LEOCT Review Part 2

The Enlightenment philosophers, believed that the power of government is derived from what?

What was one negative effect of the Crusades that has continued to the present?

William and Mary gained the English throne during this Revolution

Scientific Revolution said the workings of the universe could be explained by

What were the Europeans’ main motives for making voyages of exploration?

He explored around the southern tip of Africa and sailed all the way to India

What geographic region was referred to as the ‘powder keg’ of Europe before WWI?

Martin Luther’s 95 Theses was a call for ___________.

In what geographical region did Islam develop?

The Fourteen Points was created by who?

What was the reason for the Boxer Rebellion?

He was known as the ‘Iron Chancellor’ that led Germany to unification

The discoveries what two valuable resources led Europeans to colonize Africa?

During the Age of ________________, Africa was divided among the nations of Europe.

Which two instruments did the Europeans borrow from the Chinese and Muslims?

What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

Newton’s work explained the theory of _______________.

Mein Kampf expresses the political views of this man

These are the basic beliefs and daily practices of Muslims

Victory over Japan was achieved by the dropping of atomic bombs on what two Japanese cities

How did the discoveries of the Scientific Revolution affect Europeans regarding the religion?

This was a code of laws that governed Byzantine life...

This country started 2 world wars in Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries

Who invented the cotton gin?

What was the first industry of the Industrial Revolution?

This was when the Allies staged a massive attack in Normandy, France during WWII

What action by Japan caused the U.S. to become involved in WWII?

Why did Europeans see Africans as a better source of labor than Native Americans?

Who started ideas of communism in his book The Communist Manifesto?

The English Civil War was a power struggle between this king and Parliament

This is the term for when the Jews were killed in Germany during WWII

Which nation caused the U.S. to fight in WWI?

The Fourteen Points was plan for peace after which war?

This organization was created after WWI to maintain peace

The first country to become industrialized was _______________.

Site of Napoleons final defeat.

The last Axis Power to surrender was …

An ancient form of writing used by the Mesopotamians and means “wedge-shaped” writing?

The spark that ignited WWI was the assassination of this Archduke

The reason U.S. was part of WWI was because of Germany’s use of this type of warfare .

The cause of the American Revolution was taxation without…

“Lightning War” tactics by German Nazi forces was known as…

Ancient Egyptians mummified the dead and built pyramids due to their belief in .

The Bolsheviks believed in…?

This revolution saw the increased output of machine-made goods in England during the 18th cent.

This treaty with Germany ended the 1st World War

What was the religious idea associated with John Calvin and Calvinism?

He was the first captain to sail around the world by sea.

The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was first proposed by _____________.

The belief in many gods is called___________ .