Reforms & Colonies
Which religion did Protestantism disagree with?
Catholicism
What is one motivation Industrial Britain would have for colonizing Africa?
Raw materials, new markets, cheap labor, more land
During the Enlightenment, one man is credited with defining gravity. Who was it?
Sir Isaac Newton
Which revolution created the Declaration of Independence?
American
What event is often identified as the start of World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by a Serbian national in Bosnia
Which country began the first colonial enterprises in the Americas?
Spain
Fossil fuels allowed for greatly increased energy production. Name two fossil fuels.
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
Name one Enlightenment thinker.
Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, Voltaire, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Thomas Paine, etc.
Mexico gained independence from which European country in 1821?
Spain
Name three countries that were part of the Allied Powers in World War I (Hint: Not Switzerland)
Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, The U.S.
Who sparked the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther (not King Jr.)
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
The Enlightenment emphasized _________ over superstition and blind faith.
Reason/Science
This leader took control after the mess that was the French Revolution.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Name two countries that were part of the Central Powers in World War I (Hint: Still Not Switzerland)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
Which conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
What invention revolutionized transportation in the mid-1800s? (Hint: Not the wheel)
The steam engine
To keep it 100, one founding father in particular is closely associated with the Enlightenment. Who was he?
Benjamin Franklin
Which revolution created the Tennis Court Oath? (Hint: It had nothing to do with tennis)
French
Trench Warfare
People could by their salvation by paying the Church, something the Protestants strongly protested. What were the payments called?
Indulgences
List three of the primary natural resources Britain extracted from Africa during its industrial age.
Rubber, oil, and gold
What was the geocentric model?
The belief that Earth was the center of the solar system
(Double Jeopardy)
What was (and continues to be) the three-word motto of the French Republic?
Liberté, égalité, fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity)
What treaty ended World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles