the Victorian ideals?
duty, hard work, and responsibility
under whom did the British empire extend?
Queen Victoria
what did the Tories’ reform bill do?
gave the vote to urban workers
what did the Whigs’ reform bill do?
gave farmworkers the vote
what was the home rule bill?
gave Ireland freedom
what was the Manifest Destiny?
the belief that the US needed to expand west
what is a nation?
a group of people who share similarities
what did the Congress of Vienna create?
the German Confederation headed by Austria
what did the Zollverein do?
dismantled economic barriers
how did bismark rule?
through blood and iron
what did Bismarck do when he ruled?
pursued goals he believed the state needed
what type of army did Bismarck make?
a well-equipped army
who seized Schleswig- holstine from Denmark?
Prussia
how did the German confederation get dissolved?
Prussia attacked Austria and annexed northern German states
How did France get into war with Prussia?
Bismark set the EMS dispatch
