Unit 3 - Land Based Empires
Where does gunpowder originate from?
China
Who did the Spanish & Portuguese enslave before bringing over Africans?
Native Americans/Indigenous peoples
What was Toussaint L’Ouverture, leader of Haitian Revolution, before the revolution?
A slave
Who won the Russo-Japanese War?
Japan
Who started WWII by invading Poland?
Germany/Hitler
What modern day country is the location of the Mughal Empire?
India
What branch of Christianity was formed through Martin Luther's dissent with the Catholic Church?
Lutheran/Lutheranism
Who became the leader of France shortly after the Revolution, and is credited with "saving" France?
Napoleon/Napoleon Bonaparte
The name of the trading company from England that took control of India for resources
British East India Company/ East India Company
What is a Tsar?
Leader/Emperor of Russia
What was the Chinese Dynasty that came after Ming?
Qing
Where was Columbus trying to go when he landed in the Caribbean?
India
What was the last name of the Frenchman who helped fight in the American Revolution?
Lafayette
The belief that individuals achieve more than others by genetic or biological superiority - "survival of the fittest"
Social Darwinism
What did countries use across the globe to get people to join both World Wars, donate to the war effort, and believe they were doing the right thing?
Propaganda
What branch of Islam was the Safavid Empire?
Shia/Shiite
What three regions of the world were connected in "Triangular Trade"?
Europe, Africa, Americas
What political ideology was created due to the Industrial Revolution?
Socialism
Name of the meeting where European powers divided up Africa
Berlin Conference/Berlin West Africa Conference
What were the MANIA causes of WWI? (list them)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, Assassination
What was the name of the Ottoman troops built up by kidnapped children trained to be soldiers?
Janissaries
What were the three G's for European motivations in the Americas?
Glory, God, Gold
What is the term for people born in the Americas of Spanish/Portuguese ancestry?
Creoles
The one African country that beat European colonizers
Ethiopia
What was the name of the trials after WWII that tried Nazis for their crimes?