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PRAXIS BOOK
Question | Answer |
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RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION | 1350-1600 |
Martin Luther's break with the catholic church led to the | emergence of the protestant reformation |
renaissance was a period of | great intellectual and artistic achievemnt |
the french religious wars of the 16th century pitted protestant calvinists against | catholics |
Philip II of catholicism | resented enlgish tolerance of protestants |
spanish armada was defeated by | england in 1588 |
peter the great attempted to modernize | russian society |
during 1400-1800, china closed its doors to | european countries |
the fall of the bastille marked the beginning of what? | french revolution |
the committee ofpublic safety with maximillion robespeire began what? | the reign of terror |
napoleon bonaparte created the? | french empire |
allied foreces defeated napoleon at | waterloo (his last battle) |
the meeting of the estates general | created the national assembly |
battle of trafalgar | birth of the continental system |
nationalism and imperials created conflict in the balkans and eventually led to? | WWI |
competition among european nations led to the partition of | africa |
cecil rhoades | founding diamond and gold companies in africa |
ferdinand de lesseps completed the | Suez Canal in 1869 |
panama canal opened up in | 1914 |
triple alliance system | germany, austria hungary, italy |
tripe entente | france, great Britian, Russia |
peace of paris | ended WWI. peace was a compromise between international and national interest |
What are the MAIN causes of WWI? | Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism. |
What was the spark that started the war? | Assassination of Francis Ferdinand and his wife by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. |
What is Imperialism? | Trying to build up an empire. |