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From 1756 to 1763, France and Great Britain fought a war that is known as what?

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Seven Years War

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Why did the British government think the American colonists should pay for a portion of the costs of the war?

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Because it was fought in part to protect the colonist's interests.

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The American colonists argued that they could govern their own affairs with the famous quote:

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"No taxation without representation"

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What year did the Declaration of Independence, inspired by Enlightenment Ideas, justify independence?

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July 4, 1776

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What year did the British surrender to George Washington?

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1781

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What year did the Peace of Paris formally recognize American independence?

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1783

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Only men of property enjoyed full rights. Who did not have access to this new freedom?

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The landless men, women, slaves, and indigenous people

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The French revolutionists in France wanted to replace the "old order" with new political, social, and cultural structures. The causes of this discontent were:

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Large war debts, a large tax burden on the peasants and the increasing gap between the rich and poor.

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What percent of the population were the Roman Catholic Clergy? (1st Estate)

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< 1% of population

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What percent of the population were the Nobility? (2nd Estate)

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2% of population

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What percent of the population were the Peasants and townsfolk? (3rd Estate)

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98% of population

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The Third Estate, claiming to represent the interests of all French people, declared themselves this?

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The National Assembly

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Government reforms that included ending the privileged status of nobles issued this?

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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This, like the Declaration of Independence, reflected the Enlightenment political ideals?

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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The Committee for Public Safety was led by whom?

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Maximilien Robespierre

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The Committee for Public Safety now governed France and instigated a what? executing man aristocrats?

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Reign of Terror

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The creation of a large revolutionary army to defend France helped catapult who to power?

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Napolean issue his moderate Civil Code which affirmed what?

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The political and legal equality of all adult men established a merit-based society, and protected private property.

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How long did the Napoleonic era last?

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From 1803 - 1814

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When was the Congress of Vienna?

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1815

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By 1804, which nation was the second independant republic in the Western Hemisphere?

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Haiti

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What was written in response to a request that Bolivar expresses his views on the independence movement in Venezuela and the form of government under which the country should operate?

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the Jamaica Letter

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As a result of the independence movements in Latin America, which social class dominated the social pyramid?

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Creoles

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The forces that drew people to create a _____, in which they shared a common language, customs, cultural traditions, values, historical experiences, and sometimes, religion.

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nation

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Who alligned with France and expelled Austria from Northern Italy?

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Count Camillo di Cavour

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Who was the chancellor of Prussia who had a vision of a united Germany and enginered a series of wars with Denmark and Austria to consolidate the territory needed for a nation?

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Otto van Bismarck

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What is Anti-Semitism?

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hatred for the Jews

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Who started the Zionist movement in 1897?

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Theodor Herzl

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What invention would be the foundation of a new mechanical age in which cars, trains, boats, and factories would all be piston-driven?

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Steam engine

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Which 2 nations surpassed Britain in their production of steel?

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United States and Germnay

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What advances in Western Europe helped to spark the Industrial Revolution?

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Industrial Revolution

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Who invented a mechanical seed drill that sped up the planting process?

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Jethro Tull

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What metal was vital in the Industrial Revolution, especially after the world began to build railroads?

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Iron

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Who had the ideals of laissez-faire capitalism?

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Adam Smith

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With the industrial revolution, did Slavery increase or decrease?

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Decrease because slaves could not consume the products they produced.

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Did men's status increase or decrease because of the Industrial Revolution?

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INCREASE because industrial work and the wage were considered more important than domestic work.

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The Industrial Revoloution led to the establishment of which system in which factories employed large amounts of workers and power-driven machines to mass-produce goods?

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Factory System

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Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia became dpendent on exporting what type of goods?

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cash crops

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What is this an example of: The development of a cash crop economy in Africa, which reinforced Africans' depndency on European manufactured goods.

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dependancy theory

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The creation of what enabled heavy loads to be transported long distances and linked previously seperate waterways?

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canals

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Who was considered the father of communism?

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Karl Marx

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With philosophical roots in the Enlightment, who wanted written constitutions based on seperation of powers?

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liberls

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When European products began to flow in the Ottoman Empire, did they: a) begin to industrialize b) started rejecting them to create their own products c) start to heavily depend on foreign loans and products d) no impact

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c) start to heavily depend on foreign loans and products

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Mahmud of the Ottoman Empire organized many reforms, which continued into which era, from 1839-1879?

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Tanzimat Era

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What did the Young Turks, a group of exiled Ottoman subjects, push for?

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universal suffrage, equality before the law, and the emancipation of women.

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Much like the Ottoman Empire, which empire was autocratic, multiethnic, multilingual, and multicultural?

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Russian Empire

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The military defeat in which war highlighted the weakness of Russia's military and economy as compared to Europe's?

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Crimean War

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Who emancipated the serfs in 1861?

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Czar Alexander II

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Who won the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905?

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Japan. Russia had an embarassing defeat.

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Which massacre set off anger and rebellion across the empire, which is also referred to as the Revolution of 1905?

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Bloody Sunday

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Aggressive British traders began to import opium from India to China, and a customs dispute in Guangzhou led to what war in 1839?

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First Opium War

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Which obscure scholar in China, who believed he was the brother of Jesus Christ, founded an offshoot of Christianity, and established the Tiaping Tianguo?

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Hong Xiuquan

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In 1900, what rebellion sought to rid China of foreigners and foreign infuence?

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Boxer Rebellion

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What were Sun Yixian's 3 principles of the people?

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self-determination (nationalism) self-rule (democracy) to modernize and have land reform (socialism)

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When did the Qing abdicate?

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1911

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After the overthrow of the Tokugawa regime was complete in 1868, the emporer was restored. Who was the new emporer . . . also known as the Enlightned One

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Meiji

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Within the first generation of the Meiji period, Japan had built a modern ___ and ____.

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infrastructure and military

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What were the 3 major motives that lead Europe to imperialize?

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economy, politics, and culture

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What company enjoyed a monopoly on English trade with India, and soon took adavantage of the Mugal weakness?

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British East India Company

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Page 204 of the Kaplan book has a comparative between Ottoman Empire, Russia, China, and Japan, all talking about reform and reaction in the 19th century.

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Page 204 of the Kaplan book has a comparative between Ottoman Empire, Russia, China, and Japan, all talking about reform and reaction in the 19th century.

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What was the British East India Company's army called? (the soldiers)

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sepoys

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When the British came into control of India, what Indian custom did they suppress?

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sati (practice in which a female widow throws herself in fire on her husband's funeral pyre).

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With approval from the British, what political political group did India create?

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Indian National Congress (1885)

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In what year were wealthy Indians given the right to vote?

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1909

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Which 2 African nations were the only 2 to retain their independence during the scramble for Africa?

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Ethiopia and Liberia

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Which king of Belgium established the Congo Free State?

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King Leopold II

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What were the 3 types of European colonial rule?

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direct rule, settler rule, and indirect rule

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When was the Sino-Japanese War?

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1894

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Who's cultivation of cotton became solely used for export to England, and inexpensive English textiles were then imported?

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India

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Migrants from Asia and Africa were most often ____ ____ and went to tropical islands in the Americas and the Carribean. They were given free passage, food, shelter, clothing, and small compensation for 5-7 years of work

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indentured servants

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What act was passed by the US to limit the amount of Chinese immigration into the US?

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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When did the United States free the slaves?

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1865

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Who was the last country to free the slaves?

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Brazil in 1888

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Where in the United States was there a lot of racism?

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the southern US

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What was the key to social change and reform in Russia?

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the emancipation of the serfs

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Who wrote 'A Vindication of the Rights of Women'?

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Mary Wollstonecraft

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In 1848, where did an assembly of 300 American women demand political rights, equality in marriage, and employment for women?

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Seneca Falls, New York

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Who was the first country to give women the right to vote?

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Norway (1910)

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During the period of 1450-1750, European artists looked towards what 2 continents for artistic styles?

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Asia and Africa

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Where was Japanese literature influenced by?

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European models

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What was considered the 'must-have' item of the 1880s?

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the bicycle

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In 1750, the global [population was 790 million. By 1900, how much had the population increased/decreased?

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The population had doubled in 1900.

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