World History - Final Exam Review

What German monk was the first person to question the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

Ivan the Terrible took the title of what, which means King?

Americans who support the belief that political ties to other countries should be avoided.

The voyage from Africa to the New World of the Americas was called what?

What is the magnificent palace built for Louis XIV?

U.S. foreign policy in Asia during the Cold War was based on the __________ theory.

When Napoleon to attacaked Russia what did Russia use so the French could not take advantage of anything on Russian land

French revolutionary leaders wanted equality and freedom for everyone.

What is antisemitism?

The word communism is used to describe the class levels of society that would exist after workers had seized power.

What was the name for Indian soldiers who worked for the British East India Company?

Fascism is an extreme form of what?

Winston Churchill was the first to refer to the Soviet Union and its satellites as being behin an _____________.

The _____________ were Japenese suicide pilots.

What battle in the Pacific turned the tide of the war against Japan?

Kings & Queens in Europe b/w the 1500s & 1800s used what concept in order to justify their absolute rule?

What doctrine stated U.S. foreign policy in regards to helping countries reject communism?

What fascist dictator took power in Italy?

What was the German form of fascism?

What was the German military strategy that means "lightning war"?

A ______________ is a war that the nations involved devoted all of their resources to.

The Renaissance began in what country?

What conference was held in order to deal with German demands about Czechoslovakia?

Who was the leader of the Indian civil disobedience/non-cooperation movement?

What two leaders signed the nonaggression pact in 1939?

The German invasion of what country led to the outbreak of WWII?

This movement in Italy caused an explosion of creativity in art, writing, and thought that lasted from 1300 to 1600.

Who was the first to sail around Africa & go all the way to India?

The assassination of _______________ of Austria was the event that ignited the war.

What marked the beginning of the Great Depression in 1929?

Who was the most important playright during England's Golden Age?

What was the largest Nazi extermination camp?

India became a very important colony for Britain and was nicknamed what?

What does Renaissance mean?

What Japanese cities did the U.S. use the atomic bombs on?

After Lenin died, who took control of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union?

Where did 14 European nations meet to agree on rules for the division of Africa?

On what night did Nazi troops attack Jewish homes, businesses, & synagogues?

What is NOT a reason that France was heading toward a revolution?

Germany, Italy, and Japan made up the Allies.

What did Hitler call his empire?

A ___________ was signed on November 11, 1918 & brought WWI to an end.

What country did the Industrial Revolution start in?

Spanish explorers and conqerers were known as what?

By the 1800s, people could earn higher wages in ________ than on farms.

Through reason and rational thinking, philosophers believed, truth could not be discovered.

Social gatherings for intellectual discussions held usually at the homes of wealthy women were called what?

Why did the U.S. join WWII?

The Allies invaded Normandy, France on ____________.

During the Battle of Britain, what technology did the Allies have that led them to victory?

What was the time period when foods went from being made by hand to being made by machine?

What is the word used to describe the lack of action by the British & French towrads Germany in order to keep peace?

What radical Russian Marxist group was led by Vladimir Lenin?

Science was a radical new idea as it was a completely different way of looking at the world.

What did Johann Gutenberg invent that allowed hundreds of copies of a single work.

What exposed the German plan to help Mexico regain U.S. territory if Mexico aided them in a war against the U.S.?

10 western European nations joined with the U.S. & Canada to form a defensive military alliance called _________.

What was Hitler's plan to carry out a genocide of all those the Nazis considered inferior?

What did Baron de Montesquieu believe was the best way to govern a country?

What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?

What was the period in which Robespierre ruled France?

What tool did the French use to execute their enemy?

The goal of the ________ was to have church leaders to rid the church of corruption & focus on religion.

The Soviet Union saw NATO as a threat & formed its own alliance called the _______________.

A ___________ is a state in which the government controls every aspect of piblic and private life.

When a stronger country conquers a weaker country that is called?

Epidemics of the deadly disease cholera regularly swept through the slums of Great Britain’s industrial cities.

Majority of the French population made up what estate?

What are the MAIN causes of WWI?

What was used to influence public opinion about the war during WWI?

Under the treaty of Versailles, who was forced to assume sole responsibility for the war?

Japan invaded ___________ first in 1931 to gain its iron ore & coal deposits.

What strategy did the Allies use that involved attacking islands that were less defended?