Industrial Revolution
What invention allowed factories to be built away from rivers?
The steam engine
Not all imperialism involves direct colonization. Imperialism where you dominate another country's economy is known as ______________ Imperialism.
Economic
The Russian Revolution ended with the creation of the USSR - the world's first __________________ country.
Communist
Firebombing raids were a common part of WWII, as better and faster _________________ allowed countries to wreak havoc from the skies.
Planes
During the Cold War, it was said that countries had been divided into ___________ Worlds.
Three
Why was England the place where the Industrial Revolution started?
They had abundant natural resources like coal, iron, and lumber
As Europe and America industrialized, they went to Africa and Asia in search of valuable ______ materials.
Raw
The 1917 Russian Revolution was led by this social class.
The Industrial Working Class
During WWII, China was ______________ by Japan. Also, Poland and the USSR were ________________ by Germany. These acts - combined with extreme brutality by the aggressors (who thought they were superior) - led to massive amounts of casualties.
Invaded
How did the policies of Glasnost and Perestroika impact the Cold War?
It led to the end of the Cold War
What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on the population of Europe?
It grew dramatically
This wrong-headed theory said that stronger cultures would survive and weaker cultures would die off - in a system of cultural "survival of the fittest"
Social Darwinism
This Asian country was hammered by the Great Depression. In response, they started aggressively colonizing in order to secure resources and jump-start their economy.
Japan
This devastating technology was invented by the US during WWII and used twice to end the War in the Pacific.
The Atomic Bomb
In many countries that were not aligned with either the US or the USSR, these types of wars broke out - as the two superpowers tried to influence them and win them to their side.
Proxy Wars
The steam engine could be used for many different things - like engines on trains and boats. However, one of its most important uses was pumping water out of these.
Coal Mines
White Man's Burden
World War I featured industrial, trench warfare, and was extremely gruesome. This is largely due to new technology deployed - including ____________ wire, ____________ gas, and ____________ guns
In WWII, for the first time in human history, ______________ were frequently targeted (and died more then soldiers).
Civilians
During the Cold War, what was a Third World country?
A country not allied with the USA or the USSR (non-aligned)
The industrial revolution put a lot of farmers out of work (due to better machinery replacing human labor). These farmers moved to cities in a process known as...
Urbanization
After being dominated in the Opium Wars, China attempted - and failed - to modernize. This effort was known as the...
Self-Strengthening Movement
Why was the USSR able to avoid being hurt by the Great Depression?
Their economy was less connected to world's capitalist economic system
Blaming a group of people for society's problems - which the Germans did to Jewish people during this era - is known as...
Scapegoating
Towards the end of the Cold War, the USSR allowed some American companies to open up inside its borders. This was largely due to the fact that the USSR could not provide for its people, but they were also trying to copy the success this giant country was having economically.
China