Random Questions
Science
and
Technology
History
History II
History III
100
Mixing two primary colors gives you this.
What is a secondary color?
100
This scientist came up with electromagnetic induction and developed the Theory of Electromagnetism.
Who is Michael Farady?
100
This type of imperialism differed from imperialism in the past by the extent of land coverage and legacy.
What is New Imperialism?
100
The development of this technology helped small colonial armies defeat much larger armies in the countries they were invading.
What is the rifle?
100
Chinese war-junks (ships) were hard to maneuver and their cannons had this problem?
What is ability to aim or rotate?
200
This movement in art during the 1800s was characterized by great or heavy emotion.
What is romanticism?
200
This scientist invented the first battery called a "voltaic pile".
Who is Alessandro Volta?
200
The British Empire's colonialism and its effects was best studied in the these two continents.
What are Africa and Asia?
200
Alexandar Forsyth improved explosive power of the flintlock musket with this chemical?
What is potassium chlorate?
200
Education, new technologies, and societal organization are considered by historians as what?
What are benefits of colonialism?
300
The four factors of production.
What are land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurs?
300
This scientist invented dynamite.
Who is Alfred Nobel?
300
Spread of religion, gain of natural resources, opening new markets for products, military expansion, are cited by historians as this phenomena.
What are motives for Imperialism?
300
The flintlock was replaced with this type of lock that misfired less and worked in any weather.
What is the percussion lock?
300
New diseases, loss of culture, slavery, discrimination are considered by historians as this.
What are negative cons of imperialism?
400
Arctan(radical 3) =
What is 60 degrees or pi over 3?
400
This is argued by many historians as the most lasting legacy of New Imperialism.
What is technology?
400
This medicine helped the European countries colonize Africa.
What is quinine prophylaxis?
400
In this war, the British used a drug to help colonize a country.
What is the Opium War?
400
Trading slaves to America, transporting raw materials from America to Europe, and shipping marketable products back to Africa was known as this?
What is the Transatlantic Economy?
500
This rhythm emphasizes offbeats, like the + parts of 1+2+3+4+ .
What is syncopation?
500
This scientist proposed that all elements are unique and that they combine with each other in whole number ratios.
Who is John Dalton?
500
This invention helped colonial countries travel deep inland into Africa and transport people and resources.
What is a steamer?
500
Historians say the British conquest of India was not won by guns but rather this.
What is the modern bureaucratic organization of the army?
500
This is the economic doctrine that government control of foreign trade is of paramount importance for ensuring the prosperity and security of a state. In particular, it demands a positive balance of trade.
What is mercantilism?
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