Ideologies & Political Theory
This Enlightenment thinker argued that if a government fails to protect natural rights, citizens may overthrow it.
Who is John Locke?
This movement forced many small farmers off shared lands and into urban factory jobs.
What is the Enclosure Movement?
This assassination triggered World War I.
This U.S. policy attempted to stop communism from spreading globally.
what is containment?
This Indian leader used nonviolent resistance against British rule.
Who is Gandhi?
This Enlightenment idea directly influenced the structure of the U.S. Constitution and was designed to prevent tyranny.
What is separation of powers/checks and balances?
This invention by James Watt improved factory production and transportation.
What is the steam engine?
This attack brought the United States into WWII.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This invisible boundary separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe.
What is the Iron Curtain?
This process increased worldwide economic and cultural connections through technology and trade.
what is globalization?
This political system combines extreme nationalism, dictatorship, militarism, and suppression of opposition.
This belief system was used to justify European imperialism by arguing stronger nations naturally dominate weaker ones.
What is Social Darwinism?
This document blamed Germany for WWI and imposed reparations that destabilized Europe.
This Chinese communist program attempted rapid industrialization but resulted in mass famine.
What is the Great Leap Forward?
This international organization was created after WWII to promote cooperation and prevent future conflicts.
What is the United Nations?
This economic theory developed largely as a response to industrial inequality and poor factory conditions.
What is socialism?
This economic system is based on private ownership and competition.
What is capitalism?
This Allied invasion opened a western front against Germany in 1944.
What is D-Day?
These reforms introduced openness and restructuring in the Soviet Union.
What are glasnost & perestroika?
Identify ONE negative effect of globalization.
What is outsourcing, loss of local culture, and spread of disease?
This philosopher believed humans were naturally selfish and required a strong central authority to maintain order.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
This was the main reason industrialized nations wanted colonies.
What are raw materials and markets?
This style of warfare caused stalemates, disease, and psychological trauma on the Western Front.
Trench Warfare
This form of government controls nearly every aspect of citizens’ lives.
What is totalitarianism?
Explain how WW2 contributed to independence movements.