Unit 5-1

Leaders

100

This German Chancellor had a fiery temper

Otto von Bismarck

200

This American Commodore sailed into Edo bay and forced Japan to open its doors to Americans.

Commodore Matthew C. Perry

300

This malcontent created his own political/economic system in which the upper class was to be overthrown.

Karl Marx

400

This Scottish economist and political philosopher wrote the "Wealth of Nations" in 1776.

Adam Smith

500

This daydreaming lawyer wrote Utopia in 1516, an idea society where everyone coexisted in perfect harmony.

Thomas More

Wars

100

This war was the beginning of American Colonialism.

Spanish American War

200

Lines of Blue and Gray fought in this war.

American Civil War.

300

This war unified the German states into one large and powerful nation.

Franco Prussian War

400

This was Japan's first among many wars of expansion.

1st Sino-Japanese War

500

Often called World War Zero, this war resulted in the destruction of most of Russia's navy.

Russo-Japanese War

Vocabulary

100

This machine greatly increased the production of cotton

Cotton Gin

200

Often called a revolution, this era saw a very rapid improvement in manufacturing.

Industrial Revolution

300

As a result of American Corporate meddling, these countries often were called____________

Banana Republics

400

This term was based on the belief in "Survival of the fittest"

Social Darwinism

500

A hands-off approach to government.

Laissez-faire

Events

100

The Japanese surprise attack on _______________ resulted in the Russian fleet being damaged and unable to break the subsequent blockade.

Port Arthur

200

This bloody war is the deadliest in American history.

American Civil War

300

Remember the Maine is a battle cry that kicked off the ______________

Spanish American War

400

This War fulfilled the Manifest Destiny

Mexican American War

500

After a near-comedic journey of 20,000 miles in which the Russian fleet's mishaps were followed in the World's newspapers, it was promptly sunk upon arriving at The Battle of 

Tsushima Straits.

Events/Consequences

100

As a result of this, the United States declared war on Spain.

Sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba.

200

This began the "Century of Humiliation" for China.

Opium Wars

300

The subjugation of China by European Powers led to the ____________ in Japan.

Meiji Restoration

400

This meeting amongst European Powers was supposed to prevent future wars by dividing up Africa for colonization.

The Berlin Conference

500

As a result of his fame earned charging up San Juan Hill, this man later became President of the United States.

Theodore Roosevelt