Paraguay
100: Which South American nation was the first to gain independence from Spain?
Answer: Paraguay
100: True or False: Canada immediately became completely independent from Britain.
Answer: False
100: The French Revolution was mainly against what two institutions?
Answer: Catholic Church and monarchy
100: Before unification, Germany was a confederation of how many German-speaking states?
Answer: 38
100: What nickname was given to the Ottoman Empire as it declined?
Answer: The “Sick Man of Europe”
200: Name the three groups that made up Paraguay’s early population.
Answer: Descendants of slaves, Native South American Indians, Creoles
200: Who still controlled Canada during its early independence movements?
Answer: Great Britain
200: What type of movement was the French Revolution?
Answer: Anti-Catholic, anti-monarch, violent modernization
200: Who was the Prussian leader that unified Germany?
Answer: Otto von Bismarck
200: By 1878, name 4 territories the Ottoman Empire had lost.
Answer: Egypt, Syria, Greece, Armenia, Serbia, etc.
300: Who unified Paraguay by crushing rebellions and starting industries like steel and shipbuilding?
Answer: Francisco López
100: Canada was divided into what two parts in the 1800s?
Answer: French-speaking Lower Canada and English-speaking Upper Canada
300: Who rose to power after the French Revolution?
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
300: Which three wars helped unify Germany?
Answer: Wars with Denmark, Austria, and France
300: What canal connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
Answer: The Suez Canal
400: Paraguay fought Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay in what war?
Answer: The War of the Triple Alliance
400: What was the result of Canada’s independence movement?
Answer: Creation of a governing assembly loyal to Great Britain
400: Why did people in France accept Napoleon’s rule?
Answer: They wanted order after years of violence and instability
400: Name 5 benefits of railroads during modernization.
Answer: Moved goods cheaply, reliable transport, created new industries, time zones, control of a nation
400: What event in 1884 allowed European nations to divide Africa without fighting each other?
Answer: The Berlin Conference
500: What was the outcome of the War of the Triple Alliance for Paraguay?
Answer: Half the population killed, farmland destroyed, famine and disease followed
500: Name 2 reasons Canada wanted unification and independence.
Answer: To prevent U.S. annexation of western land / To rule independently from Britain
500: What year did the French Revolution begin?
Answer: 1789
500: Name two inventions of Thomas Edison.
Answer: Light bulb, DC power, phonograph, motion picture
500: What was 3 negative effects of the European carving up of Africa?
Answer: Exploitation of resources, division of hostile tribes, loss of independence