American Revolution
What country did the American colonies fight against during the American Revolution?
Great Britain
What was America's first national government called?
Articles of Confederation
What Invention allowed for the growth of factories? (Ill take two answers)
Steam Engine, Lightbulb (People can work at night)
What type of warfare became common on the Western Front?
Trench Warfare
What treaty punished Germany after WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
What were colonists who supported independence called?
Patriots
Name all three branches of government.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What is industrialization?
The growth of factories, machines, and large-scale production.
What does MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What was appeasement?
Giving an aggressive country some of what it wanted in hopes of avoiding war.
What document announced that the colonies were separating from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
What major issue increasingly divided the North and South before the Civil War?
Slavery
What is the movement and growth of people into cities called?
Urbanization
What event immediately triggered WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What were 3 conditions Germany had to follow from the Treaty of Versailles?
Reparations, Accept full Responsibility for WWI, Demilitarize, and lose territory
Who was the traitor of the American Revolution?
Benedict Arnold
What are checks and balances?
A system that allows branches of government to limit each other's power.
Name TWO problems workers faced in factories during Industrial America.
Any two: long hours, low wages, unsafe working conditions, or child labor.
What two causes helped convince the United States to enter WWI?
Unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram
What event caused the United States to enter WWII?
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
Explain how British actions toward the colonies helped cause the American Revolution.
British taxes and policies angered colonists who believed their rights were being violated and that they were being taxed without proper representation.
How did westward expansion contribute to the conflict that eventually led to the Civil War?
New territories created arguments over whether slavery would be allowed to expand westward, increasing sectional tensions between North and South.
How did industrailization lead to immigration and urbanization?
Industrialization created factory jobs in cities. These jobs attracted immigrants and other workers, causing city populations to grow rapidly and increasing urbanization.
Why did the alliance system help turn the assassination of one person into a much larger war?
Countries supported their allies, causing more nations to become involved once the conflict began. (Russia supported Serbia, Germany supported Austria-Hungary)
Pearl Harbor — Hitler rises to power — Treaty of Versailles — Germany invades Poland — U.S joins the War
Put these in order of how they happened
Treaty of Versailles → Hitler rises to power → Germany invades Poland → Pearl Harbor → U.S joins the war