Enlightenment & Democratic Ideals
The industrial revolution was made possible by this mineral made of dead plant matter, compacted and heated over millions of years ago
Coal
What event started 'sparked' the breakout of WWI?
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
This Axis Power wreaked havoc in East and South East Asia, requiring the US to 'island hop' to its mainland.
Japan
During the Cold War, this strategy was a fundamental tacit understanding to prevent the escalation of nuclear war.
Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.)
Who was responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people during the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror?
Robespierre
The 'sun never sets' on this imperial's empire.
Britain
This 'recent' modern day trend has interconnected the world through the advancement of technology and transportation.
Globalization
Democratic forms of government eventually replaced this long standing political system based on heavenly appointment.
Divine Right of Kings or Mandate of Heaven
During the industrial revolution, the tension and disparity between these two classes eventually would lend to the philosophy of communism by Karl Marx
lower class (proletariat) and the middle class (bourgeois)
This word entered the English lexicon after the atrocities mainly targeting the Jewish population of Eastern Europe by the Nazis.
Genocide
The USSR and the USA used countries in each other's periphery to engage each other in this type war.
Proxy War
This enlightened thinker believed in the idea of a social contract between the government and the people in order to create order and stability
Thomas Hobbes
Name one country in Africa that was not imperialized by Europeans.
Ethiopia and Liberia.
This tactic of warfare was first seen in WWI, which mobilized the entire country for war, blurred the lines between military and civilian and allowed for total control of society in order to win the war
Total War
Austria
30 million people in China died during ______________, an economic, industrial and agricultural policy implemented by Mao Zedong
The Great Leap Forward
Outraged by the inequality, injustice and ineptitude of France's King Louis the XVI and his court, the third estate drafted this declaration.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
This European King became infamous for the brutal and inhumane colonization of Congo resulting in the maiming of thousands of Congolese men, women and children.
King Leopold II of Belgium
This long-term cause of WWI called up individuals and group to create and common identity and swear loyalty to the nation.
Nationalism
Hitler was able to enable this act after the supposed arson fire at the Reichstag (Germany's parliament building) that gave him total power over Germany.
Enabling Act
This enduring issue has been enduring throughout human history, but with the advancement of technology and the development of societies, is seeing a recent reversal especially in many developed nations that might gradually lead the theoretically 'extinction' of certain nations.
Population Growth