Foundations of Democracy
Industry and Imperialism
World War I
World War II
Cold War
100
This type of government is characterized by rule of the people.
What is democracy?
100
Land, labor, and capital were the three necessary ingredients for this revolutionary movement that started in Europe.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
100
His assassination in Sarajevo led to the outbreak of World War I.
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
100
Mussolini and Hitler were both extreme nationalist dictators who ruled their nations under this form of government.
What is fascism?
100
The Truman Doctrine sought to contain communism to where it was, a foreign policy known as this.
What is containment?
200
This philosopher from Ancient Greece famously claimed that philosopher kings should run society.
Who is Plato?
200
This was the shiny, royal nickname of India, the most valuable of Britain's colonies during the age of imperialism.
What is the "Jewel in the Crown"?
200
This form of warfare saw troops dig holes in the ground to protect themselves from enemy gun fire.
What is trench warfare?
200
This was Hitler's goal of exterminating Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, and other people the Nazis considered inferior.
What is the "Final Solution"?
200
He led the communists to victory during the Chinese Civil War and named the new country the People's Republic of China.
Who is Mao Zedong?
300
The three items that political theorist John Locke believed all men have a right to.
What are life, liberty, and property?
300
This island nation's rich supply of natural resources was the primary reason the Industrial Revolution began there.
What is England?
300
This body of nations sought to keep peace in Europe and prevent future wars.
What is the League of Nations?
300
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, worked closely with this inspirational British Prime Minister during World War II.
Who is Winston Churchill?
300
This country, led by Lech Walesa, removed communists from power before any other nation.
What is Poland?
400
This class of French citizens were unhappy with King Louis XVI's lavish lifestyle and their unequal opportunities; their actions led to the French Revolution.
What is the Third Estate?
400
Socialism is an economic system in which the state owns the means of production; this is its more extreme form.
What is communism?
400
A just and lasting peace was the goal of the Fourteen Points, a document authored by this American president.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
400
Russia eventually defeated Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad because of this cold, home field advantage.
What is the Russian winter?
400
Arab nationalism emerged in the Middle East as a result of the United Nations creating this country after World War II.
What is Israel?
500
Following the rule of Napoleon, this conference of European leaders primarily sought to establish security and safety for the nations of Europe.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
500
This is an economic system in which the government does not interfere; it is said to be more "faire" to businesses.
What is laissez-faire?
500
Germany was allowed to leave its battle on the Eastern Front and focus on France in the west as a result of this revolutionary event.
What is the Russian Revolution?
500
This is a form of giving in to an aggressor, such as when Britain and France gave the Rhineland to Germany.
What is appeasement?
500
This is the location in Cuba where Cuban rebels, supported by the United States, suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Fidel Castro's troops.
What is the Bay of Pigs?
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