a group of countries controlled by a single central government
What is an empire?
100
was the overthrow of James II of England in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange)
What is the Glorious Revolution?
100
The largest Estate in France?
What is the 3rd estate?
100
When a strong nation takes over a weaker nation or region and dominates its economic, political, or cultural life.
What is imperialism?
100
This man was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
200
a body of people sent out by a state to a new territory
What is a colony?
200
He was the King of England from May 29, 1630 – February 6, 1685 and was King of Scots, and King of Ireland from January 30, 1649 until his death
Who is Charles II?
200
the Estate that charged tolls and taxes on roads and at markets
What is the second estate?
200
Name two goals of European imperialism
What is Exploration, Political, Ideological, Religious, Economic?
200
Germany had an alliance with this dual empire.
What is the Austro-Hungarian Empire?
300
An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown
What is the Bill of Rights?
300
He was tried, convicted, and executed for high treason. The monarchy was then abolished and a republic called the Commonwealth of England was declared.
Who is Charles I?
300
These Estates were asked by King Louis XVI (prior to the revolution) to pay taxes in order to help pull the country out of debt
What is the 1st and 2nd estate?
300
What was appropriate about the quote, “The sun never sets on the British Empire”?
The British empire had colonies that spanned around the world from Canada to Africa, India, China, and Australia.
300
This kind of battle tactic almost directly resulted in a stalemate.
What is trench warfare?
400
this document influenced many common law documents, such as the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights, and is considered one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy.
What is Magna Carta?
400
this was a term first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier Royalist supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II of England during the English Civil War.
What is a Cavalier?
400
A highlight of the Reign of Terror was the execution of this hated royal woman
Who is Marie Antoinette?
400
How was England and other relatively small European nations able to maintain control over so much of the globe?
What is superior military technology?
400
Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace was called
What is What is the Fourteen Points Plan?
500
is a conflict in which parties within the same culture, society, or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power.
What is a civil war?
500
Passed on 7 June 1628, this document contains restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and the use of martial law.
What is the Petition of Right?
500
Ideas like these 3 from the Enlightenment surely contributed to the idea of revolution
What is: limited government; natural rights; freedom of speech
500
Which statement best expresses the motive for 19th-century European imperialism? A.) Imperialism would benefit the economies of the colonial powers. B.) European leaders believed imperialism was an effective method of reducing the number of wars. C.) European nations would benefit from aspects of the conquered nation's cultures D.) Living space was needed for the excess population in western Europe.
What is A.) Imperialism would benefit the economies of the colonial powers.
500
Launched on 31 July 1917, this British/Canadian offensive in Flanders had aimed to drive the Germans away from the essential Channel Ports and to eliminate U-Boat bases on the coast.