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Martin Luther-

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

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95 theses-

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

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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.

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Indulgences

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

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Act of Supremacy

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

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Renaissance

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

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Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?-

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Michelangelo

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The middle passage

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Slave trade, also the trip from Africa to the Americas

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Goods discovered in the New World

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sugar cane, tobacco, peanuts, tomato, turkeys

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Triangular Trade-

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

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Serfs

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

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Salons

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social gatherings with philosophers and scientist to discuss ideas about enlightenment

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A logical procedure for gathering and testing scientific data?

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scientific method

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Heliocentric Theory-

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

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

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montesquieu

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

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John Locke

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?-

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Thomas Jefferson

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The American Revolution-

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the colonies declared independence against the british empire

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

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cavaliers royalists

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Type of government England had with Oliver Cromwell.

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military dictatorship

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Divine Right of Kings-

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god gave kings the right to rule

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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,

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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.

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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

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

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Louis XIV

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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.

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Waterloo

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

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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

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Forty Thousand people were executed during this period-

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Reign of Terror

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What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?*

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. A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder

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Karl Marx

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the mastermind behind communism and he wrote the communist manifesto

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

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industrial revolution

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Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?

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Great Britain

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

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Gandhi

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What policy was designed to provide trade access to China

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Open Door

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Imperialism affected almost the entire continent of-

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Africa

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What was a factor that made Africa vulnerable to European conquest

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many languages and culture, no organization, lack of technology

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The Central Powers of WWI consisted of which countries?

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Germany, ottoman empire, austria

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Vladimir Lenin-

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

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Communism

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

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Nazi murder campaign of more than 6 million people across Europe

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Holocaust

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Dwight Eisenhower-

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

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Manhattan Project-

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

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

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Nuremberg

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Battle of Britain?

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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

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Who were the main Axis powers throughout WW2?

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Germany, Italy, Japan

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Hitler

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Facist leader in Germany who lead the Nazi party

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Mussolini

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

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Who was assassinated to spark World War I?

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

45
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The Treaty of Versailles-

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

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

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League of Nations

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The Cuban Missile Crisis-

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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

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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:

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Marshall Plan

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

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

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Why did Britain consider India its “jewel in the crown”?

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

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Joseph Stalin

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Dictator in Soviet Union during WWII, a tough leader

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

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Peninsulares

50
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___________ were Spaniards born in Latin America-

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Criollos

51
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Nationalism

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One’s love for their country

52
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The period of city building and migration of people to cities was known as _________-

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Urbanization

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

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East Trade Company

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

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US, Soviet Union, Communist, Non communist country

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