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World History Study Guide from 1648 (view source)
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|Thirty Years’ War
|Thirty Years’ War
|(1618-1648) a religious conflict in Germany between Bohemian Protestants and Hapsburg Catholics; this war also engulfed Spain, Holland, Denmark, France, Switzerland and The Holy Roman Empire, before the Protestants (and Catholic France) won
|(1618-1648) a religious conflict in Germany between Bohemian Protestants and Hapsburg Catholics; this war also engulfed Spain, Holland, Denmark, France, Switzerland and the Holy Roman Empire, before the Protestants (and Catholic France) won
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|Treaty of Westphalia
|Treaty of Westphalia
|(1648) ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe, leaving a weaker Germany and Holy Roman Empire; France emerged strengthened and more unified
|(1648) ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe, leaving a weaker Germany and Holy Roman Empire; France emerged strengthened and more unified
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|[[nation-state]]
|(beginning in the 1400s) a single country comprised of people unified in language and culture, such as England, France, Spain and, much later, Germany
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|Decline of the Holy Roman Empire
|Decline of the Holy Roman Empire
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|[[Columbian Exchange]]
|[[Columbian Exchange]]
|The exchange of plants and animals between America and Europe for many years after Columbus's voyages
|the exchange of plants and animals between America and Europe for many years after Columbus's voyages
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|Treaty of Tordesillas
|Treaty of Tordesillas
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|Miguel de Cervantes
|Miguel de Cervantes
|(1605) wrote the novel ''Don Quixote'', probably the most influential piece of Spanish literature in history
|(1605) wrote the novel ''Don Quixote'', an influential work of Spanish literature
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|divine right of kings
|divine right of kings
|[[Voltaire]]
|[[Voltaire]]
|(1694-1778) a French philosopher, prominent during the Enlightenment, who favored '''''absolute''''' freedom and his ideas led to the French Revolution
|(1694-1778) a French philosopher, prominent during the Enlightenment, who favored '''''absolute''''' freedom and his ideas led to the French Revolution
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|[[monarch]]
|[[monarch]]
|Entrenchment
|Entrenchment
|the first year and a half of World War I (1914-15) during which there were terrible casualties without either side gaining the upper hand.
|the first year and a half of World War I (1914-15) during which there were terrible casualties without either side gaining the upper hand.
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|[[First Battle of Marne]]
|(Sept. 6-12, 1914), massive conflict in WWI which halted the German efforts to capture France, and forced the Germans to fight a two-front war; French losses were horrific: 250,000 deaths
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|[[U-boat]]
|[[U-boat]]
|Bloody Sunday
|Bloody Sunday
|(1972) Irish held a peaceful march for freedom in Derry, Northern Ireland, but British soldiers responded by shooting and killing some of them, including children; the British never punished those responsible and a popular song by the group U2 commemorates the tragedy
|(1972) Irish held a peaceful march for freedom in Derry, Northern Ireland, but British soldiers responded by shooting and killing some of them, including children; the British never punished those responsible and a popular song by the group U2 commemorates the tragedy
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[[Category:World History lectures]]
[[Category:World History lectures]]