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Spring Semester Final Review
Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment, WWI, WWII
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History
9th Grade
05/17/2012

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Define Renaissance
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"rebirth" of classicism
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Main Location of Renaissance
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Rome/Italy and Greece
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Emphasis of Renaissance
Definition
art, literature, and architecture
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Main Event
Definition
Decline of Church
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Key Person(Family) in Renaissance
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De Medici Family
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Renaissance Man
Definition
excels in many areas
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Machiavelli's Book
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The Prince
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Main Theme of Machiavelli's book
Definition
how to exploit others to get what you want
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Who was Machiavelli?

 

Definition
Renaissance Man and founder of modern political science
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Machiavelli's main ideas
Definition

1. life should be different in public and private

2. there is an occasiona need for the methodical exercise of brute force, deceit

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Who was Martin Luther?
Definition

originally a catholic monk who later went against catholicism

wrote 95 theses

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Protestant vs. Catholic
Definition

get to heaven by works- catholics

get to heaven by grace- protestants

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Who opposed the reformation?
Definition
Charles V and catholics
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key beliefs of Roman Catholicism
Definition
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key beliefs of Lutheranism
Definition
founded on teachings of Martin Luther
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key beliefs of Calvanism
Definition
religous teachings based on ideas of John Calvin
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key beliefs of Anglicanism
Definition
relates to Church of England
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predestination
Definition
doctrine God has decided all things before hand including who will be eternally saved
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Contributions of Galileo
Definition
church worried if people knew church was wrong about universe they'd question other things in church
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contributions of Newton
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universal gravity

 

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contributions of Bacon
Definition
  • scientific method
    • experimentaion
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contributions of Descartes
Definition

Scientific Method

mathmatical

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Heliocentric vs. geocentric
Definition

g- universe centered around earth

h- universe is centered around sun

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How did Scientific Revolution conflict with the church?
Definition
brought a new way of thinking about natural world including the heliocentric theory
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Cause of scientific revolution
Definition

new way of thinking about natural world

traveling and new inventions

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What challenge did Russia not face?
Definition
Widespread Famine
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Factors that weakened Spanish Empire
Definition

Inflation

taxes

Dutch Revolt

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Why was the Spanish Armada used by Philip II?
Definition
Defend Catholicism against Muslims and protests
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Divine Right
Definition
God created monarchy and the monarchy is God's representative on Earth
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What is one way monarchs did not use to secure their power in an absolute monarchy?
Definition
Rulers gave powerto people to spread power
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Edict of Nantes
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Decleration of Religous Tolerance
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Cardinal Richelieu
Definition
Basically ruler of France
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What were the two sides in the English War?
Definition
Protestants and Royalists
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grievences against monarchy
Definition

too much power

 

Term
Beccaria
Definition
they should be punished but not severely
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Montesquieu
Definition
checks and balances
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Locke
Definition

Life liberty Property

right to overthrow government

in Decleration of Independence

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Wollstonecraft
Definition
women's rights and education
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Voltaire
Definition

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of Religion

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Rousseau
Definition

Direct Democracy

Public votes

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Three Estates in France
Definition

Clergy

Nobles

commoners

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Louis XVI
Definition
decided to make nobles pay taxes to solve money problem
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Marie Antoinette
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Diamond Neckless Affair
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National Assembly
Definition
proclaim end of monarchy and the begining of a new government
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Tennis court oath
Definition
National assembly swore to continue to meet unril new constitution is created
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Storming of the Bastille

 

Definition

mob of commoners attack Bastille(armory/prison) in paris and took it apart piece by piece

official start of French Revolution

Term
One main change made by the National Assembly
Definition
Decleration of the Rights of Man and the citizen
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Olympe de Gouges
Definition
insisted on equal rights for all citizens
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Georges Danton
Definition

minister of justice

created Jacobin

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Jacobin
Definition
group devoted to rights of people
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Robespierre
Definition
in charge of Reign of Terror
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Reign of terror
Definition

Robespierre

widespread attack on anyone thought to be an enemy the the French Revlution

killed by guilletine

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Progression of Government in France

 

Definition
monarchy- National Assembly- Consitution of 1795 (2 branches)
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Main Causes of French Revolution
Definition

Social Crisis

Financial Crisis

Political Crisis

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Problems with Italian Unification
Definition

Nationalist wanted unity but regional differences worked against them

Austria ruled Northern Italy and Catholics ruled Central Italy

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Mazzini
Definition

"the soul"

his writings brought inspiration to Italy

 

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Cavour
Definition

"the brain"

 strengthened economy

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Garabaldi
Definition

"the sword"

led volunteer army

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3 wars of German unification
Definition

Prussian-Danish War

Austro-Prussian War

Franco-Prussian War

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Otto Von Bismarck
Definition

appinted Prime Minister in 1862

leader of Germany when Germany becomes unified

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spark of WWI
Definition
heir of Austria Hungary assacinated
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4 main causes of WWI- their definition and significance
Definition

Militaism- glorifying military powr and keeping an army prepared for war

Alliances- Triple Alliance=Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy & Triple Entente= France, Great Britain, Russia

Imperialism-

Nationalism- deep devotion to ones country 

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Social Darwinism
Definition
survivor of the fittest
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motives for imperialism
Definition

money

gold

land

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Allies vs. Central Powers
Definition

A= France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy

CP= Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

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What new weapons were developed during WWI and how did they impact warfare in WWI?
Definition

Machine Gun- did not work well with trench warfare because it caused more casuaties

Chemical gas- caused death burns or even temporary blindness

Airplanes- used to drop bombs, spy, and fight in air occasionally

Tanks

U-boats

flame throwers

Artillery guns- for long range

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What was life like in the trenches?
Definition

Trench foot

lice

rats

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Schlieffan Plan
Definition
German plan to avoid a two front war by taking out France 1st then Russia
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Why did the US join WWI?

 

Definition
Some of the US boats were sinking because of the U-boats
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U-Boats
Definition
German submarines unsed to sink ships and they were a convoy system used in defense
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No Man's Land
Definition
stretch of land between opposing sides trenches
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Propaganda (define, purpose, and technique)
Definition

win over public opinion and keep support of war

special appeals, word games, false connections

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Woodrow Wilson
Definition

Key player in ending WWI

President of USA

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David Lloyd George
Definition

Key player in ending WWI

From Britain

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Georges Clemenceau
Definition

key player in ending WWI

from France

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Basis of the 14 points peace plan
Definition
treaties, Freedom of the seas, Freee trade, Colonies, Boundries, League of Nations
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Treaty of Versailles (problems)
Definition

BLAME- Germany accepts all blame

REPARATION- 10.03 million dollars

ARMY- little to none our of Rhineland

TERRITORY- German colonies given to Britain

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7 key traits of Totaltarism
Definition

Ideology-set goals for state

Dynamic Leader- unites people

Dictatorship and one party rule- absolute authority

State Control of Society- youthgroup,buisness,education

Modern Technology- mass communication to spread propaganda

Methods of Enforcement- police terror, persecution

State Control Individuals- demands loyalty

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5 examples of current Totalitarian regimes

 

Definition

Afghanastan

Cuba

North Korea

Laos

Vietnam

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Lenin
Definition

major leader of Bolsheviks

engaging personality and excelleing organizer

 

Term
Stalin
Definition
cold hard impersonal
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Great Depression

 

Definition

long buisness slump, leading cause stock market crash

factory production cut in 1/2, buisnesses failed, banks closed, farmers lost land

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Short Term Causes of the Global Depression
Definition

stock market crash

bank demands repayment of loans

Americans no longer live loans to other countries

Buisness and factories fail

high tarriffs

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Long term causes of Global Depression
Definition

huge debt from WWI

Europe depends on American loans

widespread use of credit

overproduction of goods with decline in demand

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long term effects of Global Depression
Definition

Nazis take control of Germany

Scapegoats are blamed for economy (mainly Jews)

Fascist leaders gain control of Eastern Europe

WWII begins

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Short term effects of Global Depression
Definition

vast unemployment and misery

bank failures and collapse of credit

loss of faith in capitalism and democracy

Authoritarian leaders gain support

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causes of WWI
Definition

Global Economic Depression

weakness of other nations

 

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Mein Kampf ideas
Definition

(Hitlers Book)

propaganda, jews responsible for troubles in Germany

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Anchluss
Definition

Union between Germany and Austria

in this event Hitler breaks union

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Rhineland
Definition
strip of land between Germany and France where there should be no military- Hitler broke this
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Non-aggression Pact
Definition
signed with Stalin then Hitler backfires
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Appeasment
Definition
the idea that they should give him what he wants and he will stop
Term
Blitzkrieg
Definition
Hitlers war tactics (overwhelmed enemy)
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Date of the Invasion of Poland
Definition
September 1, 1939
Term
Fall of France
Definition

Gemany occupied Northern France

Vichey created

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D-Day invasion
Definition

June 4,1944

All beaches except Omaha went well

British, AMerican, and Canadian troops

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Battle of Midway
Definition
turning point for allied sources in pacific
Term
US neutrality Acts
Definition

Y= avaid making mistakes that would lead to US involvement

nations could buy goods and arms from the US if they paid for them and transported them on their owen ships

Term
Kamikazi pilots
Definition
suicide pilots
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Pearl Harbor
Definition

December 7, 1944

 

Term
Decision to drop the atomic bomb
Definition

cost of human lives in going into Japan 

only 2 and they were a lot of money

Japan not responding to their warning

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Potsdam Confrences
Definition

strict restricions on nazis

money from idividual zones

unconditional surrender in Japan

Free election in Poland ASAP

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