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The sun king of France who exemplified the practice of absolutism and built the magnificent palace Louis XIV
The king of England who was executed in the English civil war Charles I
The puritan dictator of England during and after the civil war Oliver Cromwell
The king of France who converted to Catholicism but issued an edict to grant religious tolerance to French protestants Henry IV
The king of England who debated absolutism with Parliament but authorized an english translation of the Bible to win popular support in england James I
The female absolute monarch in Russia who took ottoman territory along the black sea Catherine the great
The king of Spain during its golden age who attempted to invade england Phillip II
Russians title of leadership that comes from Caesar Tsar
Supported king charles Cavaliers
Granted rights to huguenots Edict of nantes
Novel by Cervantes Don Quixote
Fleet of ships Armada
Virgin queen Elizabeth I
Supported parliament Roundheads
The thinker who said government powers need to be separated Montesquieu
The primary author of the Declaration of Independence Jefferson
The critic who defended freedom of speech and religion Voltaire
The statesman whose role in writing and defending the constitution earned him the nickname father of the constitution Madison
The thinker who wrote the social contract Rousseau
The thinker who said only a social contract that established an absolute king could end man’s war against man in a state of nature Hobbes
Thinker who argued on behalf of the laissez- faire economy Smith
Thinker who believed man had natural rights to life, liberty, and property and a right to rebel if the government violated them Locke
The king of France who lost his head in the revolution Louis XVI
The aristocratic hero who led the national guard early in the revolution as well as fighting with America for our revolution Lafayette
The lawyer who initiated the reign of terror Robespierre
The queen of France and relative of the Austrian Hapsburg king Marie antoinette
The device used to behead thousands Guillotine
The battle where napoleon was defeated Waterloo
Seizure of power, overthrow, takeover Coup d’état
Leader of the army who defeated Napoleon once and for all Wellington
French military general, the first emperor of France Napoleon
The pessimistic economic philosopher who taught that population would outpace food supplies leading to overpopulation and starvation Thomas Malthus
Invented the first working airplane Wright brothers
The economist who developed the iron law of wages and the theory of comparative advantage David ricardo
Developed the idea of communism Karl marx
developed the modern theory of evolution Charles darwin
Proved germ theory and invented a process to kill bacteria in milk Louis pasteur
English realist author; criticized working conditions in england Charles Dickens
Inventor of dynamite Alfred nobel
Invented gas powered automobiles Karl benz
Invented the telegraph Samuel morse
Invented the telephone Alexander graham bell
Famous missionary of africa David livingstone
Where freed slaves were sent Liberia
Imperialized by japan Korea
Thailand Siam
War fought between china and japan over korea Sino- Japanese rebellion
War that took place between Chinese rebels and america Boxer rebellion
Ideas spread to influence public opionon Propaganda
Truce agreement Armistice
Huge German airship Zeppelins
Warfare based on protected lines of ditches Trench warfare
Payments to cover the cost of war Reparations
German submarine Uboats
The leaders of allied countries Big four
First battle where tanks were used Somme
Last Tsar of Russia executed in the Bolshevik revolution Nicholas II
Mad monk guy Rasputin
Primary leader of USSR Lenin
Thinker and speaker; top leader of Bolshevik revolution Trotsky
Second and most bloody leader of soviet union Stalin
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