Industrial Revolution
When did the Industrial Revolution start?
Late 18th century, roughly 1760 to 1840
What is a series of massive, highly destructive ocean waves caused by the sudden displacement of a large volume of water, called?
Tsunami
Who became the leader in the Iranian revolution?
Ayatollah Khomeini
What is the representative colors of the left side and the right side (in American society)?
Left Blue, Right Red
What is a multinational corporation?
A business that operates in multiple countries (eg. apple)
What were the social impacts of Industrial Revolution? (Answer two impacts)
Structure/layers of the Earth
Answer: inner core, outer core, lower mantle, upper mantle, asthenosphere, lithosphere, crust
What kind of society was Iran before the Iranian Revolution?
Monoarchy society
What is the unofficial mascot of the United States Democratic Party?
Donkey
What is a tariff?
A tax that is being enforced on imported goods.
What was the society like before Industrial Revolution?
Agrarian society
List the 3 Ps
Prediction, Protection, Planning
What were some of the effects that the White Revolution brought?
Land redistribution, establishment of literacy in rural areas, increased women rights, urbanization, westernization...
Symbolism of olive branch
The olive branch is a globally recognized symbol of peace, reconciliation, and new beginnings. The metaphor of "extending an olive branch" is used when someone offers a gesture of goodwill to end a conflict, start afresh, or restore a relationship
What are the 3 main types of globalization?
Economic, Cultural, Political
The cotton gin was one of the inventions that came as a result of the Industrial Revolution. Who invented it?
Eli Whitney in 1973
What is the scientific name for the surface of an earthquake’s focus?
Epicenter
What happened on Bloody Sunday?
Imperial Russian troops fired on an unarmed crowd of workers and their family heading to the winter palace.
Define mind-reading as a political term
cognitive distortion where a person confidently assumes they know the hidden motives, secret intentions, or true beliefs of an opponent, despite having no concrete evidence
What are the top 3 negative effects on globalisation?
Economic inequality, Labor exploitation, Environmental degradation
In what year did the English achieve the 10-hour working day, at least for women and children?
Define divergent boundaries
two tectonic plates pull apart, allowing magma from the Earth’s mantle to rise, creating a new crust.
The Bolsheviks were known as the Red Army, but what is less known is there were several other armies in the Revolution and subsequent Civil War that were also named after colours. Which of these are not one of them?
1. The blue army
2. The green army
3. The white army
4. The black army
The blue army
Green-Peasant militias and localized farmers who took up arms to defend their communities.
White-A loose confederation of anti-communist forces, including monarchists, military officers, liberals, and foreign interventionists.
Black-The colloquial name for the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine, an anarchist military force led by Nestor Makhno, fought along the red army.
Which side of the political spectrum is the Daily Beast on?
Hyper-partisan liberal
What is globalisation?
the process by ideas, products, and cultures spread around the world, creating a single, integrated global market.