The Weimar government sought this type of agreement to end fighting.
What is an armistice?
100
The Sepoy Rebellion in this country led to the start of the British Raj period.
What is India?
100
This guy boldly stated that Germans needed to be willing to go to war to achieve its goals. Aka, they should expect to apply “blood and iron” tactics.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
100
“I embody the values of the era and am a symbol of power around the world. After all, the sun never does set on my empire.”
Who is Queen Victoria?
100
When describing a feudal government, we say that real power was de___ because it was spread into the hands of many nobles.
What is decentralized?
200
This treaty required Germany to pay reparations.
What is the Versailles Treaty?
200
This nation entered WWI after the sinking of the Lusitania and interception of the Zimmerman telegram. They claimed their goal was to make the world “safe for democracy.”
What is the United States?
200
This 1914 event was the straw that broke the camel’s back…or the match that ignited the powder keg in Eastern Europe.
What is the assassination of the Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand?
200
“OvB, I fire you!”
Who is Wilhelm II?
200
Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam were controlled by this European nation during the Age of New Imperialism.
What is France?
300
This type of gas-filled large balloon was used by Germany to bomb Britain.
What are zeppelins?
300
After unification, this nation faced many problems. One of them was that the people felt more loyalty to their region than to their country. Another was the lack of cooperation between the government and the Catholic Church.
What is Italy?
300
As a result of this event, the British government took control of India from the British East India Company.
What is the Great Rebellion? (Or the Sepoy Mutiny?)
300
“I led a force of 1,000 red-shirted volunteers in an attempt to unify Italy and create an Italian republic.”
Who is Giuseppe Garibaldi?
300
Britain’s path to controlling Egypt was fueled by its purchase of so many shares in this.
What is the Suez Canal?
400
This German war plan was meant to avoid a two-front war.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
400
This nation’s Third Republic was formed after many years of turmoil but was still filled with many scandals.
What is France?
400
The Industrial Revolution was somewhat sparked by this revolution. With greater productivity on farms, many unemployed workers became the workforce of the Industrial Revolution.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
400
“I tried to limit the power of the Pope and the Socialist Party in the German states because they challenged my efforts to centralize loyalty!”
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
400
This African nation had especially valuable raw materials such as gold and diamonds, attracting many foreign nations.
What is South Africa?
500
As a result of this system, Britain and France gained control of many German colonies with the expectation that they would help the nations transition to independence.
What is the Mandate System?
500
After feeling betrayed by the West during the Great Depression, this country saw the rise of a military state and invaded Manchuria.
What is Japan?
500
This Prussian victory united the people of the German Confederation and spread national pride. Afterwards, Wilhelm I of Prussia became Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany.
What is the Franco-Prussian War?
500
“I led Germany into World War I…oops?”
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm II?
500
This movement, supported by the British government, created larger fields and increased productivity on farmland.