Independence / Democracies
Industrial Revolution
Imperialism
WW1
WW2
Cold War
Globalization
Lebron James
100
Which religion was declared the National Religion of Mexico in their first constitution, the Plan of Iguala?
Catholicism
100
What industry (type of factories) did the industrial revolution start out with?
Textile or Clothing Factories
100
What violent act was frequently perpetrated on the local Congolese people?
Chopping off their hands for not meeting the rubber quota
100
What was the experience of Armenian women and children at this time?
Deported / forced to leave their homes (either because of war or because of a purposeful attack)
100
What is a Gulag?
A Soviet Russian prison where people get worked to death
100
Which event describes when the US and USSR almost went to nuclear war because of missiles in an island near the USA?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
100
Describe this graph
GDP (how much businesses are producing) is increasing since 1965
100
What sport other than basketball did he play in high school?
Football
200
What two goods were enslaved people making in Haiti and sending to France? 1 for full credit,1 for extra credit
Coffee and Sugar
200
Who did industrialism benefit the most?
Wealthy factory owners who got all the profits (money) from the factories
200
Name 2 reasons British factories needed India
1) For resources for their factories
2) To sell things to the Indian people
200
What is a Genocide?
A mass killing of a specific group of people
200
Which groups of people did Hitler want to eliminate from German society? Name 2
Jews, Blacks, Gays, Gypsies, Slavs
200
Which country was Stalin the leader of?
Soviet Union / USSR
200
Which region of the world has most poverty?
Africa / Sub Saharan Africa
200
What's his wife's name?
Savannah (Brinson) James
300
Which two racial classes were the most powerful in colonial Latin America
Peninsulares (Spanish people) and Creoles (White people born in South America)
300
How was work in the industrial revolution different from today (for the workers)?
They had longer hours (sometimes 16 hour shifts), more dangerous, and child labor was allowed
300
What is Aparthied
Legal Segragation in South Africa based on race, between the white Boers (Dutch) and the Africans.
300
How could alliances lead to war?
When one country is attacked, others come to defend it and the war grows
300
What was the Holdomir?
Forced starvation in Russia, 3 million peasants died
300
What is Mutually Assured Destruction?
The idea that both the USA and USSR have enough nuclear bombs to destroy each other so neither should attack
300
What is the definition of globalization?
The world is more connected through trade and communication than before
300
How many times has he been named NBA MVP for a season?
Four Times
400
What were Indian and African-Mexican people fighting for in the Spanish Independence war?
They wanted better working conditions and access to more land
400
What type of organization did workers join to get more rights?
Unions were a way for workers to protect each other
400
Identify three goods the Chinese had that the British wanted
Silk, Porcelain, Tea
400
How did Technology lead to more people dying in WWI? Name 2 specifics for full credit, 4 total for extra credit
Airplanes - mostly for reconnaissance and scouting
Submarines - attack ships from underwater
Mustard Gas - Choke / Kill the enemy
Machine Guns - Fire more bullets
400
What happened in Nanking, China?
Japanese soldiers invaded, destroyed the city and murdered hundreds of thousands of civilians
400
What is the Warsaw Pact
The countries that had an alliance with the USSR (the alliance was forced, Russia made them be communist and be allies)
400
Which invention is being shown below and how did it improve globalization
A shipping container, made it easier to ship things around the world
400
In what year did LeBron win the Rookie of the year award?
2004
500
What was Napoleon's response to the Haitian slave revolt
He sent his French army to the island of Haiti to try and kill all their leaders
500
What happened to 14 of the 3,000 children employed by Mr. Dale?
They died (RIP)
500
What did the Belgian king promise he would do in the Congo?
Build schools and support free trade
500
The treaty of Versailles stipulated reparations. What are those and who paid them?
Money Germany and Austria had to pay to the sides that won the war
500
What caused the US to enter the war?
Japanese aerial bombing of Pearl Harbor
500
What is communism?
The idea that the government controls everything and there are no free / independent businesses
500
What is one positive impact of globalization?
Increased trade, more money and products around the world
500
In what year did LeBron win his first nba championship?
2012
600
In 1790, who controlled the land in South America?
Europeans (mostly Spain and Portugal)
600
What did Karl Marx believe?
He believed in Socialism, which means workers should share and own some of the businesses. His dreams mostly were not achieved
600
Name 3 inventions Europeans used to take over other parts of the world
New Steamships (boats), New Railroads, New Guns (machine guns), New Medicine (Quinine), The Electric Telegraph (better communication)
600
How did WW1 Start? (Specific Event)
One Archduke (Prince) was assassinated
600
What is the name for German tactics to quickly overwhelm their opponents?
Blitzkrieg
600
What is Capitalism?
The idea that each person / business is free to do what they want without the government bossing them around
600
What is one negative of globalization?
Certain workers are paid very low wages like the woman in Bangladesh paid $2 per day
600
How old is he?
40!