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Adolf Hitler
Who was the leader of the German Nazi Party during World War II?
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Christianity
In which religion did the Reformation occur in the 1500s?
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Humanism
What Renaissance movement promotes the power of the individual and questions pre-established Catholic ideas?
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Communism
What radical form of socialism where the means of production would be owned by the people was created by Karl Marx?
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Henry Ford
What American industrialist and car maker invented the assembly line?
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Peter the Great
Which Czar westernized Russia after taking a grand tour of Western Europe?
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Hinduism
What is the most popular religion in India?
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the Enlightenment
Which intellectual movement is also known as the Age of Reason?
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Socialism
In which type of economy are the factors of production are owned by the public and operate for the welfare of all?
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John Locke
Which Enlightenment philosopher wrote of natural rights such as life, liberty, and property
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Napoleon
Who crowned himself Emperor and led France to conquer nearly all of Continental Europe?
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Buddhism
In what religion do they believe in Nirvana, the release from selfishness and pain?
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Nationalism
What was the name of the belief that the people's greatest loyalty should be not to a king but to a nation of people that share a common culture?
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Mercantilism
Which economic policy said a country’s power depended mainly on its wealth
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Robespierre
Who was the leader of the Jacobins and Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?
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Pericles
Who was leader of Athens for 32 years during its golden age?
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Judaism
For which religion is the Torah (also known as the Old Testament of the Christian bible) their holy text?
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Romanticism
What literary and philosophical movement admired the thoughts of the individual and included such writers as Lord Byron and Mary Shelley?
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The Third Estate
Which of the French Estates contained 97% of the population?
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Thomas Jefferson
Which American statesman promoted Enlightenment thought when he wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Louis XIV
Which Absolute Monarch built Versailles to flaunt his wealth and power?
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Islam
Which religion was founded by Mohammad with the idea that Allah is the only god?
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Daoism
What movement considers that the universal natural force the “Dao” or way guides all things?
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Laissez-Faire
What economic policy promoted the government to be 'hands off' on regulating business.
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Confucius
Who is considered China's most influential scholar?
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