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The __ was a war between Dutch and English settlers of Africa's Cape Colony after gold and diamonds were discobered there.
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Boer War
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What three empires were known as the Gunpowder Empires?
Definition
Ottoman, Saffavid, and Mughal
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The system of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution was influenced by the ideas of which Enlightenment thinker?
Definition
Montesquieu
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citezen was modeled on the __ .
Definition
U.S. Bill of Rights
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__ wrote the "Wealth of Nations", one of the most influential economic books ever written.
Definition
Adam Smith
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He patented the telephone in 1876.
Definition
Alexander Graham Bell
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Technology of the industrial revolution.
Definition
Steam Engine
Term
The constitutional act of 1781 created two Canadian provinces what were they?
Definition
Upper and Lower Canada
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The __ cut 8000 miles off the trip from the coast of the U.S. to the west coast.
Definition
Panama Canal
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World History Key Phrase
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Wealth=Power
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Who was the congressional body in Russia?
Definition
Duma
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What was the radical group made up of intellectuals during the French Revolution?
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The Jacobins
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Which two major civillizations inspired the Renaissance?
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The Greeks and Romans
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A government run strictly on religion is known as a...
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Theocracy
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What did England first use Austrailia for?
Definition
A penal colony
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Who published "The Communist Manifeston" in 1848?
Definition
Karl Marx
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What did James Hargreaves invent that spun many threads at the same time?
Definition
Spinning Jenny
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What was the name of the famous theater by Shakespeare?
Definition
The Globe
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Who drew on the ideas that John Locke put forth in "Two Treatises of the Government" when he wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Korea was a __ of China.
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Tributary State
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__ were people of mixed Native American and French-Canadian decent?
Definition
Metis
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__ is a Hindu custom in which the wife of a deceased man is expected to join him in death by throwing herself in his funeral fire.
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Sati
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What is the step by step process of discovery that involves the formation and testion of hypothisis?
Definition
scientific method
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Napoleon's final defeat was at the __ ?
Definition
Battle of Waterloo
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How did Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias seek a route to Asia in 1460?
Definition
rounded the southern tip of Africa
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Whose assassination sparked WW1?
Definition
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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Who were the members of the Triple Entente?
Definition
England, France, and Russia
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Who were the members of the Triple Alliance?
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Germany, Austrea-Hungary, and Italy
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What treaty ended WW1?
Definition
Treaty of Versailles
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Who authored the 14 Points Plan?
Definition
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson
Term
The U.S. annexed what eventual U.S. state3 in 1898?
Definition
Hawaii
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What future president was named Governor of the Phillipines following the Fillipino rebillion against U.S. rule?
Definition
William Howard Taft
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Muhammad Ali, not the boxer, is known as the father of this African country?
Definition
Egypt
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Christian missionaries arriving in New Zealand encountered which tribe?
Definition
the Maori
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What is trench warfare?
Definition
the digging of trenches and fighting in between
Term
The five causes of WW1 are Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, __ , and Assassination?
Definition
Imperialism
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Who is known as the Father of Communism?
Definition
Karl Marx
Term
What is connecting the world with technology, military force or persuasion?
Definition
Globalization
Term
Who is the Swedish chemist who invented dynamite and used its profits to found the Nobel Peace Prize?
Definition
Alfred Nobel
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Which countries made up the Central Powers in WW1?
Definition
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Italy
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In 1882, England made Egypt a __ even though it was technically still under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
Definition
a protectorate
Term
In 1858, England established colonial rule in India known as the __.
Definition
British Raj
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What war began in 1839 after China banned the Opium trade?
Definition
The Opium War
Term
What does the term renaissance mean?
Definition
Rebirth of Europe
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__ could move goods swiftly and cheaply over land as the Industrial Revolution progressed.
Definition
Steam Locomotive
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What is Communism?
Definition
A theory that supports the elimination of private property and equal distribution of goods
Term
Origianally the U.S. was a __ at the outset of WW1.
Definition
neutral
Term
What are the two Russian Revolutions Called?
Definition
February and October
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What were the places where writers, artists and philosophers and other intellectuals of the time gathered to exchange and promote their ideas called?
Definition
Salons
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What was the United States' purchase price of the Phillipines following the Spanish-American War?
Definition
$20 million
Term
What were the two key battles the U.S. was fought in after entering WW1?
Definition
Battle of Belleau Wood and Battle of the Argonne Forest
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What year did WW1 begin?
Definition
1914
Term
Australians were one of the first countries to __ and __?
Definition
give women the right to vote and vote by secret ballot
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The __ between Germany and Russia allowed Germany to send all its troops to the Western Front in WW1.
Definition
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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__ was an explorer and missionary who criss-crossed Africa for 30 years trying to end the slave trade and open up the interior of Africa to trade.
Definition
Dr. David Livingstone
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The motives for imperialism are Military and political, __, Social DArwinism and Humantiarian and Religious(MESH).
Definition
Economic
Term
The five pillars of Islam are: 1)confession to Allah; 2) Fast during Ramadan; 3)Give to charity 4) Travel to Mecca/Media and 5)__.
Definition
Pray 5 times a day
Term
Fillipinos thought the U.S. would recognize its independence in return for their help, but instead, when the Spanish-American War ended, the U.S. bought the Phillipines for__.
Definition
$20 million
Term
__ was a secret message sent from Germany to Mexico urging Mexico to attack the U.S. in the event that the U.S. declared war on Germany.
Definition
the Zimmerman Telegram
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At 11am on November 11th, 1918; Germanyagreed to an __ ending WW1.
Definition
Armistice
Term
Who was the leader of the Aztecs that faced Cortez?
Definition
Moctezuma
Term
What is the term for traveling aroung the world?
Definition
circumnavigate
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What is the name for an early form of chemistry that was used for healing people?
Definition
Alchemy
Term
What is Utopia?
Definition
Communities in whenall work was shared and all property was owned in common
Term
England originally used Australiaas a __ colony.
Definition
penal
Term
The industiral working class included?
Definition
Factory workers, miners, and servants
Term
What is rules discovered by reason that govern forces such as gravity and magnesium?
Definition
natural law
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What is the capital of Mexico?
Definition
Mexico City
Term
What is the capital of Panama?
Definition
Panama City
Term
What is the Capital of Guatemala?
Definition
Guatamala City
Term
What is the capital of Haiti?
Definition
Port au Prince
Term
The study of how the human body works is __.
Definition
anatomy
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The move of people into large cities is __.
Definition
urbanization
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England originally sent __ to Australia.
Definition
prisoners
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Which two major civilizations provided motivation for the inspiration of the Renaissance?
Definition
Greek and Roman
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What is the capital of Brazil?
Definition
Brazillia
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