Famous People
Founder of Communism
Who is Karl Marx?
Policy of one nation extending its power and control over other territories or countries
What is Imperialism?
The 4 MAIN causes of World War 1 (WW1)
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism?
What is the biggest social/legal reform in the U.S. during the 1800s
What is the ending/abolition of slavery?
Invention by the Wright Brothers
What is an Airplane?
Leader of Belgium during the Scramble for Africa
Who is King Leopold II?
This nation was forced out of their Isolationist period by the U.S.
What is Japan?
France, Great Britain, and Russia
What are the Allie(s)d Powers?
These two countries (C. America & Caribbean) fought for their independence during the early 19th century from Spain and France
What is Mexico and Haiti?
Used to power trains, ships, and other machinery
What is a Steam Engine?
Archduke of Austria prior to WW1
Who is Franz Ferdinand?
This artificial waterway was built in Egypt under French rule
What is the Suez Canal?
This front of WW1 was known for its trench warfare, limited mobility, and high casualty rates
What is the Western Front?
These two European countries became completely unified in the 19th century for the first time (hint: two different countries)
What is Germany and Italy?
Replaced steam engines; "invented" by Thomas Edison
What is electricity?
Leader of the Haitian slave revolt
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?
Meeting in which European nations agreed to split up Africa for their own rule
What is the Berlin Conference?
Treaty that ended WW1
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
A movement for the development and protection for a Jewish state
What is Zionism?
Invented by Eli Whitney; helps reduce farming time
What is the Cotton Gin?
Former female slave known for fighting against slavery and for women's rights
Who is Sojourner Truth?
China's attempt to modernize their military, political, and educational systems that failed
What is Hundred Day's Reform?
A speech by the U.S. President outlining the principles for peace and suggestions to end WW1
What is Wilson's 14 Points?
Author of The Jewish State; helped to grow Zionism
Who is Theodor Herzl?
Henry Ford created this time-saving technique to building cars
What is an Assembly Line?