World History Exam prep Highschool

John Locke

Philosopher who told of natural rights. Believed everyone had a right to life, liberty, and property.

Voltaire

Philosopher who told of religious freedom, freedom of speech, and separation of church & state.

Adam Smith

Philosopher who told of economic freedom. This included free markets and limited government inference.

Mary Wollstonecraft

Philosopher who spoke for women’s rights. Told that all women have the capability to become just as independent, virtuous, rational, and able to participate in society just as well as men.

Martin Luther

Who wrote the 95 Thesis?

When the Renaissance took place

14th century - 17th century

Low literacy, Catholic rule, God oriented, plague ridden, large hierarchy.

What happened during the Middle Ages?

What helped spread information throughout the Industrial Revolution?

The Printing Press & the Telegraph

Geocentric

Having or representing the earth as the center of the universe.

Heliocentric

Having or representing the sun as the center of the solar system.

Guillotine

A device for cutting that incorporates a descending or sliding blade, used for execution.

Guerrilla Warfare

a type of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular militaries, use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, raids, petty warfare or hit-and-run tactics in a rebellion.

Communism

political and economic doctrine that aims to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control of the major means of production.

Propaganda

Ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause.

League of Nations

An association of countries established by the Treaty of Versailles to promote international cooperation and achieve international peace and security.

A device or system that allows the transmission of information by coded signal over distance.

Electric Telegraph

Transatlantic Slave Trade

System of forced transport of enslaved Africans

Imperialism

Policy of conquering foreign lands for resources

White Man’s Burden

Racial justification used by Europeans to colonize Africa

Treaty of Versailles

Agreement that formally ended WWI and punished Germany.

Liberator

Person who frees a group of people.

Blockade

Act of sealing off a place to prevent goods from entering or leaving

USSR

Nation formed after the Russian Revolution (Union of Soviet Socialist Republic)

Reformation

Movement to reform the Catholic Church.

Philosopher

Thinker who uses reason to study society

Lutheran

Religious followers of Martin Luther

Militarism

System of building up strong armed forces.

French Revolution

Complete change in French government and society.

The 95 Theses

arguments that criticized the Catholic Church’s sale of indulgences and called for reforms.

How did Magellan die? Why? 

Magellan died in the Philippines by an angry mob of natives after tried to force them to join Catholicism.

What was the reason the United States joined the World War II? 

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor causing them devastation

Life of Toussaint

born enslaved, gained his freedom, and became a skilled leader who helped guide his countries Revolution.

List the Order of hierarchy of Latin America in the 18th century.

1. Peninsulares, 2. Creoles, 3. Mestizos, 4. Mulattos/ Freed Blacks, 5. Natives, 6. Slaves

Who was the Triple Alliance

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Who was the Triple Entente? 

France, Russia, and the United Kingdom

What was work life for women in silk factories?  

Lived in dormitories, worked 10–14 hour days, dealt with strict rules, low wages, and health risks from the machinery and chemicals.

What was the driving force behind Imperialism in Africa? 

The want for raw materials, new markets, and control during the race for global dominance.

Why was Germany targeted in World War II? 

It invaded Poland and violated the Treaty of Versailles

Adolf Hitler

dictator of Nazi Germany who led the country into World War II, carried out the Holocaust, resulting in the deaths of millions.

Haiti

Country in the Caribbean, originally called Saint-Domingue by France and Hispaniola by Spain

Peninsulares

Spaniards born in Spain who resided in the colonies

Creoles

A person with European ancestry born in another land/ culture.

Mestizos

A person with Native American and White/Spanish ancestry

Mulattos

A person with White/Spanish and Black ancestry

What country that was involved in World War I was not involved in World War II? 

Ottoman Empire / Austria Hungary

Why would women important to Japanese silk factories? 

They were cheap, skilled labor

their freedom was important because it helped spark many Latin American independence movements.

What was the importance of Creoles Freedom? 

What were some execution tactics of Magellan? 

Beheading & quartering