A period from about 1500-1650 of "rebirth", mark by renewed interest in the achievements of classical Greece and Rome. Considered the "birth" of the MODERN WORLD.(2b)
The Renaissance
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Who was the Sun King and said “I am the State?”(6b)
Louis XIV
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• Militarism
• Alliances that divided Europe into competing camps
• Imperialism
• Nationalistic feelings
• Significant individuals (Archduke Ferdinand)
ALSO,
• Competition over colonies
• Diplomatic Failures (10a)
These are all causes of...
Causes of World War I.
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What is the difference between NATO and the Warsaw Pact?(13a)
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty) countries were democratic; Warsaw Pact countries were communist.
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Name 3 points (continents) of the triangular trade.(4e)
Europe, Africa, and The Americas.
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What were the major trade items from China? (2e)
Paper, compass, silk, and porcelain.
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Characterized by monarchies that maintained centralized and absolute control of their governments.(6b)
Absolutism
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• Embarrassing defeat in war with Japan in 1905
• Landless peasantry (extreme poverty of the people)
• INCOMPETENCE of TSAR Nicholas II
• Military defeats and HIGH CASUALTIES of World War I(10c)
These are all causes of...
Causes of the Russian Revolution
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The 1962 confrontation between U.S. (Kennedy) and U.S.S.R.(Kruschev) over Soviet missles being placed in Cuba. (13a)
The Cuban Missle Crises.
200
What were the basic trade items in the Ottoman Empire?(5a)
Coffee and ceramics.
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Why did Henry VIII take control of The Church in England?(3a)
To divorce his wife of the moment, in this case, Catherine. The Catholic Pope, Clermont VII, would not approve his divorce.
300
What two revolutions influenced the Latin American Revolutions?(7b)
French and American
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• Germany was forced to accept responsibility for the war, losses of territory, and to pay REPARATIONS
• German military was limited
• LEAGUE of NATIONS was formed (10b)
Results of the Treaty of Versailles
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Post-WWII leader of communist China (mainland China).(13c)
Mao Zedong
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What did Cervantes write, and why is it important?(6f)
Don Quixote, the 1st novel.
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What was the main belief of Martin Luther?(3a)
Salvation is by faith alone.
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What are the two causes of the French Revolution?(6b)
Enlightenment ideas and French participation in the American Revolution (if the Americans could do it, so can we!)
400
What were the French mandates; what were the British mandates?(11a)
After WWI, The League of Nations split lands of the OTTOMAN EMPIRE. Their “mandate system” gave Great Britain lands that became Iraq, Transjordan, and Palestine. France was given Syra and Lebonon.
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Why did the U.S. and U.S.S.R. hesitate to go to war against one another during the Cold War?(13b)
The presence of nuclear weapons.
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What happens to both Germany and Japan after World War II?(12c)
The are both occupied by Allied forces.
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Why did princes in Northern Germany convert to Protestantism? (3b)
To gain the lands that previously belonged to The Church. Land, ho!!
500
Any attempt by European powers to interfere with any independent state in the Western Hemisphere would be considered a threat to the U.S. KEEP OUT!(7d)
What is this doctrine called?
Monroe Doctrine
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Pro-human rights decree adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948, in response to the atrocities against the Jews during WWII.(12c)
What is this declaration called?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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What happened to the Nationalists after the Chinese Civil War?(13c)
Mao Zedong and his Communist supporters forced Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek and his supporters to retreat to the island of Taiwan.
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Why did Japan invade Manchuria, Korea and China?(11c)
Japan wanted to develop an empire which would provide natural human resources that were unavailabe on their Japanese archipelago.