test 9 (nine weeks exam) Flashcards

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two sides of the Russian civil war

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red and white russians

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2
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where was the boer war fought?

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south Africa

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3
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most famous monarch of the glorious revolution

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William III

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4
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president of U.S during WWI

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Woodrow Wilson

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5
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only country not in the league of nations

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United States of America

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6
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american ace

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rickenbacker

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7
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leader of conservatives

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Benjamin disraeli

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8
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most famous naval battle of WWI

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jutland

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9
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most capable Romanov

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peter the great

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9
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leader of the French reign of terror

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robespierre

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10
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failed attempt to sneak into Germany through the “back door”

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gallipoli campaign (the largest british offensive in the east)

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11
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who withdrew Russia from the continental system

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Czar Alexander I

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11
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battle to protect the fortress city

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battle of Verdun

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12
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the French driving the Germans across the marne river

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miracle on marne

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13
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woodrow Wilson’s famous speech

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14 points

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14
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why America is know as being great

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capitalism

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14
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the british attack on the Germans at the somme river

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somme offensive

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15
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lenin’s secret police

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Cheka

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15
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love of mankind

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philanthropy

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16
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what did marx think cause all conflict

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class struggle

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17
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Liberator who was impacting Russia before he was assassinated

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czar Alexander II

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18
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Russian leader known for his cruelty that started feudalism in Russia

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Ivan the terrible

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19
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Russian leader during the Crimean War

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Nicholas I

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20
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what happened after the Napoleonic wars

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congress of vienna

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invented the seed drill
Jethro Tull
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revolt in India where the natives fought the East India Company
sepoy rebellion
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who was the first to instill communism into a country
Vladimir lenin (Marx created communism)
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German letter that was to Mexico but was intercepted
Zimmerman note
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giant of the oil industry
rockefeller
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first affordable automobile
Henry Ford
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the "sun King"
Louis XIV
27
leader of Russia after Lenin
Joseph stalin
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greatest inventor of all time
Thomas Edison
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steel industry giant
carnegie
30
luxury liner with American passengers that was sunk by German submarines
Lusitania
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fortress stormed by the French as a part of their revolution that was significant
Bastille
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nickname for American soldiers
doughboys
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central powers
germany, Italy, austria hungary
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reasons for British expansion
gold, God, glory
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treaty Russia signed to get out of WW1
Brest- litovsk
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first permanent English settlement
Jamestown
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less revolutionary side of the Russians that did not support Lenin
mensheviks
37
KJV
1611
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French ruler that came after the revolution and was seen as a hero for a while, conquered much land but failed to capture Russia
napoleon
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united Germany
Otto von Bismarck
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Russian leader who led during the Russian revolution until he was killed with his entire family
Nicholas II
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invented mechanical reaper
Cyrus mcCormick
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French protestants
huguenot
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when was the french revolution
1789
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what was Karl marx's name fro the poor
proletariat
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napoleons final defeat
battle of waterloo
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Karl marx's name for the rich
bourgeoisie
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U.S.S.R.
union of Soviet socialist republics
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what was the treaty after WW1
treaty of versailles
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triple entente
Russia, France, England
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when America joined WW1
1917
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socialism but bloody and violent
communism
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"conquered" yellow fever
Dr. Carlos Finlay
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original people in Russia
Slavs
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created nursing
Florence nightingale
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king during the french revolution
Louis XVI (16th)
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most famous African explorer
David Livingstone
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November 11
armistice day; veterans day
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ruler who said "I will be good"
queen victoria
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whos assassination started WW1
archduke Francis Ferdinand
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British soldiers in WW1
Tommies
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1st German king of united germany
Wilhelm I
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British monarch during the American revolution
George 3rd
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boat sank in 1912
titanic
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most famous naval hero of Britain
Lord Horatio nelson
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1st permanent French colony in the new world
quebec