Please complete the sentence:
Before the ________________, people made what they needed, or bought it from a craftsperson or at a store for a high price.
The Industrial Revolution
100
In what conditions did factory workers live and work?
Dark, dirty, hot, low wages, no safety conditions, no age requirement
100
What was one result of the Russian Revolution?
The tsar gave up his throne.
100
What is a tsar?
A Russian emperor.
200
Please complete the sentence:
A cloth product, such as woven cotton, is called a ____________________.
Textile
200
Why are the late 1800s called the Age of Imperialism?
European countries fought to colonize Africa, Southeast Asia and many South Pacific Islands.
200
Why did many people welcome communism?
The poor believed they would have a better standard of living.
200
The European Union has its roots in...
a. the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
b. the United Nations
c. the European Coal and Steel Community
d. the French Community and the British Commonwealth
c, the European Coal and Steel Community
200
What is communism?
The political theory that states a country's property and resources should be equally shared.
300
Please complete the sentence:
To protect themselves during World War I, nations made a(n) _____________________ with one another.
Ally(ies)
300
Which countries made up the Allies during World War II?
Great Britain, the Soviet Union, France and the United States
300
At the end of 1991, many of the former Soviet republics became
a. part of a new western alliance
b. part of a new Soviet Union
c. independent nations
d. communist states
c, independent nations
300
What document did the members of the European Economic Community sign to create the European Union?
The Maastricht Treaty
300
In terms of government, what does revolutionary mean?
It is an idea that is radical or could be used to overthrow a government.
400
Please complete the sentences:
Beginning in the 1600s, many European nations followed the policy of ____________________, or taking over other countries and turning them into colonies.
Imperialism
400
How did the Industrial Revolution change the way goods were made?
Goods went from being made by hand to being made by machines in large factories during the Industrial Revolution.
400
After the mass killing known as Bloody Sunday, Nicholas II was forced to:
a. leave Russia and live in Paris
b. free the serfs
c. disband the army
d. share his power with the Duma
d, share his power with the Duma
400
What documents do citizens of one EU nation need to travel and work in another EU nation?
None.
400
What is a foreign minister?
A government official who is in charge of a nation's foreign affairs.
500
Please complete the sentence:
The force of _____________________ helped cause World War I and World War II.
Destructive Nationalism (can also write just nationalism)
500
Why did the European governments become more aggressive abroad and want to establish more colonies?
They wanted colonies to supply the raw materials, such as cotton, wood and minerals that industry needed. They also wanted markets for their goods and products.
500
What is westernization?
When a country tries to be more like Western Europe.
500
The European Union is working to create...
a. major urban centers
b. stronger borders
c. a tariff-free region
d. a single country
c, a tariff-free region
500
What is a single market?
A system in which goods, services and capital move freely without barriers.