Mostly last unit
Industrialization &Imperialism
WWI & II
WWII
100
How would you best describe the ideas of the Enlightenment?
A conviction that logic and reason were capable of solving social and political problems
100
Which political philosophical movement called for community ownership of property, usually brought about by a workers revolution.
Communism
100
Who was forced to assume sole responsibility for WWI under the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
100
How did the British policy of appeasement stop Hitler after he annexed Austria?
It didn't, instead he felt empowered to take the Sudetenland for Germany
200
Who founded the al-Qaeda terrorist organization
Osama Bin Laden
200
What best completes the diagram?
Industrial Revolution
200
What event started WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdidnand
200
What event caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany, officially starting WWII?
Hitlers invasion of Poland
300
Which country was the first military target of the U.S. following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Afghanistan
300
What is the MAIN reason that most of Great Britain’s largest cities in 1801 were near coal fields?
Coal fueled industrial production, which created jobs.
300
How did the Russian Revolution effect Russias participation in WWI?
They pulled out of WWI
300
What was the direct result of the U.S. dropping the atomic on Japan?
Japan surrendered to the United States
400
What does this timeline illustrate?
- August 6-9, 1945: The U.S. uses atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- August 29, 1949: The Soviet Union detonates its first atomic bomb.
- November 1, 1952: The U.S. detonates its first hydrogen bomb.
- November 22, 1955:The Soviet Union detonates its first hydrogen bomb.
The U.S.-Soviet arms race during the nuclear age.
400
What message did Otto Von Bismarck convey in his famous “blood and iron” speech?
Germans would unite through war and industry and not reforms or diplomacy.
400
Which Nation was the first to develop a working atomic bomb?
U.S.A
400
What is the significance of the Battle of Midway in WWII?
It was the first decisive Allied victory in the Pacific.
500
What would help a country meet its targets under the Kyoto Protocol?
Investing in clean energy technology
500
What is a stated goal of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries?
To stabilize worldwide petroleum markets and prices
500
What philosophy is most associate with The-Five Year Plan & The Great Leap Forward and how did they impact the nations’ populations?
The policies are most closely associated with communism, and both governments used harsh measures to enforce these initiatives on their citizens.
500
Which country was the main recipient of supplies from the United States under the Lend-Lease Act?
Great Britain