Name the three factors that led to Great Britain's economic success in the 1700's?
What are LAND, LABOR & CAPITAL?
100
These groups help to improve factory conditions.
What are labor unions?
100
Why were women & children sometimes preferred factory workers?
What is "They were small and could usually be paid less."
100
Modern light bulb inventor. Had disagreements with Tesla & Maxim.
Who is Thomas Edison.
200
A leading force for German unification. Prime Minister of Prussia.
Who is Bismarck?
200
This 1832 event expanded voting rights amongst British citizens to almost all males.
What is the Reform Act of 1832?
200
These people attacked factories that they saw as creating unemployment. Destroyed machinery.
Who are Luddites?
200
This was Hiram Maxim's contribution to colonialism.
What is the Maxim machine gun?
200
This person concluded that human behaviors are a series of connected reflexes.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
300
Founder of British women's suffrage movement.
Who is Emmeline Pankhurst?
300
British War to open Chinese ports to narcotics. Created "zones of influence".
What is the Opium War?
300
Bismarck term used to describe the reality of politics. Very Machiavellian. Ends justify the means.
What is realpolitik?
300
What amazing action did Czar Alexander II do to the Russian serfs?
What is "He freed them".
300
A scandal against this French person accused of selling secrets to the Prussians. Later determined that the person was chosen because they were Jewish. Event led to creation of Zionism.
Who is Alfred Dreyfus?
400
The "sword" of Italy. He & his Red Shirts led Italian unification.
Who is Giuseppe Garibaldi?
400
The Sepoy Mutiny was sparked by this British action.
What is using beef & pork fat to grease new Enfield rifle cartridges.
400
This event was an attack by the Czar's forces v. the peaceful demonstration of Father Gapon's protestors.
What is Bloody Sunday?
400
What is the most controversial aspect of radical socialism (also called Marxism / Communism)?
What is redistribution of wealth in theoretical equal parts?
400
Leading advocate on laissez-faire economics (free-market). Wrote book Wealth of Nations.
Who was Adam Smith?
500
This person is credited with beginning the Zionist movement.
Who is Theodor Herzl?
500
This bloody stalemate was a preview of WWI.
What is the Crimean War.
500
German trade union. Reduced tariffs between German states. Was a prelude to German unification.
What is the Zollverein?
500
These Austrian laws prevented any reforms that conflicted with absolute monarchy.
What are the Carlsbad Decrees?
500
Who was the number #1 colonial / imperialist promoter of the English Empire. Entire regions of Africa were named for him. Claimed one "won" the lottery because they were English.