World War 1
Historians consider the __________ of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to be the start of World War 1
Assassination
The United States became the first and only country to use this type of weapon in its attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic/nuclear bomb
Africa
Strike
Leonardo Da Vinci painted this painting during the Renaissance, often considered the most famous painting in the world
Mona Lisa
Soldiers fought from this system of holes and ditches dug into the ground
Trenches
Adolf Hitler oversaw this systematic killing of millions of Jews and other people he deemed undesirable
The Holocaust
Great Britain
Henry Ford created this factory system to make manufacturing more efficient
Assembly line
The signing of this document in 1776 established the United States
The Declaration of Independence
This strong belief that a strong country needed a strong military guided many European countries leading up to World War 1
Militarism
After an oil embargo, this country attacked the United States, bringing the United States into the war
Japan
The United States became an empire when they conquered this country
The Philippines
This process of people moving from towns into cities happened during the Industrial Revolution
Urbanization
In this year, Christopher Columbus "discovered" the New World
1492
The signing of this document officially ended World War 1
Treaty of Versailles
This country started off as an Axis Power, but switched to the Allies after a betrayal
The Soviet Union/Russia
Japan became afraid of invasion after watching Europeans attack this country
China
Karl Marx wrote this in response to the challenges that capitalism created
The Communist Manifesto
This South American empire would be located in modern-day Peru
Inca
The United States entered World War 1 after Germany initiate a conflict between the U.S. and this country
Mexico
Name the three main countries leading the Axis Powers (hint: not the United States)
Germany, Japan, Italy
This series of conflicts opened China up to European influence and control
Opium Wars
This Industrial Revolution invention increased the speed of communication
Telegraph
Martin Luther nailed this document to the doors of the Catholic Church to protest indulgences and other practices he disagreed with
95 Theses