Industrialization
For what disease was the first vaccine invented?
Smallpox
Which two major European nations reunified in the early 1870s?
Italy and Germany
What were the names of the European alliances BEFORE World War I?
Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
Name three the three largest countries that comprised the Allied and Central Powers in 1914.
Allied: Russia, United Kingdom, France
Central: Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary
Who assassinated Franz Ferdinand?
Gavrillo Princip
What major European city best epitomized urbanization during the Industrial Revolution?
London
Over what region in Africa is King Leopold II known for maintaining brutal control during the Scramble for Africa?
Congo River Basin
Militarism is defined as the aggressive buildup of what two things?
Troops and Weapons
Who was the legendary fighter pilot known for aerial combat skills during WWI? Where was he from?
The Red Baron; Germany
Who was the British nurse executed for smuggling Allied troops across Germany-occupied lands?
Workers formed unions to negotiate better wages and working conditions using what tactic?
Collective Bargaining
What was the name of the 1884 meeting that regulated European colonization in Africa?
Berlin Conference
In what city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in 1914?
Sarajevo
What was the name of the largest naval battle of WWI that led to Germany losing control of the North Sea?
Battle of Jutland
Name 3 of the stipulations placed on Germany in the Treaty of Versailles.
1. War Guilt Clause
2. No navy or airforce
3. No more than 100,000 troops
4. Demilitarize Rhineland
5. Take away territories
Industrialization means a shift in society from making things by hand to what?
Making things by machine/ in factories
After what event did the Congress of Vienna meet to restore order in Europe?
The defeat of Napoleon
What is the name of the ideology which applied the concept of "survival of the fittest" to nations to justify imperialist expansion?
Social Darwinism
Name 4 technologies used for the first time for warfare during World War I.
airplanes, tanks, machine guns, poison gas, and flamethrowers
Who was the British poet who authored poetry about the realities of war from a soldier's POV?
What is it called when parts of a product are manufactured in identical size and shape (Eli Whitney)?
Interchangeable Parts
Name 5 of the 7 European empires that colonized nearly all of Africa by 1914.
Great Britain, France, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Italy, and Spain
What region was referred to as the "Powder Keg of Europe" due to the volatile conflicts before World War I?
The Balkans
What was the name of the decisive battle in 1918 that marked a turning point for the Allies, leading ultimately to Germany's defeat?
1917- Ended Russia's participation in WWI