Who Am I
A navy commander who became the first foreigner to break through the barriers that had kept Japan isolated from the rest of the world for 250 years.
Who is Commodore Matthew Perry.
The governing body of a nation, state or community.
What is government.
The process or industry of obtaining coal or other minerals from a mine.
What is mining.
A challenge or problem that has been debated or discussed across time.
What is an Enduring Issue.
A fabric made by weaving used in making clothing.
What is textile.
First King of a united Italy.
Who is Victor Emmanual II.
A Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of modern-day India and Pakistan from 1526-1857.
What is the Mughal Empire.
An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.
What are atrocities.
The events that led to an event; includes the time period and larger historical trends as well as causes.
What is historical context.
Related to turning raw materials into manufactured goods.
What is industrial.
Founder of communism.
Who is Karl Marx.
Policy used by Bismark to unify Germany through war.
What is Blood and Iron.
Accepting demands in order to avoid conflict.
What is appeasement.
An opinion; a claim.
What is point of view.
One who thinks about questions and studies the nature of life, truth, knowledge and other important human matters.
What is a philosopher.
French general who became Emperor of the French. He brought stability to the French towards the end of the French Revolution.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte.
The main Island of the United Kingdom located off the Northwest coast of France and occupied by England, Scotland, and Wales.
What is Great Britian.
The movement of people from rural areas to cities.
What is urbanization.
An improvement of an existing technological product, system or method of doing something; a new idea or concept.
What is innovation.
Having extreme pride in a specific country.
What is nationalistic.
Scottish economist who wrote The Wealth of Nations, a precursor to modern capitalism.
Who is Adam Smith.
The modernization and industrialization of Japan in the 1800's.
What is the Meiji Restoration.
An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
What is capitalism.
A system of government in which all factories, farms, and other valuable things are owned and controlled by the government.
What is Communisim.
Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from God.
What is Divine Right.