Fighting Cold War (K.S)
What makes the cold war so different from all the previous battles?
There was no direct fighting between the major powers
Which ideology most directly justified European colonial expansion as a 'civilizing mission'?
Social Darwinism
What concept argues that the threat of total destruction prevents a first strike?
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
The success of which revolution directly influenced the course of the French Revolution?
The American Revolution
Which Enlightenment thinker is known for the idea of Natural Rights, like "life, liberty, property"?
John Locke
What was the primary purpose of NATO’s formation in 1949?
Collective defense against Soviet expansion
The Berlin Conference of 1884 was primarily concerned with:
Dividing African territories among European powers
The space race was a competition between what two powers?
The US and USSR
What event is often considered the starting point of the French Revolution?
The Storming of Bastille
Which Enlightenment thinker is best known for supporting the freedom of speech and religious tolerance?
Voltaire
What was the Warsaw pact?
Military alliance of Communist countries
The Boxer Rebellion was a direct response to?
European economic exploitation in China
Which proxy war was considered to be the “Soviet Vietnam”?
The Soviet-Afghan war
Who led the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien Robespierre
What economic theory is associated with Adam Smith?
Capitalism
Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, as well as the architect of the Great Leap Forward?
Mao Zedong
Which American ideology encouraged imperialism as a God given right?
Manifest Destiny
Which 1980s US President and his USSR counterpart worked together to bring about the end of the Cold War?
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
What was the greatest effect of Napoleon Bonaparte's reign on the society of Europe?
The rise of nationalism in most areas of Europe
What conflict was most directly impacted by the Enlightenment?
American revolution
What was the space race about during the cold war?
to see who could make it to space first
Which event symbolized significant indigenous resistance against Western imperialism?
The Sepoy Mutiny (1857)
what marked the ending of the cold war?
The fall of the Berlin wall
After being locked out of their usual meeting hall, members of the Third Estate gathered at an indoor court to swear this oath, promising not to leave until a new constitution was written.
Tennis court oath
This philosophical concept, promoted by thinkers like John Locke, posits that all individuals are born with fundamental, unalienable rights, including life, liberty, and property.
Natural rights