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This nation was created in 1949, This nation was created in 1949, entered the U.N. in 1973, but was entered the U.N. in 1973, but was gone again by 1990.gone again by 1990.

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What is East Germany (DDR)?What is East Germany (DDR)?

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Brutal dictator who successfully took Brutal dictator who successfully took his nation out of the Warsaw Pact in his nation out of the Warsaw Pact in the 1960s but could not survive the the 1960s but could not survive the fall of communism in Romania.fall of communism in Romania.

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Who is Nicolai Ceaucescu?Who is Nicolai Ceaucescu?

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WWII agreement that many labeled a WWII agreement that many labeled a “sell-out,” since it okayed the Soviet “sell-out,” since it okayed the Soviet occupation of much of Eastern occupation of much of Eastern Europe.Europe.

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What is the Yalta Conference?What is the Yalta Conference?

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Vaclav Havel helped found a Vaclav Havel helped found a dissident group (Charter 77) after the dissident group (Charter 77) after the failed reform in 1968, but succeeded failed reform in 1968, but succeeded in 1989 with this revolt in in 1989 with this revolt in Czechoslovakia.Czechoslovakia.

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What is the Velvet Revolution?What is the Velvet Revolution?

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His His OstpolitikOstpolitik opened the door for opened the door for contact between East and West and contact between East and West and promoted promoted détentedétente. Famous for his . Famous for his kneeling before the Warsaw Ghetto kneeling before the Warsaw Ghetto Memorial in 1970.Memorial in 1970.

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Who is Willi Brandt (1969-74)?Who is Willi Brandt (1969-74)?

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His His Wealth of NationsWealth of Nations condemned condemned mercantilism and showed how the mercantilism and showed how the “invisible hand” of the marketplace “invisible hand” of the marketplace could “grow the pie.”could “grow the pie.”

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Who is Adam Smith (1723-90)?Who is Adam Smith (1723-90)?

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Religious views that emerged from Religious views that emerged from the work of Newton; Voltaire, Paine, the work of Newton; Voltaire, Paine, Franklin supported this “natural” and Franklin supported this “natural” and doctrine-less religious outlook.doctrine-less religious outlook.

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What is deism?What is deism?

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Italian jurist who advocated the Italian jurist who advocated the certainty over the brutality of certainty over the brutality of punishments. Laws should be based punishments. Laws should be based on reason, not brutality.on reason, not brutality.

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Who is Cesare Beccaria?Who is Cesare Beccaria?

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Madame GeoffrinMadame Geoffrin

Madame du DeffandMadame du Deffand

Julie LespinasseJulie Lespinasse

Madame de StaelMadame de Stael

Suzanne NeckerSuzanne Necker

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What are What are salonieressalonieres??

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The The philosophesphilosophes believed the world believed the world ran according to these.ran according to these.

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What are natural laws?What are natural laws?

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Reds v. WhitesReds v. Whites

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What is the Russian Civil War (1918-What is the Russian Civil War (1918-21)?21)?

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Popular Front v. FalangePopular Front v. Falange

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What is the Spanish Civil War (1936-What is the Spanish Civil War (1936-39)?39)?

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Catholic League v. Protestant UnionCatholic League v. Protestant Union

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What is the Thirty Years’ War (1618-What is the Thirty Years’ War (1618-48)?48)?

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Parliament v. KingParliament v. King

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What is the English Civil War (1642-What is the English Civil War (1642-49)?49)?

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North v. SouthNorth v. South

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What is the American Civil War What is the American Civil War (1861-65)?(1861-65)?

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It emphasized emotions, nature, and It emphasized emotions, nature, and the supernatural in reaction to the supernatural in reaction to Enlightenment reason and Enlightenment reason and secularism.secularism.

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What is Romanticism?What is Romanticism?

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French leader who desired a foreign French leader who desired a foreign policy independent of the U.S., so policy independent of the U.S., so pulled his forces out of NATO and pulled his forces out of NATO and built his own nukes.built his own nukes.

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Who is Charles DeGaulle (1958-69)?Who is Charles DeGaulle (1958-69)?

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Government efforts to promote fertility Government efforts to promote fertility following the demographic disasters following the demographic disasters of the Depression and WWII.of the Depression and WWII.

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What is pro-natalism?What is pro-natalism?

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Emphasized change through Emphasized change through adaptation and supported the adaptation and supported the restoration of legitimate monarchs in restoration of legitimate monarchs in 1815; hated revolution.1815; hated revolution.

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What is Conservatism?What is Conservatism?

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Smith, Mill, and Locke are fine Smith, Mill, and Locke are fine examples of this optimistic, freedom-examples of this optimistic, freedom-loving, bourgeois philosophy of the loving, bourgeois philosophy of the 1919thth century. century.

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What is Liberalism?What is Liberalism?

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This movement sprung up in 1980 This movement sprung up in 1980 after JPII’s visit and sparked the after JPII’s visit and sparked the conflagration that was to lead to conflagration that was to lead to communism’s fall 10 years later.communism’s fall 10 years later.

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What is Solidarity (What is Solidarity (SolidarnoscSolidarnosc)?)?

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In German, known as In German, known as WirtschaftswunderWirtschaftswunder, this improved the , this improved the SOL that ironically led to increased SOL that ironically led to increased college attendance and the youth college attendance and the youth culture that denounced materialism.culture that denounced materialism.

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What is the “economic miracle”?What is the “economic miracle”?

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Many optimists in the 1920s hoped Many optimists in the 1920s hoped this agreement between Germany this agreement between Germany and France would finally end the and France would finally end the Great War. Not!Great War. Not!

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What is the Locarno Pact?What is the Locarno Pact?

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His ideas opened an entirely new His ideas opened an entirely new view of human nature, portraying us view of human nature, portraying us as instinctual, repressed, aggressive, as instinctual, repressed, aggressive, and sexual.and sexual.

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Who is Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)?Who is Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)?

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The only real hero of the Crimean The only real hero of the Crimean War was this woman.War was this woman.

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Who is Florence Nightengale?Who is Florence Nightengale?

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Collaborationist government formed Collaborationist government formed by Marshal Petain (WWI hero) in by Marshal Petain (WWI hero) in 1940 after the Nazi conquest of 1940 after the Nazi conquest of France.France.

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What is Vichy?What is Vichy?

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French revolutionaries met here to French revolutionaries met here to pledge their goal of gaining a pledge their goal of gaining a constitution.constitution.

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What is the Tennis Court Oath?What is the Tennis Court Oath?

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Calvin’s Geneva was ruled by this Calvin’s Geneva was ruled by this constitution that spelled out the roles constitution that spelled out the roles of clergy—pastors, doctors, elders, of clergy—pastors, doctors, elders, and deacons.and deacons.

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What are the Ecclesiastical What are the Ecclesiastical Ordinances?Ordinances?

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These laws of 1935 defined Aryans These laws of 1935 defined Aryans and Jews and began the process of and Jews and began the process of isolating the latter from the rest of isolating the latter from the rest of German civic and social life.German civic and social life.

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What are the Nuremberg Laws?What are the Nuremberg Laws?

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Famous imperial advocate and Famous imperial advocate and adventurer who dreamed of a Cape to adventurer who dreamed of a Cape to Cairo RR; he is famous for a self-Cairo RR; he is famous for a self-named colony, diamonds, and a named colony, diamonds, and a scholarship.scholarship.

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Who is Cecil Rhodes?Who is Cecil Rhodes?