Queen Victoria
Why are the last 2/3s of the 1800s known as the Victorian Era?
Because of the length of Queen Victoria's reign and the power of the British Empire
What was the intended purpose of his expedition?
to insist that Japan open its ports to American vessels and begin trading with Americans
What did Eiffel want to demonstrate through the tower he proposed to build in Paris?
how people could use iron and steel to construct tall buildings
What was a major reason the Cherokee were forced to leave their land in Georgia?
Godl had been discovered on it
How did the majority of the Chinese people think of the Manchus?
as foreigners
What did Henry Ford develop in 1913 that enabled faster production of automobiles?
moving assembly line
What 2 countries fought a war in 1870 and remained bitter enemies after the war?
France and Germany (Or Prussia)
Who began settling in Brazil in the 1530s?
Portuguese
Who was Queen Victoria's husband?
Prince Albert
What nation controlled Crimea in the mid-1800s?
Russia
Who led a naval expedition to Japan in 1853?
Commodore Matthew Perry
What was significant about the height of the Eiffel Tower when it was built?
It was the tallest structure in the world
What is a gold rush?
when a large number of people rush to an area where gold has been discovered hoping to get rich
What did Sun Hat_Sen want to do for China?
create a republican form of government, bring unity among the various groups in China
What idd Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett accomplish in 1926?
Flew a plane over the NP
What was the first movie produced with sound?
The Jazz Singer
Who was president of the US during the Great War?
Woodrow Wilson
How does Brazil compare to the other counties of South America in terms of land area?
it is the largest
What popular saying of the Victorian era indicated the size of the British Empire?
The sun never sets on the British Empire
Who were the allies who fought Russia during the Crimean War?
England, France, and the Ottomans
Why were the Japanese so afraid of the Americans?
They looked different. They arrived on ships the Japanese had never seen. The Japanese were isolated and unfamiliar with other peoples.
How did Eiffel recoup the money he invested in building the tower?
From admission fees during the fair
What are two ways in which people have generally mined for gold?
lode or vein mining and placer mining
What is the name of the conflict that began in 1900 when a group of Chinese began to attack westerners and Chinese Christians?
Boxer Rebellion
The North and South Poles lie within what two geographic circles?
Arctic Circle, Antarctic Circle
Why are the letters RR used when recording a person's blood pressure?
Blood pressure cuff was invented by Scipione Riva-Rocci
What happened on 6/28/1914 in Sarajevo, Bosnia?
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian rebel
What does Rio de Janeiro mean?
River of January
What country endured a terrible famine in the 1840s? What is the famine called?
Why did the British government ask Florence Nightingale to go to Scutari?
They wanted her to oversee nursing operations there.
most favored nation status
Where is the world's richest gold field?
Transvaal, South Africa
What Chinese communist leader led the Long March in 1934
Mao Zedong
Who oled the first expedition to reach SP? Nationality?
Roald Amundsen from Norway
What did Guglielmo Marconi develop when he was 22 years old?
a way to broadcast radio signals through the air without using wires between the sender and receiver
What 3 countries formed the triple alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
What is significant about the date when work on the foundation for the Christ the Redeemer statue began?
It was the 100th anniversary of Brazilian independence
Why did some monarchs lose power in the 1800s? How did Victoria react to the change?
More and more countries began to elect representatives to operate their governments. Victoria accepted the change and was content to be the symbolic leader of the British Empire.
Describe the influence Florence Nightingale had on the nursing profession?
She transformed army medical care. She established a school to train nurses and wrote books about nursing. She was the pioneer of the modern nursing profession.
After Japan opened its doors, why did Japanese scholars go abroad?
to study other cultures and the knowledge that the outside world had acquired
What triggered a war between Great Britain and China in 1839?
Chinese government officials seized 20,000 chests of opium from British traders in Guangzhou
Who were the first people to reach the NP? When?
Robert Peary, Henson, OOqueh, Ootah, Egingwah, Seeglo, 4/6/1909
What was the result of the Treaty of Versailles for Germany? How did many Germans feel about the treaty?
Germany was required to reduce its armed forces and give up its colonies and the land it had capture in the war. They had to pay heavy reparations to the victorious nations. Many Germans deeply resented the treaty.