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WESTERN CIV FINAL
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History
Undergraduate 1
12/13/2008

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What is modernism?
Definition
1. Freedom of the individual
2. Confidence in human reason
3. Objectivity of reason
Term
What is postmodernism?
Definition
1. Does not emphasize the absolute freedom of individuals
2. Does not have confidence in human reason
3. Does not assume that reason is objective
Term
Martin Heidegger
Definition
wrote book, Being and Time, important philosophical book
Term
Jacques Derrida
Definition
deconstruction of text
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Michel Foucault
Definition
language and power
Term
Richard Rorty
Definition
relativsm
Term
Postmodernism as a Worldview
Definition
- Humans all experience the world in subjectively different ways
- The world is filled with variety
- Humans should not express their opinions as objective truth
- Humans should express their opinions as subjective understandings
Term
How would a modernist historian write a history book?
Definition
objective scientific explanation of historical events
Term
How would a postmodernist write a history book?
Definition
Personal subjective expression of one's experience of the past
Term
How does postmodernism relate to the Christian faith?
Definition
- Absolute truth
- personal relationship vs. individual relationship
- postmodernity and ministry
Term
How did Mother Teresa's work develop?
Definition
Calcutta
Became famous for Nobel Peace Prize
National prayer breakfast
Term
What is globalization?
Definition
integration of economy, technology, and culture
multinational corporations
Term
Why is there a debate about globalization?
Definition
- Balanced globalization
- Globalists
Term
How does globalization influence the power of independant states?
Definition
World Trade Organization
Term
How did socialism develop in Europe?
Definition
- just redistribution of wealth
Term
How did European socialism become organized?
Definition
- First International
- Second International
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How and why was the communist party of France founded?
Definition
Socialist party
Third International
Term
What was the "Popular Front" in France?
Definition
-Socialists, Communists, and Radicals
Term
What was the Internationale?
Definition
favorite song of communists, socialists, and anarchists
Term
Joseph Stalin
Definition
- general secretary of communist party
- rose to power through Leo Trotsky
Term
What is Stalinism?
Definition
communist state used intense propoganda to establish a personality cult and absolute dictatorship
Term
How did the Russian Revolution develop?
Definition
1) Dual power
2) Collapse of Provisional government
3) Bolsheveik seige of power
4) Bolsheveik consolidation of power
Term
How can we compare the October and February revolutions?
Definition
- liberal revolution
- Proletariat revolution
- Communist party
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Term
What is nationalism?
Definition
- ethnicity
- nation
- political nation
- nationalism
- patriotism
- ultranationalism
- xenophobia
Term
How did nationalism develop in the 19th century?
Definition
French Revolution
Term
What has the impact of nationalism been in Europe?
Definition
1. Formation of modern nation-states(Greece,Germany, Italy)
2. Breakdown of European empires(Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian)
3. Formation and breakup of imperial empires (Britain, France, Germany)
4. Enthusiasm for participation in WWI (Germany, Britain, France, Russia)
5. Support for Hitler's extreme form of nationalism in Germany
6. Breakup of the Soviet Union
7. Breakup of Yugoslavia
8. Ethnic conflicts with European states
Term
How did the Russian revolution develop?
Definition
- reformers and revolutionaries
- Bolsheveiks, etc.
Term
How did the February 1917 revolution develop?
Definition
- Women's Day Strike
- Provisional Government
- Constituent Assembly
Term
How did the October 1917 Revolution develop?
Definition
- Dual power
- Collapse of provisional government
- Bolsheveik seizure of power
- Bolsheveik consolidation of power
Term
How can we compare the October and February revolutions?
Definition
- liberal revolution
- proletariat revolution
- Communist party
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Term
How did Hitler gain political power?
Definition
- Mein Kamf
- Weimer Republic
- Nuremberg Decrees
Term
How did WWII continue after after the occupation of France?
Definition
- Battle of Britain
- Royal Air Force
- Winston Churchill
- Nonaggression treaty
Term
How did the war on the Eastern front begin?
Definition
- Leningrad
- Stalingrad
Term
How did the war come to an end?
Definition
- D-day
- Normandy
- Battle of the Bulge
Term
worst concentration camp
Definition
Auschwitz-Berkenau
Term
How many died in WWI?
Definition
12 million
Term
How many died in WWII?
Definition
50 million
Term
What years was WWI?
Definition
1914 - 1918
Term
What years was WWII?
Definition
1939-1945
Term
What were the direct causes of WWI?
Definition
- Franz Ferdinand
- Germany and Austria
- Allied powers: France, Britain, and
Austria
In 1917, U.S. got involved
Term
How did WWI come to an end?
Definition
Paris Peace Conference
Treaty of Versailles
Term
What was accomplished by WWI?
Definition
TOTAL WAR
Term
Why was Charles Darwin significant?
Definition
- Origin of Species
- Natural selection
- Galapogos islands
Term
What is social darwinism?
Definition
competition among all humans, individuals, groups drives social evolution in human species
Term
What was the Industrial Revolution?
Definition
- economic structure
- social structure
- 1750-1850
- began in Britain
- technological, agricultural, and labor development
- expansion of middle class
- women and children in factories
Term
What was the Enlightenment?
Definition
- modern science
- religious wars
- modernism, self expression
- charles darwin
- romanticism, theological liberalism
- wanted government to have little involvement, liberty!
- abolition of slavery
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Term
What were French Enlightenment Voltaire's most significant writings?
Definition
- Treatise on Toleration
- Treatise on Metaphysics
- Candide
- very much a theologian
Term
What was the French Revolution?
Definition
POLITICAL EQUALITY!!
- Bourgeoisie
First Estate (clergy)
Second Estate (nobility)
Third Estate (people)
Term
French Revolution First Stage
Definition
King Louis XVI
Versailles
Marie Antoinette
Term
French Revolution Second Stage
Definition
Reign of Terror
Guillotine
Term
French Revolution Second Stage
Definition
Reign of Terror
Guillotine
Term
French Revolution Third Stage
Definition
Napolean Bonaparte
Term
French Revolution Fourth Stage
Definition
1812 in Russia
Code of Napolean
Term
Bach's pieces
Definition
Bradenburg Concertos
The Well-Tempered Clavier
The Passion of St. Matthew
1000 creations
Philosphy of music was the glory of God and "well-regulated church music"
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Term
What was the Diet of Worms?
Definition
general assembly of the estates of the Holy Roman Empire that took place in the city Worms. Addressed Martin Luther and reformation
Term
What role did Luther play in the Reformation?
Definition
95 Theses
Augsburg Confession
Found that justification was by faith
Term
What is humanism
Definition
ability to tell right and wrong based on rationality
scholasticism
the book Utopia
Humanism declined because of the protestant reformation
Term
Leonardo Devinci
Definition
Sfumato painting (translucent)
The Last Supper
Mona Lisa
Chambord architecture
Term
Who were the anabaptists?
Definition
opposed infant baptism
total separation of church and state
Mennonites/Amish
Term
what contributions have protestants made over the years?
Definition
creative worship
enthusiastic evangelism
selfless service
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