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1
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Scientific revolution

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Led to improvements in medicine and scientific instruments.

2
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Enlightenment philosophers believed in

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Progress in society, secularism, and belief in science

3
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Describe the problems with the French tax system that helped lead to the revolution.

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Members of third estate paid almost all taxes

4
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List Napoleons Peace time accomplishments

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  • government run public schools
  • comprehensive systems of laws
  • fair tax laws
5
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How did Great Britain respond to Continental System?

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It organized its own blockade

6
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What was the main goal of the participants in the congress of vienna?

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To establish security and stability for the nations of Europe

7
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The first factories of England revolved around what industry?

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Textile Production

8
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List the positives and negative consequences of the Industrial Revolution.

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Negative- poor working conditions

Positive- Better standard of living

9
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List the four factors of production that drove the Industrial Revolution.

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Land, labor, Capital, Entrepreneurship

10
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In what way did new British middle class change British society?

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Members of the middle class had increased economic and political power

11
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What was the name of the conference held in Europe 1884-1885 that had the objective of stopping Europeans powers from fighting over africa?

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Berlin conference

12
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This valuable British colony was referred to as the “jewel of the crown”

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India

13
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In what ways did the European powers justify imperialism?

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That they were better than people from other countries

14
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Define militarism

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Policy of glorifying power and keeping an an army prepared for war

15
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What brought the United States into World War One?

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Unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman note( Germany asked Mexico to fight the U.S)

16
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What was significant about the battle of Marne?

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Itresulted in Germany having to fight on two fronts

17
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Describe new military technology used during WWI

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Machine gun, mustered gas, and tanks

18
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What is unrestricted submarine warfare and who used it during WWI?

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Germanys policy to sink any ship in British waters without warning

19
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What was the goal of the fourteen points?

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Woodrow Wilsons plan for the postwar world

20
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What impact did the treaty of versailles have on Germany after the war ended?

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It left a legacy of bitterness and hatred in the hearts of German people

21
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What is the League of Nations? How did the American public feel about joining?

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To keep peace among nations, it believed that the United States should stay out of European Affairs

22
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Describe the European economy after the war.

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It drained the treasuries of Europe

23
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Who was Vladimir Lenin?

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Leader of the Bolsheviks

24
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Who was responsible for the Great Purge and what happemed during the Purge?

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Stalins campaign of terror designed to eliminate anyone who threatened his power

25
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What were collective farms?

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Government owned farms

26
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Define: Command Economy

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A system in which the government makes all economic decisions

27
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What were the causes of the American economic collapse?

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Over speculation, overproduction, and stock market collapse

28
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Germany experiences great suffering following WWI why?

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During the global depression war debts caused great suffering

29
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Who wrote the book mein kampf ( what does that translate to?)

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Hitler, it means my struggle

30
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The Japaneese Need for iron and coal led them to do what in 1931?

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To gain iron, ore ,and coal, deposits for its industrialization, they invaded manchuria

31
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Who did the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression pact with?

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Germany

32
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What was the result of germanys invasion of Poland?

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France and Britain declared war on Germany to help their Polish allies

33
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Explain the goal of the german blitzkreig

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Surprise and overwhelming force

34
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What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain?

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Hitler advances could be stopped

35
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Why did Japanese want to acquire new lands?

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A need for raw materials

36
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What was significant about the Battle of Midway?

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It turned the war in the pacific against the Japanese, it caused the Japanese to retreat and allowed the allied forces to begin recapturing lost land

37
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What were the two things that led to the German defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad?

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Russian troops and Russian winters

38
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What battle marked the final german offensive?

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Battle of Bulge

39
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Why did president Truman agree to use the atomic bomb?

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To bring the war to the quickest possible end

40
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Why were thousands of U.S. Citizens put in internment camps during the war?

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They were of Japanese descent and falsely labeled as enemies

41
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What issue was addressed by the nuremberg trials?

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The holocaust