This German philosopher and historian theorized that class struggles and disagreements are the basis of change in society.
Who is Karl Marx?
100
This president was the first to recognize the peoples’ republic of china
Who is Richard Nixon?
100
This term, popularized by Ernest Hemingway, refers to those who returned from serving in WWI.
What is the Lost Generation?
100
The Eastern European's sense of obligation towards educating foreign colonies, as coined by Rudyard Kipling.
What is the "White Man's Burden"?
100
This set of communist military strategies and governmental policies were introduced by the leader from whom it earned its namesake, following the fall of the Chinese Nationalist Party.
What is Maoism?
200
This was the first Marxist international organization and was formed in 1834 by German emigrants with the motto, "League of the Just".
What is the Communist League?
200
He was the first leader of the Nationalist Party of China following World War II.
Who is Chiang Kai-shek?
200
The storyline of this 1942 novel by Albert Camus depicts the existentialist views of those affected by the horrors of war.
What is "The Stranger"?
200
In 1798, British lawmakers banned this practice in the city of Calcutta, the first of their territories to do so.
What is Sati?
200
Fidel Castro helped lead Cuba in the revolution against this dictator.
Who is Fulgencio Batista?
300
Friedrich Engels, the German author, philosopher, and political theorist, was the co-author of this book that laid out the Communist League's intentions and strategy.
What is the Communist Manifesto?
300
This document was modeled after European and American governments to help modernize japan, but it kept Emperor as sovereign ruler. It remained in place until the end of World War II.
What is the Meiji Constitution?
300
This German term was conceptualized by Sigmund Freud and refers to the strangeness that occurs when the familiar becomes unfamiliar, especially applicable to the post-war society.
What is Das Unheimliche (or "The Uncanny")?
300
Thomas Macaulay cited poetry and other written forms as examples of English's superiority over Arabic and this other prominent Indian language.
What is Sanscrit?
300
Ruhollah Khomeini took on this title when he assumed the role of Supreme Leader of Iran, after successfully leading the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
What is "Grand Ayatollah"?
400
This was the term given to the social class that is characterized by their high economic status and control over society.
What is Bourgeoisie?
400
Once occupied by the French, the Provisional government of this country declared its independence under the direction of Ho Chi Minh.
What is Vietnam (or Indochina)?
400
This short story by H.P. Lovecraft begins its conclusion and thereby summarizes the post-war generations with,"For although nepenthe had calmed me, I know always that I am an outsider; a stranger in this century and among those who are still men."
What is "The Outsider"?
400
This group was created in 1884 to increase Germanic expansion and emigration into foreign, unclaimed territories.
What is The Society for German Colonization?
400
This founding member of the Muslim Brotherhood referred to Islam as "a universal declaration of the freedom of man from servitude to other men..." in his commentary on the Quran entitled "Milestones".
Who is Sayyid Qutb?
500
This concept refers to worker alienation and was defined in detail within Karl Marx' Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844.
What is Estranged Labor?
500
Sergei Witte held this job in the late 1800s when he was dispatched to write a report comparing the industrial output of Russia to the rest of the world.
What is Finance Minister?
500
This German post-World War II writer tells a story of a soldier who experiences detachment, denial, and Das Unheimliche upon returning home in "Stranger, Bear Word to the Spartan We".
Who is Heinrich Boll?
500
These figureheads introduced European religion to African colonies, as depicted in Chinue Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart".
What are Christian Missionaries?
500
This Soviet Union leader introduced economic reforms that brought on "fundamental changes in every area" of enterprise in the late 1900s.