Ren, Ref and Exp
rebirth of culture or ideas
Renaissance
intellectual movement with an emphasis on reason, logic, and freedom
Enlightenment
Where were the early factories built?
On rivers
Name one new invention created for World War I
Tank, Submarine, Machine gun, Poison gas/gas masks etc
What is appeasement?
Giving in to the demands of an aggressor
Intellectual movement that focused on worldly subjects rather than religious ones
Humanism
TRUE or FALSE
Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had a high tax burden and little political power
TRUE
By 1870, which European nation was NOT among the world’s largest industrialized countries?
(Think about WWI)
Russia
What is the wearing down the enemy by continual losses in people and material
attrition
What did the Nuremberg Laws do?
Revoked German citizenship from Jews
Luther criticized the Roman Catholic Church for
Selling Indulgences
An estimated 40,000 people suspected of being traitors, were executed by the guillotine in one year during the French Revolution. This was known as what?
The Reign of Terror
How did the steam engine affect transportation?
People and goods could travel faster and more reliably
What does the acronym MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the outcome of the Munich Conference?
Allowing Germany to take a section of Czechoslovakia
Name the three G's of Exploration
God, Gold, Glory
After his final defeat by British and Prussian forces in June 1815, Napoleon was imprisoned on the island of...
St. Helena
How did Britain try to protect its industrial dominance?
Made it illegal for skilled workers and machines to leave the country
What two events turned Americans against Germany and caused the US to enter the war?
The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman telegram
What country did Hitler invade as part of Operation Barbarossa?
Russia
What is an effect of the Treaty of Tordesillas that we can still see today?
Brazil speaking a different language than the rest of Latin America
The outbreak at the Bastille released a wave of peasant violence throughout France called what?
The Great Fear
What book did Adam Smith write regarding capitalism?
The Wealth of Nations
What was the “spark” that started World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Name two reasons why the United States decided to drop the atomic bombs in Japan?
Forced the Japanese to surrender
Shortened the war to save lives
End the war without Soviet help