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End of Year Exam Study Guide: World History

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City that the Spanish conquistador, Tristan De Luna, founded in 1559.
Pensacola
Name of the 1689 event in which Catholic King James II of England was replaced by William and Mary at the request of Parliament.
The Glorious Revlution
Name of the great fleet established in 1588 by king of Spain to lead an invasion of England. Defeated at sea by the English ships, then battered severaly by storms, leading to utter failure of the campaign. Left England as the masters of the sea.
The Spanish Armada
Term for the "right to vote."
Suffrage
English writer that composed sonnets and plays for the then-thriving theater, which reached audiences of all classes. Master of the English language. Plays are still performed today.
William Shakespeare
Which artistic expression included the works of Beethoven, Wordsworth, and Blake?
romanticism
Person who believed the government had only 3 jobs: to protect society against invasion, to protect citizens against injustice and civil discord, and to maintain public works such as roads and canals.
Adam Smith
Person who dominated the Committee of Public Safety and led the bloody campaign to root out 'revolutionsaries and traitors' during the Reign of Terror.
Maximilien Robespierre
Name of the Chinese radical and founder in the 1890s of Revive China Society.
Sun Yat-sen
1911 Chinese revolution that established the Chinese republic.
Nationalist Revolution
Name for the areas within China in which imperial powers of Europe enjoyed exclusive trading rights.
Spheres of Influence
Name of the person that proposed the Open Door Policy in 1899.
John Hay
What were the dates for the Opium War?
1839-1842
What was the product that was traded for the Opium?
Tea
List the Four Causes of World War I.
Militairsm, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism.
What was the name of President Roosevelt's program of public works for putting people to work?
New Deal
What did countries raise in the hopes of protecting their home industries during the Great Depression?
Tariffs
Title of the settlement that ended WWI.
Treaty of Versallies
Name for the large financial and industrial corporations that controlled the Japanese economy.
Zaibatsus
Name of the Turkish leader at this point in history. He transformed the country into a secular state which included discouraging Islamic dress and giving women the right to vote.
Mustafa Kamal, or Ataturk
Name of the CCP leader in the countryside. He wanted to organize peasant to drive a Chinese revolution.
Mao Zedong
Name of the nationalist leader in China, who began his rule in 1928.
Chiang Kai-shek
Name of the organization that Lenin used to spread Maxism around the world.
Comitern (Communist International)
Name of the country that controlled the Palestine Mandate.
Great Britain
When did the Armenian Genocide occur?
In 1915
Who wanted Germany to dominate other countries because they believed they were superior?
Hitler
Name of the battle that resulted in the British Air Force rebuiling its strength.
Battle of Britain
Name of the country who's experience was different because it wasn't on their territory.
United States
What is the term for a district in a city where Jews were required to live?
Ghetto
Name of the Japanese control group in Tokyo that was in control of occupied territory.
Army General Staff
Name of the United States strategy to get close enough to Japan to take over.
Island hopping
1 of the 2 cities bombed that ended the War in the Pacific.
Hiroshima or Nagasaki
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