I Have The Power
the sun never sets on the _____
What is the British Empire?
from the 15th through the 19th centuries, European nations established colonies in the Americas and on these continents
What are Africa, Asia, (Australia)?
a time in history that saw a great leap in education, science, mathematics, and the arts (named for a French word meaning "rebirth")
What is The Renaissance?
In _____ Columbus sailed the ocean blue
What is 1492?
the dividing line between Free Europe and Soviet Europe ran through this nation
What is Germany?
these were four nations of Europe that were included among the first global powers (there were five identified in our notes)
What are Britain, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain?
European nations competed to control lands on other continents for this reason
What is they desired natural resources (raw materials) to make their products?
the time from 1945 to 1991 that marked very tense and hostile relations between the United States and the Soviet Union
What is The Cold War?
The Age of Imperialism was at its height at this time
What is the late 19th century (late 1800s)?
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill coined this term to describe the divide between Free Europe and Soviet Europe
What is 'The Iron Curtain"?
a term - a settlement/group of people in a foreign land that is under the control of a nation
What is a colony?
this was the primary cause of World War I
What is imperialism?
the name given to the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII to emphasize their strength and influence in the world
What is "Superpowers"?
this was a year (any of them) when World War I was being fought
What is 1914 through 1918?
this treaty at the end of World War I severely punished Germany for being the instigator of the war
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
beginning in the early 15th century, this time period marked the end of the Middle Ages
What is The Renaissance?
during the late 18th century, Britain lost a good portion of its colonies on this continent
What is North America (The American Revolution - USA USA USA!!!)?
the control by one nation of the economic and political life of another nation or region
What is imperialism?
this was a year (any of them) when World War II was being fought
What is 1939 through 1945?
these three nations made up the Axis Powers during World War II
What are Germany, Italy, and Japan?
one invention that allowed Europeans to travel to lands much farther away than ever before
What is the magnetic compass or the astrolabe?
the _____ of the middle and late 19th century allowed European nations to produce far more goods at a faster rate
What is the Industrial Revolution?
a form of political ideology based on extreme nationalism, ethnic pride, and distrust of foreign nations
What is fascism?
the Soviet Union's control of part of Europe lasted from _____ through _____
What is 1945 - 1989?
these were FIVE nations that were under Soviet control and part of Soviet Europe
What are East Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Belarus, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova?