This help build the skyscrapers and railroads of the 2nd Industrial Revolution, which became much cheaper due to the Bessemer process
What is steel
100
This political philosopher argued that all of history has been a struggle between classes of people, and that revolution followed by a system of communal ownership will be an inevitable result of capitalism.
Who is Karl Marx
100
The "flapper," Jazz, and unbridled economic growth became the pillars of this "era" which was mostly experienced in Western cultures and found its origin in the United States
What is the Roaring Twenties
100
This system of "what" would tie European nations together and cause a domino effect that would lead to every major power in Europe to declare war in 1914.
What is Alliances.
100
This document written by Woodrow Wilson would be seen as one of the most important in history, even if the final agreement held only a few of Wilson's original intentions.
What are the 14 Points of Peace.
200
This fossil fuel was found in abundance in Great Britain, a geographic anomaly that made the nation one of the first to industrialize.
What is coal
200
Commodore Matthew Perry landed here in 1853, a sign for the future of rapid industrial and imperial growth over then next 90 years.
What is Japan
200
Nationalism was a major movement in the 10th and 20th century, leading this man, a Serbian nationalist, to shoot the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914
Who is Gavrilo Princip
200
This German exile would help craft the end of Russian involvement in World War I, and subsequently start a communist revolution
Who is Vladimir I. Lenin
200
This nation saw considerable conflict after World War I as both Arab and Jewish peoples tried to establish a nation in the "Holy Land"
What is Palestine
300
The use of machines, or capital, to create goods is one of the major signs of what major technological change in the Western Hemisphere?
What is the Industrial Revolution
300
Otto Von Bismarck help organize the major European powers in hopes to coordinate imperialistic efforts, the highlight of this event in 1884.
What is the Berlin (Congo) Conference
300
Church leaders dealing with dwindling attendance , generally spoke out against women wearing less restrictive clothing after this event which saw the fall of Empires throughout the world.
What is World War 1
300
This country would avoid the majority of ruin in both World Wars while participation in these conflicts made it into a superpower.
What is the United States.
300
The U.S. Stock Market Crash would spell doom for this government, as U.S. loans dried up and trade began to grind to a halt. This made it almost impossible to pay back this governments reparation payments.
What is the Weimar Republic (Germany)
400
Russia got into the railroad craze trying to connect Pacific port cities and Moscow while trying to take advantage of the resources found in Northern Russia.
What is the Trans-Siberian Railroad
400
The Qing dynasty was plagued by years of diplomatic and domestic failure in 1912. This man, originally a doctor, would be know as the "Father of the Republic of China"
Who is Sun Yat-sen
400
The idea that Individuals should exercise their own judgment in matters of religious faith was first made popular during what major movement in Europe before the Industrial Revolution?
What is the Protestant Reformation.
400
France and Britain essentially agreed to blame Germany for World War I, stipulating in this document that the Germans would need to disarm, pay reparations, and renounce claims to all colonial holdings.
What is Treaty of Versailles
400
The Armenian Genocide was one of the results of extreme prejudice and fear that resided in this Empire led by the Young Turks.
What is the Ottoman Empire
500
Atomic weapons became a fixation for this US-backed scientific mission led by Robert Oppenheimer. Once completed he would quote Vishnu by saying "I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
What is the Manhattan Project.
500
This Enlightenment thinker wrote in The Spirit of Laws the idea that power should be divided among three branches of government
Who is Baron de Montesquieu
500
Which of the following was a reform introduced by European leaders at the turn of the twentieth century to answer concerns of industrial workers?
What is benefits to unemployed workers
500
These two high generals solidified the Anglo-American alliance during World War 2, and worked together to defend North Africa and launch "Operation Overload"
Who are Dwight D. Eisenhower and Bernard Montgomery
500
Civil law is codified in many statutes and ordinances. The English pioneered a different type of law, based on previous rulings and precedents.