Unit 1
Who won the English Civil War?
Roundheads, Oliver Cromwell, the Peasantry
How old were children when they started to work?
5-7 years old
How did the Belgians treat the local people of the Congo?
Any version of bad is acceptable.
Whose death started WW1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What is nationalism?
Pride and Devotion to ones country
Who was the sun king?
Louis XIV or 14th
What are unions?
Organizations of workers who bargained for better pay and working conditions
What did the Berlin Conference do?
Split up Africa among the European Powers
When did WW1 end?
November 11th, 1918. The 11th hour of 11th day of the 11th month
How many African countries resisted imperialism?
2
What event is seen as the beginning of the French Revolution?
Storming of the Bastille
What is the movement of people to cities?
Urbanization
What is Imperialism?
A country’s political, economic, or cultural domination over other lands and territories
Which WW1 battle had over 1 million casulaties?
Somme
What was the Gulag?
Forced labor Russian prison camps
What reforms did the Napoleonic Code bring?
Simplified laws but took away some personal rights, and women had no rights
What is the Middle Passage?
The Journey that transported slaves to the new world
What is colonization?
The physical takeover of other people's land
Who replaced Lenin after he died?
Joseph Stalin
What does USSR stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
What is the age of enlightenment?
A time of new ideas about government and basic human rights is called
Why did the industrial revolution start in Great Britain?
Had a stable government that supported economic growth
One country’s political, economic, or cultural domination over other lands and territories?
What does MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What is the Cow analogy for Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism
Socialism: You have two cows give one to your neighbor
Communism: You have two cows, the government takes them and gives you some of the milk
Capitalism: You have two cows, you sell one, buy a bull, breed the two and sell all the cows and babies