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100
Name the Triple Entante.
Britain, France, and Russia.
100
In the early 1900s Germany and Britain created what by building up their armies and navies?
Arms race
100
Which country set up Capetown, South Africa?
The Netherlands
100
Instead of trading with Europeans for goods the Chinese decided to sell Europeans the goods for what precious metal?
Silver
100
Which Asian country became an Imperial power during the 1890s?
Japan
200
Who was the biggest threat to Germany in the late 1800s?
France
200
What was the spark of World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by The Black Hand Serbanian Nationalistic group.
200
Who is credited with the building of the Suez Canal?
De Lesseps
200
Name the rebellion that further weakened the Manchu Dynasty.
The Thai-Ping Rebellion
200
Which English monarch was called the Empress of India?
Queen Victoria
300
Which German monarch dismissed Bismark?
William II (Wilhem)
300
Explain the Two Power Stand
The British wanted to have a bigger and stronger navy than the 2nd and 3rd navies combined.
300
Which country did Italy attack and then eventually lose to?
Ethiopia
300
Name the four trading goods Europeans wanted from Asia.
Silk, Spices, Tea and Porcelain
300
Define Apartheid.
The segregation between blacks and whites in South Africa.
400
Name the Triple Alliance
Germany, Italy and Austria
400
What did the Balkan States become known as?
The Powder Keg of Europe
400
The French built the Suez Canal. How did the British gain much of the stock in the canal?
The leader of Egypt surrendered his stock to the British to get out of debt, thus putting the British in charge of Egypt.
400
Which war broke out because the Chinese government intercepted a shipping from Britain of illegal substances?
The Opium War
400
What raw material was specifically found in the Congo?
Rubber trees
500
Which country created 'Splendid Isolation'?
Great Britain
500
Which two empires controlled the Balkan States in the early 1900s?
The Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
500
Name the two colonies in Africa which Italy ruled.
Somalia and Lybia
500
What is the name of the treaty the British made with the Chinese after the Opium War?
The treaty of Nanking (Nanjing)
500
Who won in the Boers vs Zulus war?
The Boers
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