Industrial Revolution
Q: Why did millions migrate to cities during the 19th century?
A: To find jobs (or Factory work)
Q: What did industrial empires aggressively seek from Africa and Asia?
A: Raw materials (or Markets)
Q: What 1914 political act triggered Europe’s secret alliance system?
A: An assassination
Q: What forced Germany to pay reparations and accept full blame for WWI?
A: War Guilt Clause
Q: What aggressive German military action officially started WWII in Europe?
A: Invasion of Poland
Q: Moving from home work to factories forced people onto what schedule?
A: Clock-driven (or Rigid)
Q: Where did Europeans meet to draw new colonial borders for Africa?
A: The Berlin Conference
Q: Why did a local Balkan dispute turn into a global war?
A: Alliance system (or Domino effect)
Q: What 1930s global crisis helped dictators like Hitler gain popularity?
A: The Great Depression
Q: Which 1935 laws stripped German Jews of citizenship and basic rights?
A: The Nuremberg Laws
Q: Because Watt perfected the steam engine, factories no longer needed what geographic feature?
A: Rivers (or Waterways)
Q: What nickname did Britain give India due to its extreme profitability?
A: Jewel in the Crown
Q: What tactical situation was created by trench warfare on the Western Front?
A: A stalemate
Q: Why must a historian check a primary source's author or background?
A: To spot bias (or Point of view)
Q: What flawed Allied policy gave in to Hitler's early land demands?
A: Appeasement
Q: Why did factory owners prefer hiring young children over adults?
A: Lower wages (or Fit small spaces)
Q: Under an "extractive economy," where did a colony's natural resources go?
A: The Mother Country
Q: Because WWI was a "Total War," what right did Western women win afterward?
A: To vote (or Suffrage)
Q: What economic disaster caused post-WWI German money to lose all value?
A: Hyperinflation
Q: What internal political crisis forced Russia to leave WWI early?
A: Communist Revolution
Q: What did Karl Marx argue that the wealthy Bourgeoisie naturally did to workers?
A: Exploited them
Q: How did the sudden unification of Germany in 1871 disrupt Europe?
A: Shifted power balance
Q: Industrial mass production of tanks, planes, and gas caused what combat result?
A: High death rates
Q: What 1929 financial event in the United States sparked the global depression?
A: Stock market crash
Q: From an ethical standpoint, the Holocaust is legally classified as what crime?
A: Genocide