Economic and Social Revolutions
Imperialism
Nationalism
World War I
Russian Revolution
100
Geographic factors, such as coal and iron deposits, navigable rivers, and deep harbors contributed to the development of the Industrial Revolution in what country?
What is Great Britain or England
100
What is the term for the belief that Europeans had a moral duty to civilize the world?
What is the "White Man's Burden"
100
What is the name of the Prussian leader who emphasized "blood and iron" to unify Germany
What is Otto Van Bismarck
100
What are the MAIN causes of World War I?
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism
100
What was the name of the communist political party in Russia that overthrew Czar Nicholas II?
What is the Bolsheviks
200
What was one social effect of the Industrial Revolution?
What is concentration of workers in urban areas (urbanization), development of labor unions, development of government regulation to protect the worker, end of child labor laws, etc.
200
The Berlin Conference is most closely associated with the colonization of what continent? Extra Points: What country took over the Congo, and what was the name of the king who committed atrocities there?
What is Africa Extra Points: Belgium and King Leopold II
200
Camillo di Cavour and Giuseppe Mazzini led a nationalist unification effort in what modern day country?
What is Italy
200
What was the immediate cause of World War I? Extra Points: What was the name of the man who caused it?
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Extra Points: Gavrilo Princip
200
Who was the leader of the Russian Revolution? This individual ran on a campaign slogan "Peace, Land, and Bread" Extra Points: Who was the leader of the Red Army? This man was eventually exiled and killed in Mexico by the Soviet leader in the 1940s.
Who is Vladimir Lenin Extra Points: Trotsky
300
What is the French term for Adam Smith's belief that there should be limited government involvement in the economy
What is Laissez-Faire
300
The result of what wars in China marked the beginning of the domination of China by foreigners ? Extra Points: What is the term for European control of specific areas in China during this time?
What are the Opium Wars Extra Points: Spheres of Influence
300
The 19th century ideology of Nationalism led to the eventual breakup of which empire? Extra Points: In what year did Austria-Hungary become a dual monarchy?
What is the Ottoman Empire or the Austrian-Hungarian Empire Extra Points: 1867
300
World War I was split between the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. Name 3 countries each for each alliance.
What is Britain, France and Russia for the Triple Entente, and Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and or Bulgaria for the Triple Alliance
300
Following the death of the original leader of the Russian Revolution, who came to power?
Who is Joseph Stalin
400
Who was the German philosopher/economist who believed that all of history was characterized by class struggle, the industrial society was exploiting workers, and that industrial workers would eventually rise up and overthrow the capitalist system Extra Points: What is the name of his famous pamphlet?
Who is Karl Marx Extra Points: Communist Manifesto
400
Following the establishment of the Meiji government and the industrialization of Japan, Japan’s policy of imperialism was primarily driven by Extra Points: What are two specific areas Japan took over in imperialism?
What is the need for raw materials or markets for their goods Extra Points: Manchuria (China) and Korea
400
What two countries in Europe were not major colonial powers during the 16th and 17th century because they lacked political unity?
What is Germany and Italy
400
World War I had many new developments in military technology. Write down two new technological developments in World War I
What is machine gun, airplane, tank, submarine, mustard gas, etc.
400
The new revolutionary government developed a command economy (communist) in Russia that laid out a 5 year plan. What were two goals of the 5 year plan? Extra Points: What was the name of the labor camps people were sent to if they did not follow government policy?
What is Agricultural Collectivization and Industrialization Extra Points: Gulags
500
What kind of economy is characterized by a belief in supply and demand as being the key determiner in the production and price of a good
What is a market economy
500
What are the names for the two revolts in China and India during the 19th century and beginning of 20th century that focused on the removal of foreign influences?
What is the Boxer Rebellion and the Sepoy Mutiny
500
What was the name of the war that immediately led to the unification of Germany into the German Empire Extra Points: What are the names of the two areas annexed by the German Empire in this war that were returned to France following World War I?
What is the Franco-Prussian War Extra Points: Alsace and Lorraine
500
What area was known as the "Powder Keg" prior to World War I?
What is the Balkans
500
Due to resistance to the agricultural reorganization, what group of people were forced into starvation during the 1930s resulting in millions of deaths? Extra Points: What was name given to the well off peasants from this region that was targeted by the government?
What is Ukrainians Extra Points: What is Kulaks
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