World History Final Review
Part I
1. Religion ______
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2. monotheism ______
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3. polytheism ______
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4. Name of movement started by Martin Luther______
5. French Protestants are known as ______
6. What are 3 factors that contributed to the weakening of the Catholic Church?
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7. 95 Theses______
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8. What were the reasons for Henry VIII’s split from the Catholic Church? ______
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9. Theocracy______
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10. Who used a theocracy to rule a small area in Switzerland?______
11. What were the goals of Ignatius of Loyola and the Jesuits?
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12. Name 3 factors that encouraged the development of absolute monarchies?
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13. What was the goal of the Edict of Nantes?______
14. What was the major accomplishment of Peter the Great?
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15. Which event led to William and Mary claiming the throne of England?
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16. Put the following events in the correct chronological order: Enlightenment, American Independence, Nationalism, French Revolution, Scientific Revolution, and Protestant Reformation______
17. Which European countries were absolute monarchies? ______
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18. The Scientific Revolution is said to have started as a result of the questioning of this theory______
19. heliocentric theory vs. geocentric theory
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20. What were Galileo’s contributions to astronomy?
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21. Scientific method
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22. Explain the views and main ideas of Thomas Hobbes.
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23. 3 Natural Rights of John Locke
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Part II
1. What percentage of France’s made up the 3rd Estate?______
2. Which Estate was most influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment?______
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3. Why did Louis XVI call a meeting of the Estates General? ______
4.What 3 groups made up the Legislative Assembly? ______
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5.Which group controlled the Reign of Terror? Who was their leader? ______
6.Who became Emperor of France after the collapse of the Directory?______
7. List and explain three mistakes that led to the downfall of Napoleon.
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8. Where was Napoleon’s final defeat?______
9. What was the main goal of the Congress of Vienna? ______
10. Who was the Liberator?______
11. What did Giuseppe Garibaldi do? What was the nickname of his followers?
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12. Name 3 Characteristics of nationalism
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13. What is urbanization? ______
14. Where were the first Industrial factories located? ______
15. What were the engines of the 1700s powered by?______
16. What is the textile industry? Why did it become so successful during the Industrial Revolution? ______
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17. What economic theory is Adam Smith known for defending?______
18. What is communism? Who started it? How is it different from capitalism?
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19. What are 3 reform movements in Britain during the 1800s?
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20. Name 3 dominions of the British Empire.
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21. During the early days of colonization in South Africa, which two Europeans groups fought for control of the land? What was the name of the native Africans that confronted both of them?
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22. Name 3 things that initially prevented the Europeans from completely conquering Africa?
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23. Which two African nations avoided European colonization?
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24. Define Imperialism.
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25. What was the goal of the Berlin Conference? ______
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26. What was the Negritude Movement?
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27. Define apartheid. How did it contribute to problems in South Africa?
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28. What were three factors that contributed to the election of Nelson Mandela?
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29. Which European nation controlled Indochina?______
30 Which Southeast Asian nation maintained independence during the Age of Imperialism? ______
31. What was the Open Door Policy? Why did the United States support this idea?
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32. Name 3 lasting effects of the Opium War. ______
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33. What was the role of Mao during the Chinese Civil War? ______
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34. What was the role of Jiang Jieshi during the Chinese Civil War? ______
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35. What happened during the Long March? ______
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36. What was the purpose of the Cultural Revolution?
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37.First leader of the people’s Republic of China?
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38. What were the 4 Modernizations? Who led this reform?
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39. Who were the Red Guards?
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40. How did Mao use propaganda? ______
Part III
1. What does Jewel in the crown refer to?______
2. Which event led to British direct control in India?______
3. Define Civil Disobedience______
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4. Gandhi______
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5. Muhammad Ali Jinnah ______
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6. Name the nations created out of the partition of India ______
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7. Who were Porfirio Diaz and Pancho Villa? What was their involvement in the Mexican Revolution ______
8. Name 3 provisions of “La Reforma.”
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9. Name 3 Characteristics of Democracy.
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10. Which Latin American government was not successful in forming a democratic government after independence?______
11. How did the Balfour Declaration contribute to the conflict in the Middle East?______
12. Which nation began the Suez Canal Crisis?
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13. Name the three leaders of the Camp David Accords and list their matching countries.
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14. Which nation held 60 American hostages in 1979?
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15. Define soviet:
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16. Who was the first leader of the Soviet Union?
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17. What type of government did Joseph Stalin maintain? ______
18. How did Stalin maintain his power? (4 Ways)
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19. What was glasnost? How did it contribute to the end of communism?
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20. What was perestroika? How did it contribute to the end of communism?
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21. Which Eastern European countries became democratic in 1989?
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22. Explain the August Coup.
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23. Who led the Solidarity Movement? Which country did this take place in?
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24. What is the CIS?
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Possible Essay Topics
1)How did the ideas of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment influence revolutions or nationalist movements throughout the world?
2)Discuss the short term and long term effects of the Industrial Revolution.
3)How did imperialism influence the development of Africa and Asia?
4)Compare and contrast any two dictators from different countries that we studied.