TBQ E Flashcards
With what characteristic was every person born, according to John Locke?
A blank mind
By far the biggest conflicts of the Seven Years’ War took place in
North America.
Which document summarized the Enlightenment concept of rights in its opening paragraph?
American Declaration of Independence
Which measure was NOT part of the French revolutionary process of de-Christianization?
The elimination of Sundays as Sabbath days
b.
Making France a Protestant nation
c.
The encouragement to priests to marry
d.
The looting and closing down of churches
e.
The removal of the word “saint” from street names
b.
Making France a Protestant nation
How did Louis XVI respond to the formation of the National Assembly?
He threatened to dissolve the Estates-General.
Which of the following were major themes/subjects of Romantic artists?
landscapes and depictions of nature
What most accurately describes the Russian army between 1914 and 1917?
It was poorly led.
What was a consequence of the Treaty of Versailles?
It forced Germany to acknowledge “war guilt” and to pay reparations for its alleged wartime aggression.
What was true of the Nazi policy toward women?
Nazi policy encouraged women to focus on having children and on domestic life.
How many peasants died in the artificially created Soviet famines of 1932 and 1933?
10 million
In 1926 Mussolini’s government
outlawed all anti-Fascist parties.
Much of Europe’s prosperity in the 1920s was built on ____.
loans from the United States
The United States destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers at the Battle of
Midway
Which nation experienced the greatest loss of life in World War II?
Soviet Union
In which area was the Nazi rule of Europe most ruthless?
Eastern Europe, because the Slavs were considered racially inferior
The Marshall Plan provided $13 billion for ____ in Europe.`
economic recovery
Who championed the landmark civil rights legislation of the 1960s?
Lyndon Johnson
Under the policy established by President Eisenhower, how would the U.S. respond to a Soviet ground assault on western Europe?
With a full-scale nuclear attack
In Islam, the term ____ typically means a return to traditional values and can also be a label for more radical movements.
fundamentalism
The Zionists opposed the creation of the state of Israel in Palestine.
True or False
False
Where did the United States initially wage war in the immediate aftermath of 9/11?
Afghanistan
Which of these groups serves as an example of nationalist terrorism?
IRA in Northern Ireland
The winner of the 2000 U.S. presidential election was ultimately decided by
the United States Supreme Court