Industrialization
Which country industrialized rapidly during the Meiji Restoration?
Japan
What were the Gunpowder Empires?
Safavids, Mughals, Qing, Ottomans, and Russians
What innovation helped the Song Dynasty improve its agricultural productivity?
Champa Rice
What is commercial farming?
Farmers main goal is to sell agricultural products on the market and maximize profits
Who won WW1?
Allies
What economic thinker supported free-market capitalism?
Adam Smith
What factor most motivated Iberian exploration in the 15th century?
Access to Asian luxury goods
What empire kept the Silk Roads safe?
Mongols
What type of energy is the cleaner alternative to fossil fuels?
Nuclear
What even brought the US into WW2?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Many migrants left Europe during the 1800s primarily because of
Industrial jobs abroad
Why did European nations pursue imperialism in the late 19th century?
To obtain raw materials and new markets
Which city became a major trading hub on the Silk Roads due to its central location?
Samarkand
What was the deadliest pandemic in the 20th century?
1918 Influenza Pandemic
What event triggered the start of WW1?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Definition for Imperialism
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided newly discovered lands between
Spain and Portugal
Diasporic communities in the Indian Ocean were primarily made up of...
Merchants
What is Desertification?
The transformation of once fertile land into infertile land
What was the Marshall Plan?
Aid given by the US to war torn nations after WW2.
What invention helped produce cheaper steel in the 1800s?
Bessemer Process
A key factor in the rise of large land-based empires between 1450–1750 was
Innovations in artillery and muskets
Calicut became a major trading port because of its...
Central position in the Indian Ocean network
How many people die from heart disease every year?
17-20 million
What was Germany's new attack called that translates to "lightning war"?
Blitzkrieg