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HISTORY UNIT STUDY GUIDE
PEOPLE TO KNOW:
Hernan Cortes ______________________________________________________________________________
African Slaves ______________________________________________________________________________
Pizzaro ____________________________________________________________________________________
Atahualpa _________________________________________________________________________________
Simon Bolivar ______________________________________________________________________________
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Toussaint L’Ouverture _______________________________________________________________________
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Miguel Hidalgo _____________________________________________________________________________
Conquistadors ______________________________________________________________________________
Montezuma _______________________________________________________________________________
Fidel Castro ________________________________________________________________________________
Prince Henry ______________________________________________________________________________
Archduke Ferdinand _________________________________________________________________________
James Cook ________________________________________________________________________________
Hitler _____________________________________________________________________________________
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TERMS TO KNOW:
Columbian Exchange ________________________________________________________________________
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Cuban Missile Crisis ________________________________________________________________________
Zapatista Guerrilla Movement _________________________________________________________________
Imperialism ________________________________________________________________________________
Treaty of Versailles __________________________________________________________________________
Russian Revolution __________________________________________________________________________
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3 G’s _____________________________________________________________________________________
Economy __________________________________________________________________________________
Depression ________________________________________________________________________________
Militarism _________________________________________________________________________________
Nationalism ________________________________________________________________________________
Genocide __________________________________________________________________________________
Holocaust _________________________________________________________________________________
Cold War __________________________________________________________________________________
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German Reunification ________________________________________________________________________
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Scandinavian Peninsula ______________________________________________________________________
Aztecs and Incas ____________________________________________________________________________
NEED TO KNOW:
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STUDY EUROPE POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL MAPS
Canada was successful at fur trading because the furs could be sold in Europe for a lot of money,
people of the First Nations traded with Europeans, and many animals in Canada were rare in Europe
Lasting effect of English settlement in Canada – many Canadians follow Protestant religion and speak
English
The American Revolution inspired the Canadian Revolution
French Canadians were upset that Canadians were fighting in WWI because Canada fought for Britain
in the war.
Quebec wants to secede from Canada because they want to preserve the French language and culture
of Quebec
The United Kingdom used Australia as a prison colony. Due to colonization of Europe, the Aborigines
(native Australians) population was reduced due to outbreak of diseases.
Scramble for Africa: European countries wanted to use the African colonies for natural resources, new
markets for goods, and for strategic advantages in case of war or other conflicts
HISTORY UNIT STUDY GUIDE – ANSWER KEY
PEOPLE TO KNOW:
Hernan Cortes - conquered Aztec empire
African Slaves - cheap labor source brought to the Americas by Europeans during the 16 th century
Pizzaro - conquered Inca empire
Atahualpa - Inca Emperor
Simon Bolivar – helped Colombia, Venezuela and other South American countries win their independence
from Spain
Toussaint L’Ouverture – led Haitian (Haiti) slaves in a revolt against French rule
Miguel Hidalgo – father of Mexican (Mexico) independence
Conquistadors – Spanish explorer warriors
Montezuma – ruler of the Aztec in Mexico
Fidel Castro - took over as dictator of Cuba in 1959
Prince Henry – Portuguese naval commander who founded a school of navigator
Archduke Ferdinand – his assassination started WWI
James Cook – found Australia
Hitler – promised to rebuild Germany’s military and get back Germany’s lost land
TERMS TO KNOW:
Columbian Exchange – exchange of animals, plants, people, and diseases between Old World (Europe) and its
colonies in the New World (the Americas)
Cuban Missile Crisis – Castor allowed the Soviet Union to build a nuclear missile launch complex in Cuba
Zapatista Guerrilla Movement – protects the land rights of indigenous (native) Americans in Mexico
Imperialism - policy of obtaining and occupying colonies to form an empire
Treaty of Versailles – forced Germany to accept blame for WWI
Russian Revolution – food scarcity, overthrown government and political unrest
3 G’s - God, Gold, and Glory
Economy - money
Depression - a time when many farms were lost and many banks closed
Militarism - military forces are a high priority for a country
Nationalism – pride in one’s nation or country
Genocide - mass killing of a race of people
Holocaust - killing of Jews in Nazi occupied land
Cold War - state of tension between US and Soviet Union over stockpiles of weapons
German Reunification - end of Cold War and Berlin wall was torn down
Scandinavian Peninsula – peninsula made up of Norway and Sweden
Aztecs and Incas - 2 native empires conquered by Spanish warriors
NEED TO KNOW:
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STUDY EUROPE POLITICAL AND PHYSICAL MAPS
Canada was successful at fur trading because the furs could be sold in Europe for a lot of money,
people of the First Nations traded with Europeans, and many animals in Canada were rare in Europe
Lasting effect of English settlement in Canada – many Canadians follow Protestant religion and speak
English
The American Revolution inspired the Canadian Revolution
French Canadians were upset that Canadians were fighting in WWI because Canada fought for Britain
in the war.
Quebec wants to secede from Canada because they want to preserve the French language and culture
of Quebec
The United Kingdom used Australia as a prison colony. Due to colonization of Europe, the Aborigines
(native Australians) population was reduced due to outbreak of diseases.
Scramble for Africa: European countries wanted to use the African colonies for natural resources, new
markets for goods, and for strategic advantages in case of war or other conflicts