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The French National assembly swore the tennis court oath which was…
a vow to continue to meet until they had produced a french constitution.
Louis XVI was forced to accept the national assembly’s decrees because…
Thousands of armed Parisian women descended on the place and forced Louis and his family to move to Paris
sans-culottes
ordinary people without fine clothes
The committee of public safety was given broad powers to…
defend France from internal threats
in its attempts to create a new order the belief in reason, the national convention…
pursued a policy of dechristianization and even adopting a new calendar.
Napoleon’s coup d’etat overthrew the _______ to establish his consulate.
directory
3 major parts of Napoleon’s grand empire…
French empire, the dependent states, and the allied states.
What were the two major reasons that Napoleon’s grand empire collapsed?
France’s weak economy and the financial drain of Napoleon’s many wars
in his final battle, Napoleon was defeated by who
the British and the Prussians
The declaration of the rights of Man ant the Citizen proclaimed
equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women
Under the constitution of 1791, the ___________ would make the laws
legislative assembly
Who seized political power from the legislative assembly?
Paris Commune
_______________ was the brutal head of the Committee of Public Safety
Maximilien Robespierre
Promotion based on Napoleon’s new bureaucracy was
based on ability only
Napoleon’s final defeat was at
Waterloo
The _____________ was a meeting of European powers that established rules for dividing Africa without consulting African Rulers
Berlin Conference
An interest in or taking of land for its strategic location or products is called
geopolitics
What is the belief that one race is superior to others
Racism
What is the theory of “Survival of the fittest” when it is applied to countries taking over weaker nations
Social Darwinism
What was the US policy that Latin American countries were not to be considered as colonial opportunities for Europe?
Monroe Doctrine
The factory created a new labor system in which…
Workers had to work regular hours and do the same work over and over
Who developed the steam engine that could drive machinery?
James Watt
The _______ was crucial to Britain’s Industrial Revolution
Steam Engine
The social change brought by the Industrial Revolution was evident in the
emergence of the middle class and the working class
The pitiful conditions created by the industrial revolution gave use to…
Socialism
What was the name of the conference of European powers after the downfall of Napoleon?
Congress of Vienna
What was significant about the fall of the Bastille in 1789?
It was the beginning of the french revolution
What consumer goods do you think the inventions of Watt, Hargreaves, and Cartwright were used to manufacture?
Cotton Cloth
Which of the following was true of Britain’s population in the 19th century?
It grew less rapidly than that of the US
Using the graphs below, which of the following is true?
The population of the US grew more rapidly than the population of Britain
Which ideology is most likely likely to keep things as they are?
Conservationism
If a colony was run by _________, local elites were removed from power and replaced with a new set of officials from the mother country
Direct rule
The only free states in Africa by 1914 were
Liberia and Ethiopia
What year did Hitler come to power in Germany?
1933
What was a major cause of the Great Depression in 1929?
Stock Market Crash
Who led the Bolshevik Revolution and established Communism in Russia?
Vladimir Lenin
What was the name of Hitler’s first attempt to take power in Germany?
Beer Hall Putsch
What did Winston Churchill call the divide between democratic western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe after WWII?
Iron Curtain
What is Appeasement?
Allied policy before WWII that allowed Hitler to take over Europe
Which country was the first to industrialize?
Great Britain
Which country controlled parts of North, South, East, and west Africa?
Great Britain
Which country controlled parts of North, West, and Central Africa?
France
What was the name of the group that conspired to assassinate Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand?
Black Hand
In 1914, ____________ was considered an act of war
assassination of a member of royalty
The Western Front was characterized by
Trench warfare that kept both sides in virtually the same positions fro 4 years
Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire became known as the
Central Powers
The Treaty of Versailles was
The Treaty signed with Germany that many Germans felt was too harsh
World War 1 was a _________, meaning that it involved a complete mobilization of resources and people
Total War
What is the aggressive preparation for war that grew many nation’s armies?
Militarism
The Schlieffen Plan was
Germany’s plan to prevent a two-front war with Russia and France
World War 1 was more destructive than earlier wars because
modern weapons were more deadly
What were the main causes of WWI?
alliances, imperialism, militarism, nationalism
Which of the following is true regarding the role of women during WWI?
They kept their nations economies going during the war
___________ is a type of war where one’s enemy is worn down to the point of collapse by continuous losses in people, food, and other resources
War of Attrition
What caused the US to join the Allies in fighting WWI?
Germany’s use of unrestricted submarine warfare
Why was Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo?
He was on a state visit
What was the area between the trenches called in WWI?
No man’s land
Use the Graph, What country had the strongest economy?
Great Britain
Using the graphs, which country was least prepared for war?
Turkey
_____________ was the peace plan by Woodrow Wilson that called for the League of Nations
Fourteen Points
What ended Russia’s involvement in WWI?
Russian Revolution
What was the longest battle of WWI?
Battle of Verdun
What was the deadliest battle of WWI?
Battle of Somme
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese
Launched a surprise attack on the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor
What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific
Battle of Midway
Great Britain’s policy of _____________ toward Germany was based on the belief that the satisfaction of reasonable demand would maintain peace in Europe.
Appeasement
The ___________ was the period of political tension between the US and the Soviet Union after WWII
Cold War
The slaughter of European civilian, particularly European Jews, by the Nazis id known as
the Holocaust
Which countries were part of the allied powers?
UK, France, US, USSR
Which countries were part of the Axis powers?
Italy, Germany, Japan
What was the period called where Germany bombed London for 57 nights in a row?
The Blitz
Why was Mein Kampf significant?
Hitler predicted a war in Europe that would end with the extermination of Jews in Europe
What battle was the last battle fought in Europe in WWII?
Battle of Berlin
What battle convinced President Truman to drop the atomic bomb on Japan instead of launching an invasion?
Battle of Okinawa
Why did the US and the Soviet Union distrust each other after WWII ended?
The soviet union resented the delay of the US to enter the war, The US did not approve of Stalin’s rule, and the US was worried about the spread of communism
Prior to WWII, Hitler annexed _______ and ________.
Austria and Czechoslovakia
The first people sent to concentration camps were
political opponents
What battle allowed the US and other allies to gain a foothold on mainland Europe to start pushing the Nazis back?
D-Day
How many people were murdered in the holocaust?
12 million
What is the enlightenment?
An intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems.
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