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AP US History Review
AMURICA
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History
11th Grade
05/12/2013

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What were the causes of World War II?
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Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Industrial Revolution, Nationalism (MAIIN)
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What were the major reasons for Imperialism?
Definition
Economical, humanitarianism, nationalism, militarism (everyone has nice mullets)
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When was World War I?
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1914-1918
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What sparked World War I?
Definition
On June 18th, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip.
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What countries were in the triple alliance?
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Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
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What countries were in the Triple Entente?
Definition
France, Russia, Britain
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When was World War II?
Definition
1939-1945
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What was the Schlieffen Plan?
Definition
A German plan in WWII to avoid defeat from Russia by taking out France first and then fight Russia.
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Who were the Axix powers in WWII?
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Japan, Germany, (Italy)
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Who were the Allies during WWII?
Definition
U.S., Great Britain, France, (Russia, Italy)
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What was the major turning point in World War II?
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D-Day-On June 6th, 1944, the Allies liberated France and pushed into Germany
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What was the Columbian Exchange?
Definition
Widespread exchange of plants, animals, foods, diseases, and ideas between Europe and America between Contact Period
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Who were the Spanish Armada?
Definition
Spanish Navy that made it hard for other countries to send their own expeditions to America in the beginning (English defeated them in 1588)
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What were ecomiendas?
Definition
Conquistadors would have authority over Native Americans for the purpose of labor and replace their culture with Catholocism
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What was the Lost Colony?
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And English settlement on Roanoke Island that disappeared in 1590
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Powhatan Confederacy
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A group of local tribes that taught the English in Jamestown about crops. Was destroyed by English who needed land for tobacco in 1644
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Headright System
Definition
Introduced by Virginia company to attract settlers. Allowed all settlers a tract of land. Hindered democracy in region by allowing wealthy investors to accumulate land by sponsoring indentured servants and gaining their headright-land became basis for political power
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House of Burgesses
Definition
Established in Virginia in 1619, all property-holding white males could vote
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Compared to England and Spanish, what impact did French have on natives?
Definition
The French intermarried with natives, stayed on the move, and didn't harm much of native life.
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Edict of Nantes
Definition
Provided for religious tolerance of Protestants in France, preventing a large religious immigration to America like the Puritans
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Mayflower Compact
Definition
Placed government power in the hands of the people, not God as Absolutists believed
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Squanto
Definition
English-speaking native american who helped the Puritans (native american contact was rarer in massachusetts due to a previous native american plague)
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Roger Williams
Definition
a minister in the Salem Bay settlement who believed that church and state should be separate. The puritans banished him, so he moved to Rhode Island and founded a colony that allowed for religious tolerance.
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Anne Hutchinson
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She believed in antinomianism, that faith and God's grace sufficed for a place among the "elect," not good deeds. She was banished for heresy.
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Why did New England immigration halt from 1649 to 1660?
Definition
The Puritans had won the English Civil wars and established a Republic. Once their leader Cromwell died, though, the Stuarts were restored and immigration began again, bringing with it republican ideals of the revolution
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What were the major cash crops in the colonial Chesapeake and Carolinas?
Definition
Tobacco, rice, and indigo
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Navigation Acts
Definition
Passed between 1651 and 1673. Required the colonists to buy goods only from England, sell some products only to England, and import any non-English goods through English ports.
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Board of Trade
Definition
Set up to enforce Navigation Acts
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Bacon's Rebellion
Definition
Many indentured servants' promised land lay in the west, and they were not willing to brave the dangers f Indians for it. They resented the higher class for taking up room in the East and believed the government was not well-protecting them from the natives. Nathaniel Bacon and farmers attacked Indian tribes and then attacked Jamestown. They allied themselves with free blacks.
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King Phillip's War
Definition
The Pokanokets, led by Metacomet (King Philip to Americans) attacked settlements in Massachusetts for intruding on land. The alliance eventually fell apart and most were sold into slavery. Ended any big Indian presence in New England.
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Dominion of New England
Definition
English gov't attempt to clamp down on illegal trade
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Glorious Revolution
Definition
Replaced James II with William and Mary
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King William's War
Definition
war against French and Native Americans on Canadian border
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First Great Awakening leaders
Definition
Jonathhon Edwards (fire and brimstone) and George Whitefield (emotionalism and spirituality)
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French Indian War
Definition
1754-1763. French and Indians vs. Colonists and British. Caused by English expansion in America, which French tried to prevent to protect their fur trade. Made GW a war hero even though he lost his battle. Made England the power of the continent when they won, 'cause they got control of Canada and East of Mississippi valley. Made Americans dislike Britain.
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Pontiac's Rebellion
Definition
English were more disruptive than French and sold goods to Indians at higher prices. Pontiac, Ottowa war chief, attacked colonial outposts.
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