Early Modern Period
19th Century
20th Century
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Who said "let them eat cake" AND why was it controversial?
Marie Antoinette, bread prices were lower than cake and the poorer classes couldn't even afford bread.
100
What is real-politik?
Practicality over morality of politics.
100
What is Facism?
Political party that supports inequality, with a hierarchy, lots of violence and a favored pact and tradition
100
Where was the boat from that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge?
Mexico
100
What is an O3?
One-On-Ones!
200
Who was the radical revolutionary during the French Revolution? (Leader of the Jacobins)
Robespierre
200
What is laissez-faire capitalism?
Kind of capitalism that emphasize free market principles, lack of government intervention, and letting market forces determine things for themselves
200
What is Totalitarianism?
A centralized and dictatorial form of Gov that requires complete subservience to the state (big brother)
200
Who is the Secretary of Health?
Robert F. Kennedy jr.
200
How long has Dr. Allyn been a teacher at Avenues
4 years
300
What is the Categorical Imperative?
Something that is moral ONLY if it applies to everyone, "universal law"
300
Who is Karl Marx?
Created the marxist lens of society; critiqued capitalism and proposed a classless society.
300
Where is Joseph Stalin from?
Georgia
300
Real name of the new pope
Robert Prevost
300
What is the longest ongoing war in US history?
Korean War; South Korea vs. North Korea, never signed an official peace treaty
400
What is a Huguenot?
French protestant
400
What is Social Darwinism?
Survival of the Fittest based on Natural Selection (used as a form of racism)
400
Define & Translate; Kristallnacht, Lebensraum, Mein Kampf
Kristallnacht; "night of broken glass" of Jewish owned stores
Lebesraum; The space/territory that Hitler and the Nazis believed they were entitled to, "living space"
Mein Kampf; "My Struggle", Hitler's autobiography he wrote in prison, outlining his hatred for Jews
400
How many people have ever been president?
45 total people, though 47 presidencies!
400
What teacher has a twin brother whose name rhymes with "bed"?
Mr. Ohringer!!!!!
(Ned)
500
What are auto-de-fes?
Harsh consequences on different non-Christian religious groups (mostly jews) - hangings, trials, book-burnings & more
500
Name the three kinds of art present in the 19th century and what are they?
Romanticism (emotion over reason), Impressionism (capturing something in the moment), Realism (reason/reality of society).
500
Name the exact start date of WWII
September 1, 1939
500
What was the name of the television show Zelensky was on before he became president?
Servant of the People
500
What is the meaning of life
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