Industrial Revolution
This country is known as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution because of its natural resources and growing factories.
What is Britain?
European nations wanted colonies mainly for raw materials, markets, and this type of political power.
What is empire-building or power/prestige?
The assassination of this Austrian archduke helped spark World War I.
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Food shortages, poverty, and military defeats helped cause this event in Russia.
What is the Russian Revolution?
This event in 2001 led many countries to increase airport security and anti-terrorism policies.
What was 9/11?
Factories increased production by using this type of machine-powered manufacturing system.
What is mechanization?
European powers divided much of this continent among themselves during the 1800s.
What is Africa?
This style of fighting, involving long ditches and little movement, became common in WWI.
What is trench warfare?
This political ideology, based on shared ownership and equality, spread in Russia after the revolution.
What is communism?
Strong national pride sometimes increases tension and can even lead to this type of violent disagreement between nations.
What is war?
As factories grew, many people moved from rural areas to these crowded places.
What are cities or urban areas?
Imperialism often changed colonized regions by redrawing these.
What are political boundaries or borders?
Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and this belief were four major causes of World War I.
What is nationalism?
This ruler of Russia was overthrown during the Russian Revolution.
Who was Czar Nicholas II?
International companies selling products across many countries is an example of this worldwide economic trend.
What is globalization?
One major effect of industrialization was poor working conditions and long hours for this group.
Who are factory workers?
European countries often exploited colonies for these valuable natural resources.
What are raw materials?
After WWI, Germany was forced to accept blame and pay reparations in this treaty.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
After the revolution, Russia became this type of state.
What is a communist state or the Soviet Union?
Conflicts in this region after World War I were partly caused by European powers drawing artificial borders post-colonialism.
What is the Middle East?
The Industrial Revolution changed production by moving from handmade goods to this system.
What is factory production or machine production?
Colonized regions often became economically dependent on Europe because they exported mainly these.
What are raw materials or cash crops?
One major result of WWI was the collapse of empires such as Austria-Hungary and this empire.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
The Bolsheviks were led by this revolutionary leader.
Who was Vladimir Lenin?
This modern system allows goods, ideas, and information to move quickly between countries around the world.
What is global trade?