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| What document limited the power of the king and gave more power to the nobles of England? |
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| What are the three main components needed for production--also known as the factors of production. |
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| What concept from the U.S. constitution have influenced many countries around the world? |
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| The idea that people can self-govern and preserve freedom for it's people. |
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| What was the art and literature of the Romantic Movement based on? Also known as Romanticism. |
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| What idea did Karl Marx create where the workers would bring about a revolution and seize ownership of property to be shared by everyone? |
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| What idea did Greco-Roman and Jude o-Christian traditions share about people. |
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| The concept of individualism. |
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| What geographical advantage did England have over other countries in order to industrialize first? |
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| navigable rivers and natural harbors |
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| Who did Plato believe should govern (lead) over their people? |
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| Philosopher kings (educated) |
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| What invention had the biggest impact on the transportation of freight (goods,cargo)? |
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| The steam engine (created by James Watt). |
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| What is one of the main similarities between the American Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Bill of rights? |
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| Both outline the rights people should have. |
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| What was the main purpose of Congress of Vienna and the Concert of Europe (alliance that was formed)? |
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| To create stability (balance of power) and prevent war across Europe. |
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| Why did Karl Marx believe Capitalism would fail and be replaced by Communism? |
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| Many workers had poor working conditions during the Industrial Revolution. |
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| What one of the main idea's of Social Darwinism (which many Europeans had during the time of Imperialism). |
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| They had the right to colonize because they had more wealth and power. |
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| an economic system based on private ownership and on the investment of money in business ventures in order to make a profit. |
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| an economic system in which all means of production--land, mines, factories, railroads, and businesses--are owned by the people, private property does not exist, and all goods and services are shared equally. |
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| What was the goal of many missionaries during the time of imperialism? |
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| To end slavery and spread the ideas of Christianity. |
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| What was a major reason Melenik II of Ethiopia able to defeat Italy and remain independent? |
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| Which country controlled much of Northwest Africa? What country controlled much of South Africa? |
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France-North West Africa
Great Britain- South Africa |
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| What country controlled India? |
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| an association of workers, formed to collectively bargain for better working conditions and better wages. |
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| Who used the tactic of Civil Disobedience in India during their independence movement? |
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| Who worked with bacteria, which led to better standards for public health |
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| Why did many people move to the cities during the agricultural revolution and Industrial revolution? |
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| To look for jobs (economic opportunity) |
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| What did many colonized people want to rid their country of? Example: Siam, India, China, many African countries. |
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| Western ideas/influences. |
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| one of the fenced-in or hedged-in fields created by wealthy British landowners on land that was formerly worked on by village farmers. |
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| The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country. Also controlling the political, economic, and social life of the weaker country. |
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| Which philosopher is most known for the idea of separation of powers? Three branches of government |
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| Charles Louis Montesquieu |
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| Berlin Conference of 1884-85 |
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| Conference establishing rules for the division of Africa by European nations. |
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| Who was able to restore order in France during the French Revolution? |
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| Who was the philosopher that stated that government is granted power by the people. |
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| Triple Entente (1907 alliance- pre WWI) |
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| Great Britain, France, and Russia |
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| What region had a long history of ethnic disputes and nationalism and was known as the "powder keg" of Europe? (Think pre WWI, Austria-Hungrary and Serbia |
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| a form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield. |
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The German strategy in World War I to capture
Paris, France and then defeat Russia |
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| What two major events pushed the United States into World War I |
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| Unrestricted submarine warfare on American ships and the Zimmerman Note. |
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| What event pulled Russia out of World War I? |
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| The Russian Revolution caused Russia to leave the war. |
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| When a country devotes all their resources to the war effort. |
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| What group of people did the Ottoman Empire target for mass killings (genocide)? |
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| What country had to take complete responsibility for World War I (Treaty of Versailles)? |
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| What organization did the United States not join because they feared it would cause them to go to war in the future? |
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| Which Revolution did not establish a stable constitutional government--American Revolution or French Revolution? |
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| What event did people establish that they had power over the king of France by creating a constitution? |
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| What countries were created after WWI from the empire of Austria-Hungary? |
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| Czechoslovakia,Yugoslavia, Austria, and Hungary,. |
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| This Soviet plan was created to increase economic development |
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| What do totalitarian states (ex.Fascism and Communism) stress? |
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| Nationalism (state before the individual) |
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| Under Lenin, the Russia became what type of government? |
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| What policy did Britain and France adopt for dealing with Hitler? |
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| Which European country was Germany unable to defeat because their air force was able to defeat the German Luftwaffe(air force)? |
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| What grew because of the Industrial Revolution? |
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| Why did European countries feel they had the right to colonize territory in Africa and Asia? |
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| Where all citizens have the right to vote on laws vs. representatives. |
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| Who created the idea of a "social contract" where people had the right to overthrow their government if they did not protect their rights. |
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