British Imperialism
Define Imperialism
Colonies equal profit
What is a characteristic of Capitalism?
answers vary
private property
What flower does opium come from?
The poppy flower
Ask not what your country can do for you...
but what can you do for your country
~JFK
What do Gandhi and MLK jr have in common?
nonviolence
Complete this sentence: "The ___ never ___ on the British Empire".
Sun never sets on the British Empire
The United States of America is an example of a:
1) Communist
2) Capitalist
3) Socialist
Capitalist
Why did Britain want to sell Opium to China?
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How was publicity a factor in the 1960 Presidential debate?
JFK looked healthier and better, TV was a new technology
Define Jim Crow Laws and provide examples
Laws that denied most legal rights to newly freed slaves and prohibited blacks from voting, sitting on juries, or appearing in public places after the Civil War in the South
Extrapolate: Gandhi / Publicity
Gandhi used nonviolent means to gain international attention for his cause. Salt March
What is a key difference between capitalism and communism?
Private property and money
Before the first Opium War China only allowed foreign trade in this city:
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Canton
Canton
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro
In 1955, the Montgomery bus boycott began after ________ refused to give up his/her seat on a public bus.
Rosa Parks
The Irish uprising in 1916 is named after which religious festival?
Easter
What is another word for Preamble?
Introduction
Who was China’s main enemy during the Opium Wars?
Great Britain
What bungled US invasion motivated Cuba to accept Soviet weapons?
Bay of Pigs
Why was Selma chosen as the place to stage the march?
Sherriff Jim Clark was a bull headed racist
The Potato Famine caused a million of deaths in Ireland and a great migration to the USA, when did this Potato Famine occur?
1840s
How does the Preamble to the US Constitution begin?
We the People...
Which one of the following is a political cause of the The First Opium War?
Weakness in Military Power
Refusal of Trade
Influence of Christianity
Addiction to Opium
Refusal of Trade
Who killed Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Name two of MLK's most famous speeches
I have a dream
Mountaintop