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The scientific theories developed by Copernicus, Galileo and Newton resulted in…

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Challenges to the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church

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What influence did the Scientific Revolution have on the Enlightenment in Europe?

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Natural laws were used to explain human affairs

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The idea that all people are born with the natural rights of life, liberty, and property is most directly associated with the writings of…

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John Locke

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The ideas of enlightenment philosophers were based on…

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Faith in human reason

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Which idea is central to John Locke’s “Two Treatises of Government”?

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A governments power comes from the consent of the people

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Baron de Montesquieu believed that a separation of powers would…

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Prevent tyranny by acting as a check on power

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One way in which Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau are similar is that they were…

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Philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment

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The French Revolution was a reaction to the…

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Increasing confrontations between Catholics and Protestants

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In which way did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the French Revolution?

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The Devine right theory of Kong’s was challenged

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In the late 1700’s, which situation in France is the cause of the…
• execution of the king
• storming of the Bastille
• meeting of the Estates General

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The Execution of the king

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Maximilian Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for…

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Instituting the Reign of Terror

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Demand of the Third Estate for more political power was a cause for the…

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French Revolution

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One way in which Robespierre and Napoleon are similar is that they both…

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Increased their power during the French Revolution

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Nationalistic feelings were stimulated because of the…

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French Revolution

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One major effect of Napoleons rule of France was that it led to…

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A restoration of political stability

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At the Congress of Vienna, one of the main goals was to…

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Restore monarchs to pre-Napoleonic status

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The American and French Revolutions were turning points in global history because the results of these revolutions…

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Inspired other people’s seeking democracy and independence

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One of the main purposes of the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) was to…

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Promote the unification of Italy

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Mass starvation in Ireland in the 1840’s led directly to the…

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Migration of people overseas

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In the early 18th century, the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain resulted in urbanization because…

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Displaced rural workers migrated to find jobs

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According to Tomas Malthus, the rate of increase for human population in relation to the rate of increase for food production was a problem. Malthus believed that…

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Famine and war were natural checks on population growth

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What was the main reason for the extensive Irish emigration to North America in the 1840’s?

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Mass starvation

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Before a nation can begin to industrialize, that nation must first develop…

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An adequate food supply

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What geographic feature aided in industrialization on Great Britain?

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Good harbors

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What was one reason the industrial revolution began in Great Britain?
Abundant natural resources were available in Great Britain
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In England, what resulted from the availability of labor, an abundance of coal and iron, and water power from many rivers?
The start of the industrial revolution
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The beginnings of both the Neolithic revolution and the industrial revolution depended on...
Technological advances
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In Western Europe nations, many of the evils associated with the factory system have been corrected by...
Government regulations
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Which social change occurred during the industrial revolution?
Growth of the working class
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What was a result of the industrial revolution in Europe?
The growth of the middle class
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During he 1800s, the writings of Marx, Engels, and Dickens focused on the problems faced by...
Industrial workers
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The workers in industrial countries must create a revolution, overthrow the existing government using force if necessary, and then create a new classless society. This statement expresses the views of...
Karl Marx
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According to Karl Marx, the course of history is determined by...
Economic class struggle
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Which statement best illustrates a basic principle held by Karl Marx?
Class differences inevitably lead to social conflict
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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels encouraged workers to improve their economic conditions by...
Overthrowing the capitalist system
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Which statement is supported by the ideas of Karl Marx?
Industrialization benefits the wealthy and exploits the poor
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One major reason European countries engaged in imperialism in the late 19th century was to...
Obtain markets for their manufactured goods
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The primary reason France and Japan were interested in controlling parts of Indochina in the 20th century was to...
Obtain valuable natural resources
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Which statement best expresses the western perspective regarding Rudyard Kipling’s “white mans burden”?
Europeans had a duty to introduce the benefits of their civilization to non-Europeans
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Which statement best reflects an effect of imperialism in Africa?
Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers
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What was a principal reason for the success of European colonialism in Asia in the late 1800s?
Europe was able to dominate military and commercial relations with Asia
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That major factor the enabled Western Europe to dominate large parts of Asia and Africa in the 19th and early 20th centuries was the...
Technological and military superiority of European nations
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Sole of the ethnic strife in Africa today can be traced back to the European division of Africa resulting from the...
Berlin Confrence
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The Berlin Conference in 1884 was significant because it...
Established rules for the European division of Africa
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Early exploration of Africa by Europeans was hindered by the...
Many different physical features of Africa
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Which culture fought with the Zulus in the 19th century over the control of land in South Africa
British and Boer
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The 19th century term “White Mans Burden” reflects the idea that...
Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial people’s
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One effect of the British landlord system in Ireland in the mid-1800s and in India in the early 1900s was that these landlord systems...
Contributed to famine and suffering
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Which historical development showed the desire of a group to gain independence from a colonial power?
Sepoy Mutiny in India

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