Topic 6.1/6.2/6.3
King Leopold II personally controlled which African territory, known for brutal forced labor practices?
The Congo Free State
The United States promoted this foreign policy to ensure access to Chinese markets without formal colonization.
The Open Door Policy
What major “push factor” drove millions of Irish migrants to leave in the mid-19th century?
The Irish Potato Famine
Which famous psychologist, in response to Nazis burning his books in 1933, remarked "What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages, they would have burned me. Now, they are content with burning my books."
Sigmund Freud
What sport is known as "America's Past time"?
Baseball
What is the pseudo-scientfic ideology that applied Charles Darwin's ideas of "survival of the fittest" to modern countries, and helped justify imperialism?
Social Darwinism
Investment capital flowing from Europe to colonies was often aimed at infrastructure that supported this activity.
Resource extraction
Which U.S. law restricted Chinese immigration and reflected racial anxieties about labor competition?
A 2012 poll by Britain's National Army Museum voted this man, born in 1732, as the nation's greatest military enemy.
George Washington
How many years did the Hundred Years War last?
116
Which late-19th century conference divided Africa among European powers without African participation?
The Berlin Conference
Global migration networks expanded largely to meet labor demands created by this economic system.
Industrial capitalism
Migrants often sent money back to their home countries; these transfers are known as this.
Remittances
Dr. Seuss's most famous character is The Cat in the Hat. But before he became famous as a children's book author, he was most well know for drawing which historical figure?
Adolf Hitler
Three movies share the record for most Oscar wins with 11: Name one of them.
Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997), and The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003).
Which canal dramatically shortened travel between Europe and Asia and became strategically vital to imperial powers?
The Suez Canal
Which economic pattern describes colonies exporting raw materials while importing finished goods, locking them into dependency?
Export/Exploitation economy
European settlers migrating to colonies often displaced indigenous populations through this process.
Settler colonialism
Which country's coat of arms features a palm tree and a 19th century American sailing ship?
Liberia
The first Nintendo game Mario appeared in was Donkey Kong in 1981. He, however, was not called Mario.
What was his name?
Jumpman
Which ideology asserts that a nation should expand its territory for power and prestige?
Nationalism
The long-term result of colonial export economies was underdevelopment in many regions because they lacked this.
Economic diversification
Migrant communities often faced pressure to adopt the dominant culture, a process known as this.
Assimilation
What is the longest running weekly episodic television program in history?
WWE Raw
What is Mr. Skaggs's favorite male K-pop group? (Hint: They are currently in their comeback.)
Ateez