Renaissance & Reformation
Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet most famous for his work on the Sistine Chapel
Who is Michelangelo?
The infamous method of execution for the French Revolution
What is a guillotine?
This famous inventor was originally sent home from school for being far behind his peers
Who is Thomas Edison?
This unofficial ceasefire between British and German soldiers during WWI involved singing and soccer
What is the Christmas Truce?
This physical barrier built in 1961 became the most famous symbol of Cold War division
What is the Berlin Wall?
This is the term for the Renaissance belief that focussed not on God, but on what it is to be human
What is Humanism?
These social centers fueled Enlightenment thought by encouraging debate, reading, and idea-sharing
What are coffee-houses?
This economic system failed very quickly after its implementation in early American society
What is Socialism?
This 1919 treaty punished Germany and contributed to the next war
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
The Iraqi revolutionary responsible for a number of terrorist attacks
Who is Saddam Hussein?
This 1440 invention dramatically increased literacy and helped spread ideas
What is the Gutenberg Press?
The Enlightenment principle that spurred the start of the American Revolution
What is taxation without representation?
This belief held that Europeans had a duty to “civilize” other parts of the world
What is Imperialism?
This was the strategy of giving Hitler land in hopes he would stop expanding
What is Appeasement?
This space achievement by the Soviet Union in 1957 started the space race
What is Sputnik?
List of complaints to the Catholic Church that condemned indulgences and preached salvation by faith alone
What are 95 Theses?
The American Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideas, while the French Revolution was driven more by this immediate problem
What is starvation/poverty?
This theory claimed that the strongest businesses or nations deserved to survive and dominate
What is Social Darwinism/Survival of the Fittest?
This event sparked World War I
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This Red Scare Era couple was executed for passing atomic secrets to Russians
Who are the Rosenbergs?
Monk famous for the famous refusal to recant: “My conscience is captive to the Word of God”
Who is Martin Luther?
This Enlightenment philosopher believed in natural rights—life, liberty, and property
Who is John Locke?
This tragic event was the result of poor working conditions
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
This WWII warfare tactic was a creative way to destroy German boilers
What are rat bombs?
This term, coined by by Winston Churchill, described Europe being divided between communism and democracy
What is the Iron Curtain?