World War I
What event kicked off WWI?
The assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Boer War between the Dutch and the British colonists resulted in the unification of this African country.
South Africa
Chinese rebels who believed they were invincible took part in the Boxer Rebellion. What was their goal?
To keep out the West
This Australian outlaw is seen as a villain by some, and as a hero by others.
Ned Kelly
______ are little pieces of ownership in a company that help raise money for the company to grow.
Stocks
What two events led to the US's entering WWI?
These two African countries remained "free" after the "Scramble for Africa."
Ethiopia and Liberia
Mexico
This event, combined with "yellow journalism," kicked off the Spanish American War.
The explosion of the USS Maine
This Indian leader inspired his followers to fight injustice using peaceful, non-violent forms of protest.
Gandhi
What does the word "armistice" mean?
The end of fighting in a war
This country ends up getting taken over by Russia after giving away their oil rights and finding themselves deep in debt.
Persia
The Young Turks were interested in overthrowing the sultan of the _________________ to form a republic.
The Communist Party in Russia was led by this man.
Lenin
Name one thing that occurred as a result of people moving to the Western United States.
More railroads, fewer buffalo, Native Americans removed from their land, establishment of Native American reservations
This amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in America.
19th Amendment
After the Easter Uprising, Ireland divided into these two regions. ______________, governed by ___________; and ____________ governed by ____________.
The Republic of Ireland, governed by themselves.
Northern Ireland, governed by Great Britain.
Vietnam was ruled by this country, but Phan Boi Chau started leading a resistance group to help Vietnam become independent.
France
The Spanish American War ended with the US controlling these four territories, formerly controlled by Spain.
Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam
This event caused many Irish people to move to other English-speaking countries.
The Potato Famine
Who were the four countries that formed the Central Powers in WWI?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Turks, Bulgaria
The word _______________, named after the area north of Greece, means the division of a region into smaller regions, who often fight or refuse to cooperate.
Balkanization
Once the Nationalist Party took over China, it ended the rule of the ______ dynasty.
Qing
A Russian rebel group called the ____________ overthrew czar Nicholas II and his family, and eventually had them put to death.
Bolsheviks
This philanthropist made his money in steel, and later founded colleges, museums, and other public programs.
Andrew Carnegie