THE AMERICAS
What brought the US to WWII?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
What organization was created to contain the influence of the Soviet Union in Europe?
NATO
Which country gain its independence without a fight?
Brazil
Name of the movement in England that fenced public lands to use for private farming and experimenting with new farming techniques.
Enclosure Movement
Which 2 resources were discovered in Africa that led Europeans to scramble for control of the continent?
Gold and Diamonds
Which Middle Eastern power joins the Central Powers in WWI?
The Ottoman Empire
What conflict occurred between British and Indian soldiers over bullets and cultural insensitivity?
Sepoy Rebellion
How were the Qing ethnically different from other Chinese dynasties?
They were Manchu
Which conflict between Great Britain and France will cause trouble that will lead to both the American and French Revolution?
French Indian War/Seven Years' War
What is the name of the meeting in which European nations decided how they would maintain a balance of power after Napoleons' invasions?
The Congress of Vienna
What made it possible for European powers to take over Africa at the end of the 1900's in what we call New Imperialism? at least 2 reasons
machine guns, steam boats and quinine
What area of the world were the Ottoman Empire and Russia fighting for in the 19th century?
Balkans
Which Mughal leader tries to decrease tension between Muslims and Hindus by passing laws that benefit Hindus?
Akbar
Who came to Japan and disrupted trade leading to the Maiji Restoration?
Matthew Perry
List the 4 main Castas in the Spanish Empire.
Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos, Mulattos
Name of the belief system where God is viewed as the one who created the world, but then gave it natural laws by which it operates and runs and can be proved scientifically.
Deism
What is the name given to the place where slaves were kept before been taken to the ships used for transportation to the Americas?
Factories
Name of the system used by Ottomans to raise their army by kidnapping young Christian boys from the Balkans and training them to be infantrymen.
Devshirme
Which business set up trade ports in India during 1450-1750 which will later control much of this country's economy?
East India Company
What changes did the Ming Dynasty make when they defeated the Yuan dynasty that preceded them?
The reestablished Confucian principals and the examination process, closed borders, built the wall, removed all Mongol influence.
What American civilization is connected to these terms: Ayllus, Mit'a and Khypus?
The Inca
What document signed in 1215 by King John lay the foundation for the parliament and constitutional monarchy?
The Magna Charta
Greatest ruler of the Mali empire who built Timbuktu and promoted Islam and cultural development throughout his kingdom.
Mansa Musa
What conflict in the umma led to the decline of the Abbasid Caliphate?
Shiites v. Sunnis
What is the name if the first Muslim empire established in South Asia in the 13th century?
The Delhi Sultanate
One positive and One negative impact of the Mongol conquest
Varies