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This monk challenged the Catholic Church by posting the 95 Theses.
Who is Martin Luther?
This cultural rebirth began in Italy and spread classical learning across Europe.
What is the Renaissance?
This system gives a monarch unlimited power.
What is Absolutism?
This document declared the rights of French citizens in 1789.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
This palace symbolized Louis XIV’s control over the nobility.
What is Versailles?
This French king said, “I am the state.”
Who is Louis XIV?
This religious movement challenged Catholic authority in the 1500s.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
This economic system is based on private ownership and competition.
What is Capitalism?
This theory says government exists by agreement with the people.
What is the Social Contract?
This city was divided by a wall during the Cold War.
What is Berlin?
This philosopher argued people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This 1789 uprising overthrew the Old Regime in France.
What is the French Revolution?
This ideology called for worker ownership and reducing class inequality.
What is Socialism?
Adam Smith wrote this famous defense of free markets.
What is The Wealth of Nations?
This Italian city is often called the birthplace of the Renaissance.
What is Florence?
This German statesman used Realpolitik to unify Germany.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
This global conflict was sparked by alliances and militarism.
What is World War I?
This extreme nationalist system led by dictators was seen in Italy and Germany.
What is Fascism?
Marx and Engels wrote this revolutionary 1848 pamphlet.
What is the Communist Manifesto?
This Swiss city became a center of Calvinism during the Protestant Reformation
What is Geneva?
This French military leader crowned himself emperor in 1804.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This post–World War II struggle divided Europe between East and West.
What is the Cold War?
This ideology inspired the unification of both Germany and Italy in the 19th century.
What is Nationalism?
This treaty ended the Thirty Years’ War in 1648.
What is the Peace of Westphalia?
This international organization was created after World War II to promote cooperation and prevent future conflicts in Europe.
What is the European Union?