Unit 1/2
European countries expanding into other parts of the world for the first time
Age of Exploration
Period of major technological change beginning in 18th century Britain
Industrial Revolution
Period where Western European countries colonized/controlled areas within Africa and Asia
Imperialism
What are the 4 causes of WWI? (MAIN)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was the Cold War?
Period of tension between USA and USSR that did not result in any actual fighting
Which enlightenment thinker believed in the natural rights of "life, liberty, and property"?
John Locke
What period of technological innovation regarding farm equipment helped cause the Industrial Revolution?
Bonus: Name an advancement/piece of technology from the period
Agrarian Revolution; Seed Drill, Four Crop Rotation
Name 2 causes of Imperialism
Industrialization, Nationalism, Christianity, New Innovations, Social Darwinism
What is Nationalism?
What was the United States' approach to handling Communism called?
Containment
Period that ended with King Louis XVI getting beheaded in 1973
French Revolution
Period where Ireland faced famine over crop failures and continued British export of their goods
Bonus: What was a major effect of the event other than starvation?
Irish Potato Famine; Irish immigration to America
What was the Berlin Conference?
Gave them lots of debt, demilitarized them, German territories given away
What did it mean if a country was non-aligned during this period?
Revolutionary who helped many parts of South America gain their independence
Bonus: What country is named after him?
Simon Bolivar; Bolivia
Bonus: What was a major part of his ideology?
Founder of Capitalism; Invisible hand that guides people to make their decisions
Where did the Sepoy and Boxer Rebellions happen? (2 different countries)
India, China
How does the Great Depression help totalitarian dictators take power?
Economic hardships make a country weak, social unrest because of poverty, need for a strong leader
What was the major factor that caused India to be partitioned?
Religious difference between Hindus and Muslims
Which two European countries were unified through a shared cultural identity/nationalism?
Bonus: Name two leaders from each movement
Written prompt: Compare/Contrast life during the Industrial Revolution as a worker and as an upper class individual.
Written prompt: In as much detail, describe how Imperialism in India affected the people and the country itself.
Answers will vary
Hint: One happened in Germany, the other in the Soviet Union within present-day Ukraine
Holocaust, Holodomor lead to millions being intentionally killed. Holocaust primarily affected Jewish people that were first forced into ghettos, then concentration/extermination camps to be killed or overworked/starved. Holodomor affected Ukrainian people who starved to death and were not allowed to leave the country.
Answers will vary