History Final

Question 1

Martin Luther-

Answer 1

german monk who spoke out against catholic church and their wrong doings and wrote 95 theses, also starts the protestant reformation

Question 2

95 theses-

Answer 2

written by martin luther and it calls out the wrong doings of the catholic church and he nailed it to the church’s door.

Question 3

Henry VIII

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king of england and had six wives and broke away from the catholic church and made the church of england so he could get a divorce.

Question 4

Indulgences

Answer 4

money given to the pope so people could have their sins removed and have a better chance of getting into heaven

Question 5

Act of Supremacy

Answer 5

English act of Parliament that recognized Henry VIII as the “Supreme Head of the Church of England

Question 6

Renaissance

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rebirth, the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 13th–16th centuries.

Question 6

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?-

Answer 6

Michelangelo

Question 7

The middle passage

Answer 7

Slave trade, also the trip from Africa to the Americas

Question 8

Goods discovered in the New World

Answer 8

sugar cane, tobacco, peanuts, tomato, turkeys

Question 8

Triangular Trade-

Answer 8

A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s between Africa, Europe, and the Americas*

Question 8

Serfs

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Legally bound to the land for 25 years and provided labor, paid rent, and under lord’s control*

Question 9

Salons

Answer 9

social gatherings with philosophers and scientist to discuss ideas about enlightenment

Question 10

A logical procedure for gathering and testing scientific data?

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scientific method

Question 11

Heliocentric Theory-

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the sun is the center of the solar system and everything revolves around it.

Question 12

This philosophe studied government and devised the idea of separate powers-branches of government:

Answer 12

montesquieu

Question 13

The philosopher who believed that all people are born free and equal, with the rights to life, liberty, and property was:

Answer 13

John Locke

Question 13

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?-

Answer 13

Thomas Jefferson

Question 13

The American Revolution-

Answer 13

the colonies declared independence against the british empire

Question 14

What group below supported the King in the English Civil War?-

Answer 14

cavaliers royalists

Question 15

Type of government England had with Oliver Cromwell.

Answer 15

military dictatorship

Question 16

Divine Right of Kings-

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god gave kings the right to rule

Question 17

Puritans

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English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices,

Question 18

Louis XIV-

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sun king, loved the limelight, moved all the nobles and government to his palace at versailles, and they spent a lot of money and ran the country into a lot of debt.

Question 19

His ruthless deeds, including torturing and murdering thousands of his subjects because he was looking for the person who killed his wife-

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Ivan the Terrible

Question 20

Absolute monarch of France. Also known as the “Sun King

Answer 20

Louis XIV

Question 21

What is a coup d'etat?-

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is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, rebel group, military, or a dictator.

Question 22

Waterloo

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this is where Napoleon lost for the final time and was arrested and exiled again.

Question 23

As leader of the Committee of Public Safety, he had countless executed including those that dared criticize or oppose him-

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Maximilien Robspierre

Question 24

Forty Thousand people were executed during this period-

Answer 24

Reign of Terror

Question 25

What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?*

Answer 25

. A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder

Question 26

Karl Marx

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the mastermind behind communism and he wrote the communist manifesto

Question 27

Economic revolution that began in late 18th/early 19th century Europe with new ideas, technologies and production methods

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industrial revolution

Question 28

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

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Great Britain

Question 29

Fought for civil rights in South Africa and India but assassinated by a rival Hindu*

Answer 29

Gandhi

Question 30

What policy was designed to provide trade access to China

Answer 30

Open Door

Question 31

Imperialism affected almost the entire continent of-

Answer 31

Africa

Question 32

What was a factor that made Africa vulnerable to European conquest

Answer 32

many languages and culture, no organization, lack of technology

Question 33

The Central Powers of WWI consisted of which countries?

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Germany, ottoman empire, austria

Question 34

Vladimir Lenin-

Answer 34

Who became the leader of the Bolsheviks and Russia and was bringing in communism to Russia

Question 35

Communism

Answer 35

economic ideology that advocates for a classless society in which all property and wealth are communally-owned, instead of by individuals.

Question 36

Nazi murder campaign of more than 6 million people across Europe

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Holocaust

Question 37

Dwight Eisenhower-

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commander in the US military, helped plan the attack on Normandy, and eventually became president

Question 38

Manhattan Project-

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the secret plan in the US of research and developing Atomic weapons

Question 39

The ___________ trials charged Nazi leaders of the Holocaust with international war crimes.

Answer 39

Nuremberg

Question 40

Battle of Britain?

Answer 40

Germany attacked Britain in a air force battle over a couple months but were unable to take over the British so Hitler moved his forces to attack Soviet Union

Question 41

Who were the main Axis powers throughout WW2?

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Germany, Italy, Japan

Question 42

Hitler

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Facist leader in Germany who lead the Nazi party

Question 43

Mussolini

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an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the Fascist Party.

Question 44

Who was assassinated to spark World War I?

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 45

The Treaty of Versailles-

Answer 45

ended WWI and out all of the blame of WWI on Germany

Question 45

Organization created after WWI as a forum for nations to talk over disagreements and prevent another major war.-

Answer 45

League of Nations

Question 45

The Cuban Missile Crisis-

Answer 45

USA and Jfk tried to get rid of Fidel Castro and they got caught, so Catsro asked for help from the Soviet Union. They received nuclear weapons and the US enacted a naval blockade

Question 45

The Potsdam Conference

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Last allied conference of World War II. Here Stalin went back on his promise to allow free and fair elections in Eastern Europe:

Question 46

Marshall Plan

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- It gave money to nations to help them rebuild from WWII.

Question 47

Trench warfare-

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a style of warfare in WWI where soldiers would dig ditches for protection

Question 48

Why did Britain consider India its "jewel in the crown"?

Answer 48

India's population and resources made it the most valuable of all the British colonies.

Question 49

Joseph Stalin

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Dictator in Soviet Union during WWII, a tough leader

Question 49

__________ were people who had been born in Spain and could hold high offices in the Spanish colonial government.-

Answer 49

Peninsulares

Question 50

___________ were Spaniards born in Latin America-

Answer 50

Criollos

Question 51

Nationalism

Answer 51

One’s love for their country

Question 52

The period of city building and migration of people to cities was known as _________-

Answer 52

Urbanization

Question 53

Trading with India in the 1600s; however, by 1850s more than 60% of India under this company:

Answer 53

East Trade Company

Question 54

The Cold War was an ideological conflict never directly resulting in battle between-

Answer 54

US, Soviet Union, Communist, Non communist country