Global Interactions
The Columbian exchange refers to the exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between these two hemispheres.
What are the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
This document, signed in 1776, declared the American colonies' independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This term refers to the domination of one nation over the political, economic, and cultural life of another, typically through colonization.
What is imperialism?
This economic system, which emphasizes private ownership and free markets, is associated with capitalist societies.
What is capitalism?
This event, which occured in 1914, triggered the beginning of World War I.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This European country established the first global empire and controlled vast territories in the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
What is Spain?
This long-distance trade route, connecting China and Europe, helped exchange goods like silk, spices, and ideas from the 2nd century BCE to the 15th century CE.
What is the Silk Road?
This leader's "nonviolent resistance" strategy helped India gain independence from British colonial rule in 1947.
Who is Mahatma Ghandi?
This country was the first to establish a colonial empire in the Americas, starting with Christopher Columbus' 1942 voyage.
What is Spain?
This economic theory, outlined by Karl Marx, advocates for the abolition of private property and the establishment of a classless society.
What is communism?
This global economic crisis, which began in 1929, significantly contributed to the rise of fascism and totalitarian regimes in Europe.
What is the Great Depression?
The development of this new energy source during the Industrial Revolution allowed for the rise of factories and modern cities.
What is coal?
This empire, established by Genghis Khan, became the largest continuous land empire in history.
What is the Mongol Empire?
This 1917 event in Russia resulted in the overthrow of the Tsar and the rise of communist rule under Lenin.
What is the Bolshevik Revolution?
The establishment of the East India Company allowed this European nation to dominate trade in Asia during the 17th and 18th centuries.
What is Britain?
The system of labor where landowners provide protection and land to peasants in exchange for labor or rent is known as this.
What is feudalism?
This treaty, signed in 1919, marked the end of World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This trade network connected Africa, the Americas, and Europe, involving the forced transport of enslaved people from Africa.
What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
This leader, known as the "Liberator," helped lead several South American countries to independence from Spanish rule.
Who is Simón Bolívar?
This event, taking place in the 1600s, was the main reason the Dutch established their colonial empire in Southeast Asia, controlling major spice islands.
What is the Spice Trade?
The practice of "mercantilism," which promotes government regulation of the economy to increase national wealth, was dominant during this period in European history.
What is the Age of Exploration?
This strategy, which means "lightning war," was used by Germany to quickly conquer territory in surprise attacks.
What is Blitzkrieg?
This policy, adopted by the U.S. during the Cold War, aimed to prevent the spread of communism to countries in Asia and Europe.
What is containment?
This European nation was the first to establish a sea route to India around the southern tip of Africa
What is Portugal?
This event in 1789 marked the start of the French Revolution.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 resulted in the division of Africa among European powers wihtout this group's involvement.
Who are African leaders or Africans?
This early 20th-century economic theory, championed by John Maynard Keynes, advocated for government intervention to stabilize economies during times of depression.
What is Keynesian Economics?
This battle, fought in 1942, marked a turning point in the Pacific War, as the United States successfully halted Japan's advance.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This 20th-century war, in which the U.S. supported anti-Communist forces, was a direct result of the spread of revolutionary communist ideology in Southeast Asia.
What is the Vietnam War?