The Renaissance
Which famous Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Colonists in North America fought Britain during which revolution?
American Revolution
Which country was the first to industrialize?
U.K. (Britain, England)
What year did WWI start and end?
Start - 1914, end - 1918
What do we call the 1920s in the United States? It was known for economic growth and jazz music.
The Roaring 20s
The Renaissance began in what European country?
Italy
In 1789, people in France revolted against their king during what major revolution?
French Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a time when machines began to replace what type of work?
work by hand (handwork)
Which assassination helped trigger World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Austria's prince)
What major event in 1929 helped start the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash of 1929
The Renaissance was known as a “rebirth” of what two areas of culture?
Art and education (knowledge, learning)
Which Age of Enlightenment thinker believed that people are born with natural rights such as life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
Which industry was one of the first to be transformed by machines during the Industrial Revolution, especially in the production of cloth and fabric?
Textile
What alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire?
Triple Alliance
What happened to many banks and businesses during the Great Depression?
They failed, closed, lost money, and public support
Which invention by Johannes Gutenberg helped spread new ideas quickly during the Renaissance?
The printing press
Which Enlightenment thinker argued that government power should be divided into separate branches to prevent abuse of power?
Montesquieu
What invention allowed factories to be built in cities instead of only near rivers during the Industrial Revolution?
Steam engine
“In the trenches the mud is everywhere. We live with rats and the sound of shells exploding day and night.”
— Letter from a soldier on the Western Front, 1916
What type of fighting is being described in this excerpt?
Trench Warfare
“Once I built a railroad, made it run.
Made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it’s done—
Brother, can you spare a dime?”
— Lyrics from Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, 1932
What major problem during the Great Depression is described in this song?
Unemployment and poverty, as many workers lost their jobs and struggled to survive.
What Renaissance idea focused on studying human achievements and potential?
Humanism
What Enlightenment idea says that people have the right to overthrow a government that does not protect their rights?
Popular sovereignty (right to revolution, rule by the people)
“I have worked in the factory since I was eight years old. We begin work before sunrise and often finish late at night.”
— Testimony from a child factory worker in United Kingdom, 1800s
What major problem of the Industrial Revolution is described in this excerpt?
Child labor and harsh working conditions in factories.
Under the Treaty of Versailles, what three major punishments were placed on Germany after World War I?
Germany had to pay heavy reparations (money for the war), reduce the size of its military, and lose territory (land)
During the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt created public works programs that built roads, dams, and bridges to provide jobs. What did he call this plan?
The New Deal