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1
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Name the two sub-regions of Europe

A

Western

Eastern

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2
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The Longest river in Europe

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Rhine River

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3
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What resource did Europe use up during the industrial revolution

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Coal

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4
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The Renaissance began in

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Italy

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5
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Renaissance was sparked by a renewed interests is classic ___________ & __________ art.

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Greek

Roman

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6
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What was the most important invention during the Renaissance?

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Printing Press

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7
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What disturbed Martin Luther

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The selling of Indulgences

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8
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What did Martin Luther nail to the door of the Wittenberg Castle

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95 Theses

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9
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What is the Factory System

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Brought people and machines together in one building

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10
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What is the Assembly Line

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Breaking down many parts into small tasks

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11
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What is the right to franchise

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right to vote

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12
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How did farming lead to the Industrial Revolution

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New farming technology led to less need for farmers so people moved to the cities to work

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13
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By 1890 what was the first country to overtake Britain in the Industrial Revolution?

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U.S.A.

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14
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By the 1900s who overtook the U.S. in the Industrial Revolution

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Germany

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15
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Thomas Edison invented ____________ & ________.

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Phonograph & Lightbulb

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16
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Socialism Favored

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Government ownership of land and business

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17
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Who created Marxism

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Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

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18
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What is the main idea of Communism

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No classes, everyone is equal and shares

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19
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The creation of what two nations led to tensions among Europe

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Italy

Germany

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20
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Name the members of the Triple Alliance

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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy

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21
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Name the Members of the Triple Entente

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France
Britain
Russia

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22
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What key event in Bosnia started WWI

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Assassination of Archduke France Ferdinand and his wife

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23
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What was the original name given to WWI

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The Great War

24
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What type of warfare was used during WWI

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Trench

25
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By 1914 what had the war become for both sides

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a stalemate

26
Q

Name 3 new weapons used during WWI

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Machine Guns
Poison Gas
Armored Tank
Aircraft
Submarines
27
Q

Who’s arrival boosted the moral of the allied soldiers

A

American Troops

28
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What is the name given to the treaty of WWI

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Treaty of Versailles

29
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What are the 2 major sanctions placed on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles

A

Rearations for Damage

No Military

30
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Who took control of Italy following WWI

A

Bonito Mussolini

31
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How did Mussolini keep power in Italy

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Silenced all critics

32
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Why was money so worthless in Germany

A

Inflation

33
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Who gained power of the National Socialists Party in Germany

A

Hitler

34
Q

1936 Hitler violates the treaty of Versailles by sending troops where?

A

Rhineland

35
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What event started WWII

A

Hitler and Germany invading Poland

36
Q

Name the Axis Powers

A

Germany, Italy, Japan

37
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Name the Allied Powers

A

Britain, France, USSR, U.S., China

38
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Hitler used what type of war to advance across Europe

A

Blitzkrieg

39
Q

June 6, 1944 when allies land in Normandy and take back France is called

A

D-Day

40
Q

When he realized Germany could not win the war Hitler did what?

A

Committed suiced

41
Q

Hitlers call for the extermination of all the Jews in Europe was called the __________.

A

Holocaust

42
Q

What official ended WWII

A

Defeat of Japan

43
Q

U.S. Dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of ______________ & ____________

A

Nagasaki

44
Q

What is containment

A

pledge to stop soviet expansion

45
Q

Western Europe feared __________ expansion

A

Soviet

46
Q

What countries controlled the four zones of Germany and Berlin

A

Britain
France
U.S.
USSR

47
Q

Britain, France, U.S. combine their zones to create ___________ Germany

USSR Creates ___________ Germany

A

West

East

48
Q

What did East Germany do to stop thousands of citizens from fleeing to the west for freedom in 1961?

A

Built the Berlin Wall

49
Q

Truman Doctrine

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Pledged U.S. would provide economic and military aid to any free nation threatened by minorities or outside pressure

50
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Marshal Plan

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Plan to help restore economic prosperity and stable democracy in Europe

51
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NATO’s original meaning

A

protect each other from communism

52
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Warsaw Pact original meaning

A

Defend each other against invasion from NATO

53
Q

What finally allowed the Berlin Wall to fall

A

Collapse of Communism

54
Q

Europe imports most of its oil from

A

Middle East

55
Q

What are three alternative fuels Europe has been experimenting with

A

Coal
Nuclear Power
Solar
Wind

56
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What is a major issue with 20 nations sharing a small area

A

cross boarder pollution

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