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What percent of France’s population belonged to the THIRD ESTATE?

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97%-98%

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Slogan of the Revolution

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“Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”

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What happened on JUNE 14, BASTILLE Day?

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Storming of Bastille prison

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Which document states “Men are born and remain free snd equal in rights”?

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Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

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Who was safe from the guillotine?

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NO ONE!

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What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime?

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Public schools, Napoleonic code, fairer tax

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How did Admiral Nelson win the battle of Trafalgar?

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Divide & Conquer

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Why did Napoleon attack Portugal?

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Portugal wouldn’t join the continental system

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Goals of Congress of Vienna

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Prevent French aggression, balance of power, traditional monarchies

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Most influential at Congress of Vienna

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Klemons Von Metternich

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What percent of the French population belonged to the First and Second Estates?

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1st: 0.5% 2nd: 2.5%

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Which group most strongly embraced the ideals of the Enlightenment?

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Bourgeoisie (middle class)

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What led to the first meeting of the Estates General in 175 years?

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Taxation of the 2nd state

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Why did the National Assembly lose support of many French peasants?

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The assembly took the Catholic Church’s land

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Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?

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Committee of Public Safety

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Which group forced Robespierre from power?

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National Convention

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Reasons for Napoleon to sell the Louisiana territory

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Money, made Britain mad, loss of interest in North America

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One important consequence at the Battle of Trafalgar

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British naval victory

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Great Britain’s reaction to the continental system

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Blockade

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Main goal of the Congress of Vienna

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Establish long lasting peace in Europe

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Accurate description of the tax system after the French Revolution

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Commoners (3rd): taxed
1st & 2nd: exempt

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How did the Bourgeoisie differ from the Third Estate?

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Wealth, politics, education

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What issue arose after the King called for the Estates-General to meet?

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French Revolution

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“Plebiscite”

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Commoners

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How did Admiral Nelson defeat the French-Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Split the French fleet
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What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia?
Scorched Earth Policy
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What did Klemens Von Matternich want to accomplish at the Congress of Vienna?
Prevent French aggression, restore balance of power, royal families
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Effects resulting from the political changes made at the Congress of Vienna
Britain & France became constitutional monarchies Russia, Prussia, Austria became absolute monarchies and formed the Holy Alliance
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Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?
Germany invaded Poland
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What advantage did the German Blitzkrieg strategy rely on?
Overwhelming and quick force
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What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Hitler could be stopped
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"A date which will live in infamy"
Pearl Harbor bombing
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What was significant about the battle of Midway?
Stopped & shrunk the Japanese Empire
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Locations of Nazi extermination camps
Auschwitz, Chetmno, Majdanek, Betzec, Subibor, Treblinka
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What battle marked the final German offensive
Battle of the Bulge
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What caused the Japanese emperor to have reduced power after the war?
Constitution by U.S. forces
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Where were atomic bobs dropped?
Nagasaki & Hiroshima
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Arrested by the Nuremberg Trials
Karl Donitz, Baldur von Schirach, Albert Speer, Konstantin von Neurath
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Hitler's prime reason of taking Poland
He wanted the Germans that lived there
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Factors leading to the fall of France to the Nazis
German military & French strategy errors
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Significance of the Atlantic Charter during and after the war
Atlantic Charter: Goals for a post war world
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"island hopping"
attacking and conquering one island then hopping to the next
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How did the Japanese try to build a Pacific empire?
They tried to expand their empire to all islands across the Pacific
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Policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war
Militarism
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"powder keg" of Europe
Balkan Peninsula
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Who led Germany during the last decade of the 1800s and during most of World War 1?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
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Summary of Schlieffen Plan
So quick; enemy can't organize attack
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Why were Germany and Austria-Hungary known as the Central Powers?
They were located in the center of Europe
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Which nations actions caused the United States to fight in World War 1?
Great Britain & Germany
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What was war when countries began devoting all of their resources to war?
Total War
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What happened on November 11, 1918 that brought World War 1 to an end?
An Armistice was signed
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What were the Fourteen Points?
1-4: Treaties 5: Colonial claims 6-13: Borders 14: League of Nations
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Who was forced to assume sole responsibility for WW1 under the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
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What countries made up Europe's Great Powers?
Austria, France, Great Britain, Russia, Prussia
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Why did Bismark seek alliances that later became the Triple Alliance?
Stability & prevention of war
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Why did Italy refuse to support Germany?
They doubted the German plan
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What did the Central Powers gain over Russia at the battle near Tannenberg?
Russia in full retreat & prisoners of war
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Goals of the Allie's Gallipoli campaign
Capture Ottoman Dardanelles, defeat Ottomans, open up supply line to Russia
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What did the policy of unrestricted submarine warfare refer to?
German submarines attacking ships in British waters
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What occurred after America joined the war?
Bulgarian & Ottoman Turks surrendered
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How did the Treaty of Versailles affect post-war Germany?
Debt, military loss, mad Germans, great depression in Germany
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what was the American public's opinion on the League of Nations?
America shouldn't be involved in European affairs.
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What impact did the war have on the economy of Europe?
Drained Europe treasuries
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Most probable link between militarism & imperialism
As country grows, military grows to protect it
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What key factor led to the formation of the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente?
Shared enemies
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What event in Sarajevo ignited the Great War (WW1)?
Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
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What was significant in the allied victory at the First Battle of Marne?
Trench Warfare
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What was trench warfare intended to accomplish?
Get to enemy trench
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What gamble did Germany make before the U.S. entered the war?
Control Atlantic with submarine warfare
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Impact of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk have on Germany
Gave Baltic states to Germany
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Allied response to Wilson's vision for peace
Britain & France opposed, they wanted to punish Germany
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What actions led to the formation of new nations out of the Central Powers?
Treaty of Versailles

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