Industrial Revolution
Which invention started off the Industrial Revolution?
The Steam Engine
What do historians call the trading system between Europe, Africa and America?
The triangular trade
Which event started off the first World War?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
What was Napoleons last name?
Bonaparte
Who invented the steam engine?
James Watt
Which continent was mostly affected by European imperialist tendencies?
Africa
What was the name of the German military plan to finish off France quickly by breaking through the Netherlands?
The Schlieffen-Plan
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
Rebirth
Which resource was the most important one in the industrial age?
Coal
Which German leader once said "We deserve our place in the sun as well!"
Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Who received the so called "Blankoscheck"?
Austria-Hungary
When did the city of Constantinople fall?
1435.
What was the name of the first automated loom? (Webstuhl)
Spinning Jenny
Which invention made the conquest of Africa so easy for the British?
Name a neutral country during World War One.
Argentina, Chile, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Venezuela, Sweden and Switzerland.
What is the name of the revolution that took place in the stone age and changed hunters and gatherers into a agricultrual society?
The Neolithic Revolution
What happened to the first automated loom?
It was destroyed by angry weavers, who feared it might do their jobs.
Who once said "From Cape to Cairo" about his plans about Africa?
Cecil Rhodes
What happened in 1917?
Russian Revolution
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington