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Regents Review Flashcards

1
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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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14
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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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17
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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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18
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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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20
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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

21
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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

22
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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

23
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Before a nation can begin to industrialize, that nation must first develop…

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An adequate food supply

24
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What geographic feature aided in industrialization on Great Britain?

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Good harbors

25
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What was one reason the industrial revolution began in Great Britain?

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Abundant natural resources were available in Great Britain

26
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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?

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The start of the industrial revolution

27
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The beginnings of both the Neolithic revolution and the industrial revolution depended on…

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Technological advances

28
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In Western Europe nations, many of the evils associated with the factory system have been corrected by…

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Government regulations

29
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Which social change occurred during the industrial revolution?

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Growth of the working class

30
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What was a result of the industrial revolution in Europe?

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The growth of the middle class

31
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During he 1800s, the writings of Marx, Engels, and Dickens focused on the problems faced by…

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Industrial workers

32
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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…

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Karl Marx

33
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According to Karl Marx, the course of history is determined by…

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Economic class struggle

34
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Which statement best illustrates a basic principle held by Karl Marx?

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Class differences inevitably lead to social conflict

35
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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels encouraged workers to improve their economic conditions by…

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Overthrowing the capitalist system

36
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Which statement is supported by the ideas of Karl Marx?

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Industrialization benefits the wealthy and exploits the poor

37
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One major reason European countries engaged in imperialism in the late 19th century was to…

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Obtain markets for their manufactured goods

38
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The primary reason France and Japan were interested in controlling parts of Indochina in the 20th century was to…

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Obtain valuable natural resources

39
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Which statement best expresses the western perspective regarding Rudyard Kipling’s “white mans burden”?

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Europeans had a duty to introduce the benefits of their civilization to non-Europeans

40
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Which statement best reflects an effect of imperialism in Africa?

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Natural resources were exploited for the benefit of European powers

41
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What was a principal reason for the success of European colonialism in Asia in the late 1800s?

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Europe was able to dominate military and commercial relations with Asia

42
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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…

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Technological and military superiority of European nations

43
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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…

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Berlin Confrence

44
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The Berlin Conference in 1884 was significant because it…

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Established rules for the European division of Africa

45
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Early exploration of Africa by Europeans was hindered by the…

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Many different physical features of Africa

46
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Which culture fought with the Zulus in the 19th century over the control of land in South Africa

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British and Boer

47
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The 19th century term “White Mans Burden” reflects the idea that…

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Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of their colonial people’s

48
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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…

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Contributed to famine and suffering

49
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Which historical development showed the desire of a group to gain independence from a colonial power?

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Sepoy Mutiny in India

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