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World History Semester II Flashcards

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What is a czar?

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Emperor of Russia, comes from word “Caesar”

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What is absolute power?

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Unlimited and unrestrained power

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What is the scientific method?

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A patten of thinking that scientists use when seeking answers

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What is enlightenment?

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18th century religious revival in American colonies

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What is the coup d’état?

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A sudden and illegal seize of power by force

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What is romanticism?

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Late 18th century European literary and artistic movement characterized by a reaction against rationalism and embraced emotions

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What is the industrial revolution?

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Late 18th and early 19th century period where technology advanced in many ways

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What is the factory system?

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Puts everything under one roof of the factory

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What is socialism?

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Gov. ownership by means of production and the distribution of goods for the presumed welfare of society

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What is realism?

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An artistic style that sought to portray life as it really is

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What is Impressionism?

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19th century French art style; focused on light with choppy strokes

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What is imperialism?

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The extension of power by one people or country over another

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What is attrition?

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War tactic by which each side true to gradually wear down the other

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What is armistice?

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A temporary cessation of fighting

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What is reparations?

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Payments for war damage

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What are pogroms?

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Government organized massacres in Russia

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What is fascism?

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Totalitarian gov. characterized by corporate economy, strong nationalism, military dictatorship and glorification of the state

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What is nazism?

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German fascism

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What is the Luftwaffe?

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German Air Force

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What is appeasement?

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Buying off an aggressor by territorial concession

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What is amphibious?

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On land and sea

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What is the Cold War?

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Post WWII state of apprehension, hostility, and competition between Soviet Union and the US

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What is the arms race?

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Buildup of weapons between two or more nations to maintain a position of strength and prevent the other side from gaining an advantage

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What is the domino theory?

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Cold War theory that once Vietnam fell to communism all the other Asian countries would fall like dominoes

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Who wanted to increase the power of the king in France by persecuting the Huguenots?

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Cardinal Richelieu

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Which family ruled Austria in the 18th century?

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Hapsburg family

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Who transformed a hunting lodge into the palace of Versailles?

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Louis XIV

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Which revolution was a bloodless dethroning of James II?

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The glorious revolution

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Which monarch married 6 different times?

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Henry IV

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Who ruled England for 45 years?

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Elizabeth I

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Who persecuted all non-Catholics earning her violent nickname?

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Mary Stewart (“bloody Mary”)

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What are the steps of the scientific method?

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  1. Question, 2. Observations, 3. Pattern, 4. Conclusion, 5. Verify conclusion
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Who developed the heliocentric theory?

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Copernicus

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Who created the law of gravity?

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Newton

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Who developed the small pox vaccination?

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Jenner

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How many miles did John Wesley travel and how many sermons did he preach?

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250,000 miles preaching 42,000 sermons

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Who could listen to music and reproduce it?

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Mozart

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How many years if freedom did the colonists have?

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150

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What date did the colonists break away from Britain?

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July 4th, 1776

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Which European country helped the colonists fight for independence?

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France

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What problems brought France to revolution?

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  1. Social inequality, 2. Political inefficiency, 3. Economic irresponsibility
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Describe the reign of terror in France:

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Destruction, beheadings, COPS

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Which nation used scorched earth techniques to defeat Napoleon in 1812?

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Russia

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Where did the British finally defeat Napoleon?

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Waterloo

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What did the congress of Vienna want to maintain in Europe?

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Balance of power

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Who established the modern nursing profession during the Crimean war?

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Florence nightingale

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Who wrote hunchback of Norte dame?

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Victor Hugo

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Who compiled a 2 volume collection of German fairy tales?

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Grimm brothers

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Who was an American writer who focused on one emotion in each piece of literature?

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Edgar Allen Poe

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Which composer bridged the gap between classical and romantic?

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Beethoven

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What 3 things led to the beginning of the industrial revolution?

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  1. Adequate food supply, 2. Large and mobile workforce, 3. Expansion of trade
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Who is responsible for introducing automobiles to America?

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Henry ford

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Who is the author of “origin of species”?

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Darwin

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Who was one of the earliest realist authors in England?

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Dickens

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Who was the president during the US civil war?

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Lincoln

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Who was the first industrialized nation in Asia?

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Japan

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In what Spanish territory did the USS Maine explode, causing the Spanish American war?

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Havana harbor

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What were the causes of WWI?

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Extreme nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and rival alliances

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Why weapons were introduced in WWI?

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Rifle, machine guns, gas, zeppelin, tank, planes, torpedoes

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Which group took over Russia in 1917?

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Bolsheviks

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When was the Berlin Wall torn down?

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November 9, 1989

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