Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution began in this country in the late 1700s.
What is Great Britain?
This economic system is based on private ownership and free markets.
What is capitalism?
This term refers to a stronger country taking over a weaker one politically, economically, or militarily.
What is imperialism?
The assassination of this archduke sparked the beginning of World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This last czar of Russia was overthrown during the Russian Revolution.
Who is Nicholas II?
What is one reason why the Industrial Revolution started in Britain before other countries?
What is access to factors of production, resources, political stability, capital ect...
In this economic system, the government often owns major industries but allows for some private property.
What is socialism?
This was the main European motive behind 19th-century imperialism in Africa and Asia.
What is access to raw materials and new markets for manufactured goods?
Name two major alliances at the start of World War I.
What are the Allied Powers and the Central Powers?
How did Lenin’s slogan “Peace, Land, and Bread” appeal to different groups in Russian society?
What is “peace” appealed to soldiers tired of war, “land” appealed to peasants who wanted land reform, and “bread” appealed to workers suffering from food shortages?
How did the factory system change the way goods were produced compared to the cottage industry?
What is it centralized production in factories with machines and schedules, replacing handcrafting done at home?
Name one major difference between communism and socialism.
What is communism calls for the elimination of all private property and class distinctions, while socialism allows for some private ownership and often uses democratic structures.
The phrase “White Man’s Burden” was used to justify imperialism. What did it claim Europeans were doing?
What is bringing civilization, Christianity, and progress to “less developed” societies (often used to mask exploitation)?
What were the four MAIN long-term causes of World War I?
What are Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
Compare the February and October Revolutions of 1917. How were they different in terms of goals and outcomes?
What is the February Revolution led to the abdication of the czar and a provisional government, while the October Revolution led to a Bolshevik takeover and the start of communist rule?
Analyze two ways the Industrial Revolution affected urban society in the 19th century.
What is rapid urbanization led to overcrowded cities and poor living conditions; at the same time, it created new job opportunities and a growing middle class?
Explain how elements of socialism are present in many modern capitalist economies today.
What is most capitalist countries have adopted social welfare programs (e.g., public healthcare, education, pensions) to reduce inequality, creating a mixed economy rather than a purely free-market one?
How did the Berlin Conference (1884–85) impact Africa?
What is it divided African territory among European powers without consulting African leaders, leading to artificial borders and long-term conflict?
Analyze how World War I was a "total war" and how that affected civilian populations.
What is World War I involved entire nations, not just armies—governments controlled economies, censored media, and drafted civilians; food shortages and civilian casualties were common.
This economic policy replaced Lenin’s NEP and focused on rapid industrialization and collectivized agriculture.
What is the Five-Year Plan?
How did industrialization contribute to both economic growth and social inequality in 19th-century Europe?
What is it increased overall production and wealth, but concentrated profits among factory owners while workers faced long hours, low wages, and unsafe conditions?
Analyze how Karl Marx’s theory of communism was a response to the inequalities of industrial capitalism.
What is Marx believed that industrial capitalism exploited workers (the proletariat) for the benefit of the wealthy (the bourgeoisie), and that a classless society could only be achieved by collective ownership of the means of production?
Compare British imperialism in India to Belgian imperialism in the Congo. What differences and similarities existed in their methods and impacts?
What is both involved exploitation and control, but Britain developed infrastructure and used indirect rule, while Belgium’s rule under King Leopold II was brutally violent, with forced labor and mass atrocities?
Compare the Treaty of Versailles to President Wilson’s Fourteen Points. What key differences existed in their approach to peace?
What is the Treaty of Versailles punished Germany harshly with reparations and blame, while Wilson’s Fourteen Points promoted a more forgiving peace focused on self-determination and preventing future wars through the League of Nations?
Compare Stalin’s use of totalitarian control with that of another 20th-century dictator.
What is both Stalin and Hitler/Mussolini used propaganda, secret police, and suppression of opposition, but Stalin focused more on class struggle and state ownership, while others emphasized nationalism and racial ideology?