French Revolution
Why was King Louis XVI Executed
He was condemned of treason in 1793
“Created in 1804, this legal system established equality before the law and became one of Napoleon’s most lasting achievements.”
What is the Napoleonic Code
What is the main political ideology of the U.S.
Liberalism
What is Total War
It when a nations mobilize all their societal, industrial, and human resources to completely destroy the enemy's capacity to fight
This massive wall was built in 1961 to divide a major German city into Soviet and Western sectors.
berlin wall
What where the three Estate of France pre revolution
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
“This 1815 battle was Napoleon’s final defeat, ending his rule once and for all.”
What is the Battle of Waterloo
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
What type of war fare was in WW I
Trench Warfare
On December 7, 1941, a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service targeted this U.S. naval base in Hawaii.
peral harbor
What was the fist major movement of the revolutionaries
The storming of the Bastille
Crowned himself Emperor in
1804
What are the main ideals of Conservatism
Tradition
Monarchy
Social stability
Slow change
Who was part of the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Triple Entente
Britain, France, and Russia
He was the dictator who led the Soviet Union through World War II and the opening years of the Cold War.
joesph stalin
What was the Estates-General Meeting about
Voting dispute:
First and Second Estates wanted voting by estate.
The Third Estate wanted voting by population.
The Third Estate broke away.
Major Victories
Italy
Austria
Early campaigns against European coalitions
What are the differences between Communism and Facism
Communism aims for a classless, stateless society where the community owns all resources. Fascism is highly nationalistic and enforces rigid social hierarchies and retains private property under state control
What was the Sheffield plan
The Schlieffen Plan was designed to avoid a difficult two-front war against both France and Russia
Code-named Operation Overlord, this famous June 6, 1944 allied invasion of Normandy is more commonly known by this lettered name.
d-day
What was the AC/DC Cycle
A = Aristocratic Revolt
Nobles resist monarchy.
C = Constitutional Phase
Moderate reform government.
D = Democratic/Radical Phase
Radicals take over.
C = Chaos/Reaction
Disorder creates desire for stability.
This disastrous 1812 military campaign, marked by brutal winter and massive losses, began Napoleon’s downfall.
What is the invasion of Russia
Which of these ideologies are seen the least worldwide, liberalism conservatism nationalism, or socialism?
Liberalism
What was the Sarajevo Assassination
Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The alliance system escalated conflict.
This tense, 13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war.
what was the Cuban missile crisis