Emergence of a Global Age
In its literal translation it means "rebirth." This time period symbolized the birth of the modern world, where new forms of literature, art, and knowledge flourished.
Renaissance
This revolution occurred from 1789-1803. It began with the storming of the Bastille, then turned extreme with the reign of terror, offered false commitments of a republic, and culminated with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte to Emperor. It essentially replaced an absolute monarch with an emperor.
French Revolution
What year did World War I begin?
1914
These countries were the only two major Superpowers to emerge out of WWII.
USA and USSR (Soviet Union)
At first, this Alliance during WWI included Austria-Hungary, Germany, and Italy. Italy then flip-flopped and joined the Allied alliance. By the end of the war, this alliance came to include Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
The Central Powers (The Triple Alliance)
This was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 16th century (1500s). It condemned the teachings and authority of the Catholic Church and witnessed many different religious groups separate from the Roman Catholic Church due to differences in doctrines.
Protestant Reformation
The slaves of this west indies country successfully overthrew French colonial rule and created their own free nation. Lasting from 1791-1804, this revolution is the only revolution where slave freedom was taken by force.
Haitian Revolution
What treaty officially ended World War I, and effectively blamed Germany for all of the devastation?
Treaty of Versailles
Following WWII the USA provided western Europe with $13 billion of economic aid, known as the Marshall Plan. USA used its economic influence to stop the spread of communism by providing the devastated continent of Europe with the means to rebuild their society. This practice of halting the spread of communism is known as...
Containment (Truman Doctrine)
China, Japan, Laos, Vietnam, Mongolia, Russia, etc. are located on this continent
Asia
This is the first form of globalized trade (2nd to the 18th century). It was a trade route spanning two continents - from China to Europe. Raw materials, goods, and ideas were spread from east to west and west to east.
Silk Road
Known as "The Liberator," This man was a primary Revolutionary Leader of the South America wars for independence. He led Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, and Peru. He helped found the country, BOLIVIA.
Simon Bolivar
This attack by Japan on a USA naval base in the pacific ocean on December 7, 1941, prompted the USA to declare war on Japan and thus enter into WWII. They attempted to destroy the American Naval Fleet in a preemptive strike, but proved only to enrage Americans.
Pearl Harbor
This organization's member states were described as being behind the Iron Curtain after WWII. It was the military alliance formed by the Soviet Union and it's satellite states in response to the formation of the USA and western Europe's military alliance - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and its satellite states made up this...Hint: not the military or economic alliance
Eastern Bloc, Eastern Europe, the East
This was the exchange of ideas, agricultural goods, deadly diseases, cash crops, and people between Europe and the Americas. It involved the forcible removal of African people and their enslavement in the new world, primarily in Latin and South America.
Columbian Exchange
This man began the Protestant Reformation by nailing his grievances with the Catholic Church (known as the 95 thesis) to the door of the Roman Catholic Church. This action led to a massive religious revolution across Europe where sects of Christianity effectively split from leadership of the Roman Catholic Church. Hint: A prominent African American Civil Rights Leader is named after this man.
Martin Luther
After WWII ended, many European Imperialist Empires were weakened. They could no longer hold onto their overseas colonies, and thus a massive movement for independence transpired in which two continents primarily?
Asia (SE Asia specifically) and Africa
The USA and USSR (Soviet Union) never officially declared war on each other during the "Cold" War. Because of the looming implications of Mutually-Assured-Destruction (MAD), they instead engaged in traditional warfare by supporting those countries that aligned with their respective ideology. Most often this included the selling of arms and military weapons and financial support to those aligned, but some times included the literal deployment of troops from each Super Power. The Korean War (1950-53), the Vietnam War, and the Soviet-Afghan War are all examples of this...
Proxy Wars
These countries gained independence throughout the 19th century, spurred in part by the American Revolution. Tell me the geographical location of these countries
Latin America/ South America
This Turkish and Muslim empire stretched across Asia, Europe, and Africa. Their ruler was known as a Sultan. It was a multinational and multiethnic empire that helped propel the world into the modern age with technological, navigational, and mathematical advancements. The empire persisted until the end of World War I, when it was dissolved into the country of Turkey and British and French mandates.
The Ottoman Empire
What movement believed progress was possible through the application of scientific knowledge and reason to human problems?
Enlightenment
This eastern Asian country was granted overseas colonies after WWI. This Asian country continued its imperialist desires and became increasingly Militarized and Industrialized after WWI. They successfully invaded Korea and china in the 1930s and spread their influence across the Southeastern portion of Asia, all the way to Indo-China.
Japan (Japanese Empire)
This race led to the space race and the development of NASA, the intelligence race and the development of secret agencies (CIA and KGB), ideological race, and a race to dominate the world. This is a competition to develop military weapons and nuclear arms.
Arms race
This Doctrine effectively split the world into two Hemispheres of influence. It stated that the USA was the sole protector of the Western Hemisphere and that European Imperialists were no longer allowed to colonize the Western part of the world.
Monroe Doctrine