Vocabulary
The conquering of foreign territories by powerful countries for natural resources and markets.
What is imperialism.
The phrase used to describe the belief of Europeans and Americans that it was their responsibility spread Christianity, and civilize and educate other nations.
What is "The White Man's Burden"
Name the four main causes of WWI.
What are:
M-ilitarism
A-lliances
I-mperialism
N-ationalism
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The _____ amendment launched the era known as Prohibition.
What is the 18th amendment.
Overproduction of consumer goods, unequal distribution of wealth, mass unemployment, and the Dust Bowl are all ______ of the Great Depression.
What is causes
An uprising in China around 1900, where a group of peasants known as the Righteous Harmonious Fists began attacking foreigners throughout China.
What is the Boxer Rebellion
Name and country of origin of the European king who set off the Scramble for African in the 1870s.
Who is King Leopold II of Belgium.
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Gavrilo Princip was a ________ nationalist, and member of the ________ ________ movement. He assassinated Archduke _______ _______ on June 28 of 1914.
1. Serbian
2. Young Bosnia/ Black Hand
3. Franz Ferdinand
1. Name given to the modern woman of the 20s who drank, smoked, and wore short skirts.
2. The passage of the 19th amendment _________.
1. Who is a flapper.
2. gave women the right to vote.
On October 24, 1929, Known as “________”, the stock market began to show signs of trouble, and the bubble eventually burst.
On October 29, 1929, known as “________”, the stock market crashed, and the shares on the market become worthless.
1. Black Thursday
2. Black Tuesday
An 1884 Meeting at which the European powers divided up any remaining unclaimed African territories.
What is the Berlin Conference.
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List of three forms of Imperialism.1. Colony
2. Protectorate
3. Sphere of Influence
1. Name of Germany's "strike first" plan that was geared at quickly defeating France and getting them out of the war.
2. Name of the type of warfare that resulted from Germany's use of the Schlieffen Plan, and name of the front on which it was fought.
1. What is the Schlieffen Plan.
2. What are Trench Warfare, and the Western Front.
1. To obtain liquor illegally, drinkers went underground to hidden saloons known as _______________.
2. People also bought liquor from __________ who smuggled it in from Canada, Cuba and the West Indies
1. speakeasies
2. bootleggers
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The major goals of FDR's New Deal Policy were...
1. Relief
2. Recovery
3. Reform
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When the government controls every aspect of your life, from your job, to your education, to even the books you’re reading.
What is Totalitarianism.
After the first Opium War, China was forced to sign the unfair Treaty of Nanjing in 1842. List three benefits that this treaty provided for Britain.
1. Unlimited trading rights along the East coast of China
2. Wealthy port city of Hong Kong
3. Reparations for damages caused during the War
4. The right of Extraterritoriality for British citizens
1.Name of the DECIDING event that caused the U.S. to join the war on the side of the Allies in 1917.
2. Describe this event.
1. What is the Zimmerman Telegram.
2. In January of 1917, German Foreign Secretary- Arthur Zimmerman sent a secret telegram to the German Ambassador in Mexico, asking that Mexico ally with Germany. The telegram was intercepted and decoded by the British. President Woodrow Wilson asked congress to declare war on Germany.
During the 1920s, _________ continued to accelerate- which means that more people were leaving rural areas and moving into towns and cities.
Prohibition contributed to the growth of ________ _____ in every major city.
1. urbanization
2. organized crime
1. Too many Americans buying bonds and hoping for a quick profit on the market is known as ________.
2. Paying a small percentage of a stock’s price as a
down payment and borrowing the rest is known as ________.
1. speculation
2. buying on margin
1. A period spanning 1910-1940 where millions of African Americans migrated from the rural, southern parts of the U.S., to urban cities such as New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Pittsburg.
2. A “blossoming” of African American culture particularly in the creative arts, and the most influential movement in African American literary history.
1. The Great Migration
2. The Harlem Renaissance
1. Name of Indian mercenary soldiers who were paid by the British East India Company to protect their interests.
2. Two reasons why the British East India Company was able to maintain control of India from the 17th-20th centuries are...
1. Who are Sepoys
2. (i) Used immense profits to influence Indian politics
(ii)Largest landowner in India
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List features of the Russian Revolution
1. TWO CAUSES
2. TWO IMPORTANT FIGURES
3. TWO MAJOR EVENTS
4. TWO EFFECTS
1. TWO CAUSES:
- Russo-Japanese War
- Bloody Sunday
- Poverty
- Rasputin
2. TWO IMPORTANT FIGURES:
- Tsar Nicholas II
- Vladimir Lenin
- Leon Trotsky
- Joseph Stalin
3. TWO MAJOR EVENTS:
- February Revolution
- October Revolution
- Civil War
-Propaganda
4. TWO EFFECTS
- Collectivization
- Industrialization
- The Great Purges of the 30s
- Formation of the Soviet Union
The following people were widely known for:
1. Charles Lindbergh
2. Bessie Smith
3. Al Capone
4. John Scopes
5. Langston Hughes
1. Charles Lindbergh- made the first non-stop solo transatlantic flight from NY to Paris
2. Bessie Smith - Blues singer
3. Al Capone- notorious bootlegger from Chicago
4. John Scopes- biology teacher who taught about evolution
5. Langston Hughes- poet of the Harlem Renaissance
Four effects of the Great Depression were...
1. Unemployment grew to record proportions.
2. Suicide rate rose
3. budget cutbacks in government departments
4. Alcoholism rose sharply
5. many people were admitted to state mental hospitals
6. Many people showed great kindness to strangers.
7. many people developed habits of savings and thriftiness.
8. Emergence of nationwide shanty-towns
9. Soup kitchens and bread lines