AP World History Review 5 Flashcards
Card-Cle
Terms : Hide Images [1]
| 160245453 | Cardinal Richelieu | French Cardinal responsible for instituting absolutist practices in France | 0 | |
| 160245454 | Fidel Castro | leader of Cuban revolution and former dictator of Cuba; makes Cuba a socialist country @ bay with the U.S. (i.e.: bay of Pigs invasion and Cuban Missile Crisis) | 1 | |
| 160245455 | Catherine the Great | "enlightened despot" who ruled over Russia; responsible for positive changes in Russia (i.e.: securing a warm water port) | 2 | |
| 160245456 | Camillo Cavour | (Early to Mid 1800's) Prime Minister of Sardina, a large Italian state; forms alliances to end Austria and Spain's control; crucial to unification of Spain | 3 | |
| 160245457 | Neville Chamberlain | Prime Minister of Britain from 1937-1940; responsible for policy of appeasement with Hitler | 4 | |
| 160245458 | Chancellor | prime minister or chief executive of a country or nation-state | 5 | |
| 160245459 | Chernobyl | happened in Ukraine in 1986 | 6 | |
| 160245460 | Chinampas | floating islands for vegetation used by many cultures, notably the Aztecs | 7 | |
| 160245461 | Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) | gas contain H, C, Cl and F; used in fridges and aerosol sprays; credited for damaging the ozone | 8 | |
| 160245462 | Sir Winston Churchill | Prime minister of Great Britain from from 1940-1945 and 1951-1955 | 9 | |
| 160245463 | Civil Service Exam | in China, exam based on Confucian teachings to get into government positions | 10 | |
| 160245464 | Georges Clemenceau | French premier during WWI; one of formulators for treaty of Versailles | 11 |