Not a vocabulary category (hint: it actually is a vocabulary category)
100
The U.S. blamed the exploding of this ship on the Spanish, thus leading to the Spanish-American War.
What is the Maine?
100
This revolution turned into a bloody Civil War, and right after they got out of WWI. Bread, Peace, Land.
What is the Russian Revolution?
100
What are two new weapons we see in WWI?
What is Airplanes, Tanks, Poison gases, machine guns.
100
One of the greatest inventors of all time, he created the cotton gin and interchangeable parts.
Who is Eli Whitney?
100
Payment for war damages.
What are reparations?
200
An agreement between two sides to stop fighting.
What is armistice?
200
This war started for a number of reasons (it was MANIA, I tell ya,) but ended with stalemate and a win for the Allies
What is World War I?
200
What was the subject of your project?
Answers may vary.
200
Nein! This fascist took control of Germany as chancellor in 1933. Dur Fuhrer.
Who is Adolf Hitler?
200
The control of less powerful country by a more country either politically, economically, or culturally.
What is imperialism?
300
The idea that United States belongs from Sea to shining Sea.
What is Manifest Destiny?
300
Kiss the blarney stone, put on your green uniform, and go fight, because this country desperately wanted independence from Great Britain in the years following World War I.
What is Ireland?
300
The Industrial Revolution began in this country.
What is Great Britain?
300
This man's Wealth of Nations is the basis for capitalism. He is also known as the Father of Capitalism.
Who is Adam Smith?
300
Giving up ones own culture and customs to completely adopt another.
What is assimilation?
400
Group of socialists in Russia that took power following Russian Revolution. Became the worlds first real communists.
What are Bolsheviks?
400
This conflict between the Dutch descendents in South Africa and the British in S.A. led to more British Imperialism.
What is the Boer War?
400
What is one type of control in imperialism?
What is Dependent Colonies, Settlement Colonies, Protectorate, Sphere of Influence.
400
This Englishman wanted to glorify England by creating colonies (and a railroad) from South Africa to Egypt.
Who is Cecil Rhodes?
400
Economic system in which everyone works for the greater good; the Government runs the show in this type of economy.
What is socialism?
500
Companies that sell stock in order to raise funds.
What are corporations?
500
This war marked the first time Germany went to war with France in a 50 year period. This time, though, Bismarck had good intentions, he only wanted a united Germany.
What is the Franco-Prussian War?
500
What are the three factors of production?
What are land, labor, capital?
500
He led the only successful slave rebellion in history, leading to Haiti becoming the first country in Latin America to win independence.
Who is Toussaint-Louverture?
500
Political ideology created by Benito Mussolini, it features high intensity militarism, extreme amounts of nationalism, and a lot of hatred toward other groups.