Industrial Revolution
Age of Reforms
Colonizers
Colonies
mmmmmBONUS!
100
The Industrial Revolution began in this country.
GREAT BRITAIN
100
What is suffrage?
THE RIGHT TO VOTE
100
"Survival of the Fittest" is another way of describing this ideology which implied that Europeans would dominate others because of an innate superiority.
SOCIAL DARWINISM
100
A region governed internally by a foreign power
COLONY
100
This is what it's called when the Moon passes between the Earth and blocks out the sun. Be specific!
SOLAR ECLIPSE
200
A pre-industrial method of production in which tasks are done by individuals in their rural homes
COTTAGE INDUSTRY
200
Adam Smith describes his theory of the "invisible hand" of market forces in his book. The best way for the invisible hand to function is a government adopting laissez-faire policies. What does laissez-faire mean here?
NO GOVERNMENT REGULATION, FREE TRADE, "LET IT DO"
200
The ________ _________ laid the groundwork for African conflicts of the 20th century by drawing colonial boundairies based on European political and economic concerns.
The BERLIN CONFERENCE
200
A major economic motivation for European Imperialism was the belief that colonies would bring great wealth. What kinds of raw materials did Europeans need to create new manufactured goods?
RUBBER, OILS, COTTON
200
This NFL player is the only quarterback to earn 6 Superbowl wins
Who is TOM BRADY
300
James watt invented this machine that was crucial to the industrial revolution because it provided power for manufacturing. What is it?
STEAM ENGINE
300
"Everything in society will be owned in common"
"Private property will cease to exist"
"Everyone's needs will be met"
These ideas first appeared in what ideology?
COMMUNISM
300
What major long-term event accounts for the revival of European imperialism?
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (Improved technologies made it possible for Europeans to assert their rule in new areas)
300
Name each of the three (3) territories the United States gained after defeating Spain in the Spanish-American War
[300 POINTS EACH]
GUAM, PUERTO RICO, PHILLIPINES
300
Spongebob Squarepants and Sandy Cheeks did their best to wrangle this beast, described as "big, scary, and pink!"
What is the ALASKAN BULL WORM
400
Natural resources were plentiful in Great Britain. There were large deposits of _______ and _______ that created favorable conditions for the Industrial Revolution.
IRON and COAL
400
Having the means of production be privately owned is a characteristic of free enterprise, aka Capitalism. Who is known as the Father of Capitalism?
Adam Smith
400
What did Leopold II of Belgium, Cecil Rhodes, and David Livingston all have in common?
THEY WERE ALL PROMINENT IMPERIALISTS (IN AFRICA)
400
The American desire for a trade relationship with Japan led to Japan modernizing, becoming imperialistic to compete with the west, which results in tense relations with which two countries?
CHINA and KOREA (I will also accept RUSSIA i guess)
400
This sports complex in Houston was recently granted Historical Landmark status.
What is the ASTRODOME
500
During the Industrial Revolution, working-class women labored in factories, and middle-class women followed the cult of domesticity (homemaking). What was considered almost the only honorable and available "career" for women?
MARRAIGE
500
Who said this:
"Every man, as long as he does not violate the laws of justice, is left perfectly free to pursue his own interest his own way, and to bring both his industry and capital into competition with those of any other man, or order of men"
ADAM SMITH
500
¡The Boer War (1899-1902) was fought between the Boer Colonists and what Imperial power?
GREAT BRITAIN
500
What was the main reason for the cause of the Sepoy Rebellion in India in 1857?
VIOLATIONS OF HINDU AND MUSLIM SOLDIERS' DIETARY LAWS (THE PRE-GREASED GUN CARTRIDGES)
500
A ruler is 12 inches long. How many millimeters is that? (closest answer will get points)
304.8mm