Enlightenment
What is “Laissez Faire”?
The economic idea that, if left alone, the economy will set itself.
What does the phrase "the sun never sets on the British Empire" mean?
Britain had colonies around the world, so it was always daytime somewhere in the empire
One of Germany's biggest concerns during World War I was fighting a war on two fronts
true
Hiroshima
Name 3 idioms
to many possible answers.
What do we call it when a monarch tries to adopt Enlightenment ideas while maintaining absolute power?
Enlightened Absolutism
By the early 20th century, the U.S. was:
A world power with a strong military and global influence
Who were the “Big Four” at the Paris Peace Conference?
Britain, France, U.S., Italy
What was the name of the plan to invade the USSR?
Operation Barbarossa
What is the Trump Administration's Golden Dome plan?
President Trump has introduced an ambitious missile defense initiative named the "Golden Dome," featuring space-based sensors and interceptors. The plan aims to enhance national security but faces scrutiny over its high costs.
What impact did the "Declaration of the Rights of Man" have?
was the foundation for a new French government
What was a result of the Spanish-American War for the U.S.?
Acquisition of colonies
What circumstances contributed to Russia's withdrawal from World War I?
1. Death tolls
2. Economy was on the verge of collapse
3. Not industrialised
What does VE day mean?
Victory in Europe
What country did the US lower their tariffs on by 115% recently?
China
How did the Enlightenment influence the American Revolution?
The Enlightenment influenced the American Revolution by promoting ideas of liberty, natural rights, and government by consent, which inspired colonists to challenge British rule.
What company was found by Cecil Rhodes and dealt in diamond mines?
Debeers
How did the Treaty of Versailles impact Germany following World War I?
1. They had to pay 33 billion dollars in war damage
2. Had to give back a lot of land they had taken
3. Had to reduce their military to 100,000 people
What were the turning points of each theatre?
Pacific = Battle of Midway. European = Battle of Stalingrad
Sultan of Swat and the Great Bambino
There are 4 main reasons the Enlightenment started. Name all 4 of them.
Scientific Revolution, Criticism, Renaissance, and Humanism.
One the that motivated the US was to "keep up with the jones"
Another thing that motivated the US was they wanted more markets
Another thing that motivated the US was they had a lot of raw materials
The final thing that motivated the US was a financially stable economy
Describe the lasting effects that World War I had on Europe, the nature of warfare, and society as a whole.
Have Mr. Noonan answer this one cause there are too many answers.
Name the two theaters of war and 2 events in each of them.
European Theatre and Pacific theatre, D-Day and Battle of Stalingrad in Europe, Battle of Midway and the bombing of Hiroshima in the Pacific theatre.
Answer the riddle:
I flew through the skies, silent and swift,
Carrying doom as my deadly gift.
Born in secret, dropped with might,
I ended a war in a blinding light.
What am I?
atomic bomb