These were taken from Africa to support European industry.
What are raw materials?
100
This architectural feature is closely associated with Ancient Greece and is visible on U.S. government buildings today as a tribute to Greek democracy.
What are Greek columns?
100
The assassination of this man led to the start of WWI.
Who is archduke Franz Ferdinand?
100
The Cold War began after this event ended.
What is WWII?
100
This resource is the primary reason that modern powers intervene in Middle Eastern affairs.
What is oil?
200
Local peoples were unable to resist imperialist powers because Europeans had superior _________, including steamboats and guns.
What is technology?
200
This blend of cultures, including Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian influences, was created by Alexander the Great's conquests.
What is the Hellenistic Culture?
200
World War I stared, in part, due to nationalist tensions in this region.
What is the Balkans?
200
This American operation was in response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
200
South Africa's official policy of racial segregation was known as this.
What is apartheid?
300
"The sun never set" on this imperialist empire.
What is the British Empire?
300
Romans and Incas both connected their cities through this innovation.
What are roads?
300
This event was the primary reason the United Nations called for a Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide in 1948.
What is the Holocaust?
300
This communist leader of North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam.
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
300
The borders drawn in Africa following postwar decolonization resulted in this issue.
What are ethnic tensions?
400
This pseudo-scientific philosophy made Europeans feel justified in imperialism. Its motto was "survival of the fittest".
What is Social Darwinism?
400
This artifact helped modern historians understand ancient languages, such as Egyptian hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
400
This was Germany's major geographic disadvantage during both World War I and World War II.
What is its central location in Europe/ being surrounded by enemies/ fighting a two-front war?
400
This Soviet leader was pivotal in reducing Cold War tensions and bringing about the fall of the Soviet Union.
Who is Gorbachev?
400
This movement advocated the creation of an independent Jewish nation.
What is Zionism?
500
This nationalist group dedicated itself to removing all foreign influence from China and participated in a failed rebellion in 1900.
Who are the Boxers (Righteous Harmonious Fists)? (Boxer Rebellion)
500
Zheng He's voyages are associated with this Chinese dynasty.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
500
This geographic factor influenced the defeat of both Napoleon and Hitler when they attempted to invade Russia.
What is climate/weather?
500
Communist China is highly associated with this government policy, which was intended to rapidly increase industrialization and collectivize agriculture.
What is the Great Leap Forward?
500
Over farming and overgrazing on marginal lands, extended droughts in the Sahel region, and wind erosion of topsoil are all causes of this environmental problem.