Main Events
A period of major technological and economic shifts, starting in Britain in 18th century
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Creator of the updated steam engine
Who is James Watts?
The country in which the Industrial Revolution began
What is Great Britain?
Materials used to make a product
What are raw materials?
The first industry to be transformed by the Industrial Revolution
What are textiles?
What is Imperialism?
Creator of the original steam engine
Who is Thomas Newcomen?
World War II began when Germany invaded this country?
What is Poland?
Sources of materials found in the environment needed to run machinery
What are natural resources?
The invention that helped power factories
What are steam engines?
War that broke out in 1914 following the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary
What is World War I?
The archduke of Austria-Hungary who was assassinated leading to the start of World War I
Who is Ferdinand?
The US, Britain, and the Soviet Union were known as this during World War II
What are the allies?
Organizations formed by workers to negotiate better work conditions
Coal and Iron are examples of this
A mass murder of 6 million Jews and other groups of people
What is the Holocaust?
He rose to power in 1930s in Germany and promoted harmful ideology
Who is Adolf Hitler?
Germany, Italy, and Japan were known as this during World War II
What are the axis powers?
A measure of how much work can get done in a certain length of time
What is productivity?
The event that prompted the United States to get involved in World War II
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
War that broke out in 1945 involving 30 countries
What is World War II?
A young girl who was in hiding during the Holocaust and eventually became well known for her detailed journal entries.
Who is Anne Frank?
The last country to surrender during World War II
What is Japan?
People who ran machinery
What are human resources?
The Holocaust didn't start with violence, it started with this
What are laws and propaganda?