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World History Spring Final Exam Review 2015
Final Exam Day: ______________________ Final Exam Time: ____________ Worth _______% of my final grade
What grade will I receive in World History?
(Current Grade x 0.85) + (Projected grade on Final Exam x 0.15) = FINAL GRADE
ABSOLUTISM & POWERFUL ENGLISH MONARCHS
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WHAT IS ABSOLUTISM?
o Definition of absolutism
o What is the Theory of Divine Right of Kings?
o French Absolutism
 Louis XIV and his accomplishments – what did he do to increase his power?
 Palace of Versailles
 Noble taxation
 Edict of Nantes
 Who did it impact? Who revoked it and why?
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How did the power of the French kings differ from that of the English kings by 1700?
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Russian Absolutism
 How and why did Peter the Great westernize Russia?
 Oprichniki
 Noble taxation
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ENGLAND
o Who was Elizabeth? What dynasty did she belong to?
o The Stuarts and the English Revolutions
 Why does James I come to power? What other country was James I king of?
 What does Charles I do while in power? How does this lead to the English Civil War?
 English Civil War
 Roundheads v. Cavaliers and the execution of Charles I
 How & why does Oliver Cromwell rise to power? Who is he?
o The Restoration – What was restored and why?
o The Glorious Revolution – Who was overthrown? Why? Who came to power?
o How do the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution impact the power of the English Parliament?
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THE ENLIGHTENMENT
o What was it?
o Main ideas of Locke, Hobbes, Voltaire, and Montesquieu?
o What are considered “natural rights”?
AGE OF REVOLUTIONS
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BEFORE 1789 – the OLD REGIME (PHASE 1)
o What were the causes of the French financial debt/crisis?
o Describe the Old Regime in France prior to the French Revolution 0f 1789
o Meeting of the Estates-General – why?
o Tennis Court Oath
 Who met on the tennis court and why?
 What was accomplished on the tennis court?
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY (PHASE 2)
o What was the significance of the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen (1789)?
o What is a constitutional monarchy? How is it different from an absolute monarchy?
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THE REPUBLIC (PHASE 3)
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Execution of Louis XVI
 Why and by whom?
The Reign of Terror
 What was it? Who led it? How did it end?
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THE DIRECTORY (PHASE 4)
o How did Napoleon rise to power? Why did people support him at first?
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THE CONSULATE
o How is Napoleon defeated? What happens next?
o What was the importance of the Congress of Vienna? What were their goals?
 What does “balance of power” mean?
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OTHER REVOLTIONS
o Causes/Effects of American Revolution and Revolutions in Latin America
o Similarities/Differences with French Revolution?
THE ERA OF GLOBAL CHANGE & CONFLICT
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
o Where does it begin and why?
o What were factory conditions like?
o How did the Industrial Revolution impact society and culture?
o Define: Industrialism, Mechanization, Urbanization
o Marxism/Socialism/Communism – Identify founder, primary principles, etc.
o Laissez Faire Capitalism –Identify founder, primary principles, etc.
 What are the major differences between laissez fair capitalism and socialis m ?
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NATIONALISM
o Definition and Examples
o Difference between nation, state, and nation-state
o Unification of Germany
 How was it unified? Which strong state led German unification? Who led the movement?
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IMPERIALISM
o What is imperialism?
o What motivated countries to be imperialistic?
o What is the theory of Social Darwinism?
o What were the effects of imperialism?
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IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA
o What happened at the Berlin Conference?
o What happened in the Belgian Congo?
o What was the significance of the Boer War?
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IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
o Explain the Sepoy Rebellion (India), including results
o Explain the Open Door Policy (China), including results
o Explain the Opium Wars (China), including results
o Explain the Opening of Japan, including results
WORLD WAR I
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UNDERLYING CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I
o What were the major causes of WWI (think MANIA)?
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TRIGGER (OR CATALYST) OF WORLD WAR I
o Where was the powder keg of WWI? What “sparked” the power keg?
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AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT
o What role did the U.S. play early in WWI?
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Why did the United States get involved in WWI?
What is meant by Total War?
What role did propaganda play in WWI?
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THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION & RUSSIA’S WITHDRAWAL FROM WORLD WAR I
o What was the Russian Revolution? Who came to power as a result?
o What conditions led to Russia’s withdrawal from the war?
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ALLIED VICTORY!
o What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles? Who were the Big Four?
 How did the Germans feel about the treaty?
 Why didn’t the U.S. join the League of Nations?
o How did WWI lead to WWII?
WORLD WAR II
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BETWEEN THE WARS (1919-1938)
o What was going on in the world between the wars?
 Difference between the conditions in the U.S and in Europe
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THE RISE OF DICTATORS
o Why were dictators able to take hold in Europe?
o Which countries were ruled by dictators, and who were they?
o Define: Totalitarian
o Define: Mein Kampf
o Define: Third Reich
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FASCISM (NAZISM) v. COMMUNISM
o Similarities and differences
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AXIS POWERS v. ALLIED POWERS
o Who were the Axis Powers? Allied Powers?
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EARLY AGGRESSION & APPEASEMENT
o How did Germany violate the Treaty of Versailles?
o Why did Hitler invade Austria, Czechoslovakia (Sudetenland) and Poland?
o Define: Appeasement
o What was the Munich Agreement?
o Who was part of the Non-Aggression Pact? What was it about?
o Which invasion begins World War II?
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US ENTRANCE INTO WORLD WAR II
o What was the U.S. role at the beginning of the war?
o How and why did the U.S. get involved in WWII?
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THE HOLOCAUST
o Explain each of the following:
 Nuremberg Laws
 Kristallnacht
 The Final Solution
 Concentration Camps
 Attitude on race
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MILITARY ASPECTS
o Explain each of the following:
 Blitzkrieg
 The Battle of Stalingrad
 Stalin’s request for a “second-front”
 D-Day
 The Battle of Midway
COLD WAR
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COLD WAR:
o Which two Superpowers emerged after WWII?
o Define satellite nations. Which countries became satellites of the Soviet Union after WWII?
o Define: Iron curtain
o What was purpose of the Marshall Plan?
o What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
o Define: Policy of Containment
o Define: Domino Theory
o Why did the U.S. get in involved in:
 Korea?
 Vietnam?
o What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
o Explain the significance of the Berlin Wall
o Explain policy of Détente
o What was SALT?
o Who was Gorbachev?
 How did the policies of Glasnost & Perestroika help to bring about the end of the Soviet Union?
WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW?
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GEOGRAPHY – Know the geography around the major countries we have studied this semester!
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER – Know the order of major events we have studied this semester!
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