World History Final Exam Review

Excluded Jews from German citizenship

Leader of Hitler's SS troops

What is the name of the book that Hitler wrote?

Reasons why Japan attacked Pearl Harbour in 1941

Invented the printing press

The principle war strategy that the United States and her allies agreed to pursue was to

The strategy of "island hopping" in the Pacific, involved Allied attacks on what?

Where did King Louis XIV build a palace and move his court to?

Trade route that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas

German note to Mexico that offered to help reclaim lost territory

Used stars to determine latitude

During the French Revolution, the third estate consisted of

According to mercantilism, how could a nation increase its wealth?

He wrote a book called The Prince

Napoleon lost much of his army invading this country during the Great Retreat

Unintentional weapon of the Europeans that wiped out 95% of the native population

Policy of conquering and ruling other lands

The term Renaissance means

The U.S President during most of World War II

Spanish ship that carried slaves through the Middle Passage

Assembling troops and supplies for war

Germany's military plan called for a two-front war with France & Russia

Economic principle that assumes the world's wealth is fixed

Term for working class

Which of the following was NOT a problem soldiers encountered in the trenches?

Who made up the Axis powers - World War II

First person to be credited with sailing around the world

Area between two trenches

During the French Revolution, the first estate consisted of

The United States entered World War II as a direct result of what

Archduke of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated, an event leading to WWI

During the French Revolution which estate paid 100% of the taxes

Name of the British ship that was sunk by Germany and killed 128 Americans

What were Europeans' main motives for making voyages of exploration?

Used Magnetic North to tell direction

Trench warfare consisted of

This treaty officially ended WWI

Ideas spread to influence public opinion

3-sailed-sea-going vessel that carried heavy cannons and goods

Used unrestricted U-boats to attack ships and disrupt supply lines, this led the US into WWI

Fought for civil rights in India using non-violent techniques

Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous painting

When did Germany surrender

During the French Revolution, the second estate consisted of

The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Nagasaki and

What country did the Europeans acquire much of their knowledge about sailing from

The US enters WWI in what year

He conquered the Aztecs in Mexico

The day the American stock market crash occurred on October 29, 1929

When was WWII fought

Montezuma's Revenge on all foreign visitors of Mexico is said to have effects on what body part

Called him the Sun King

US President during most of WWII

Mass extermination of the Jews

Developed the first steamboat called the Clermont

FDR's plan to help the US recover from the depression

Italian scientist & mathematician who created the telescope

During WWI this group took over many of the jobs men had left

Country Hitler invaded to start WWII

Guarantee by the US to protect Latin America from Europe

What does the term genocide mean

He wrote the 95 theses

Believed he found a westward passage to India when he really discovered the Americas

A unique cultural identity of people based on common language, religion, and national symbols

German term for "lighting war"

The production of this product was one of the first industries to be affected by the IR

The intellectual movement of the Renaissance was called

Systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence

Russian dictator

Italian fascist leader whose army was called the Blackshirts

The triangular trade connected Europe, Africa, and

What was Vasco da Gama's major accomplishment as an explorer

Before the Columbian Exchange, which was only in the Old World

The U.S. was attacked by ______________at Pearl Harbor

Defeated Napoleon in his final battle

Person who thought people were naturally good and had natural rights

Leader of the Committee of Public Safety and responsible for the Reign of Terror

Journey of slaves from Africa to the Americas

Who made up the Allied powers - WWII

The U.S. joined WWII after it was attacked by Japan at

British Prime Minister during WWII

Which country invaded China in 1938 as a part of a mass campaign of territorial expansion

Agreement signed by Germany and the Soviet Union not to attack each other

French Protestants influenced by John Calvin

He developed the scientific method

He traveled to Asis by land and sparked interest in wealth and goods

Before the Columbian Exchange, which was never seen in Europe

The Renaissance started in this country?

First step of the scientific method

Code name for the program to develop the atomic bomb

All of the following were motives for European expansion EXCEPT:

Difference between what a nation imports and exports over time

U.S. President Wilson's peace plan

What country was part of the Axis Powers during WWII

Britain, Italy, France, and Russia became known as this during WWI

Who led U.S. Forces during WWII

Allied Powers in WWII consisted of the US, France, Britain, and

Belief that monarchs receive their power directly from God

Sought to find the Fountain of Youth

Which country invaded the Rhineland, starting a series of events that would lead to WWII

The most important of the seven codes made by Napoleon

He was credited with being the first to circumnavigate the Earth

Significant global movement of peoples, animals, plants, and goods between Europe and Americas

Russian strategy to defeat Napoleon and the French army

On D-Day the Allies landed at

Science of map making

System in which ruler holds absolute power

The term for money to invest is

When one nation promises to help another if it is attacked

Hitler's political party

When and where did D-Day take place

Imaginary line used by Spain & Portugal to divide their territories

Sailed for Spain

States that earth was the center of the universe

How many votes did each estate have?

Spanish Conquerors

Country that began the Industrial Revolution

Hitler demanded land in northeastern Czechoslovakia called

Major weapon that allowed Europeans to easily conquer the natives

Storming of this began the French Revolution, also a prison fortress