Historical Causation
This Enlightenment idea inspired many Atlantic Revolutions by arguing governments derive power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The assassination of this Austro-Hungarian archduke helped trigger World War I.
Who was Franz Ferdinand?
This new method of production divided work into repetitive tasks to increase efficiency in factories.
What is the assembly line (or division of labor)?
The belief that only the fittest survive in human political and economic struggle.
What is Social Darwinism?
The year the Abbasid Caliphate fell.
What is 1258?
One major cause of the Protestant Reformation was widespread criticism of this practice in the Catholic Church.
What is the sale of indulgences?
This system of deep ditches protected soldiers from enemy fire on the Western Front.
What is trench warfare?
Industrialization first began in this country in the late 1700s.
What is Great Britain?
His works, of which the most famous are The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital, inspired the foundation of many communist regimes and revolutionary movements in the twentieth century.
Who is Karl Marx?
The century the Mongol Empire dominated Eurasia.
What is the 13th century?
This global exchange following Columbus’s voyages caused massive demographic and environmental changes between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
This new weapon could fire hundreds of rounds per minute and made frontal assaults extremely deadly.
What is the machine gun?
This invention by James Watt greatly improved factory and transportation power during the Industrial Revolution.
What is the steam engine?
Considered one of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment, he helped to coin the term despot, which he used to criticize the rulers of Europe at that time. He also celebrated republican visions of the separation of powers and constitutionalism.
Who is Montesquieu?
The century the black plague spread throughout Europe.
What is the 14th century?
Nationalism contributed to World War I because many ethnic groups wanted this.
What is independence or self-determination?
This treaty officially ended World War I and blamed Germany for the conflict.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This social class grew rapidly during industrialization and often worked long hours in factories for low wages.
What is the working class (or proletariat)?
Areas in which countries have some political and economic control but do not govern directly. Within these areas, nations can exert their influence and control in order to reap benefits.
What are Spheres of Influence?
The year Columbus "discovers" the Americas.
1492.
The spread of industrialization led many workers to support socialism because they believed capitalism caused this condition.
What is worker exploitation (or economic inequality)?
This term describes the policy of building up a nation’s military strength and preparing aggressively for war.
What is militarism?
This economic system argues that businesses should operate with little government interference.
What is laissez-faire capitalism?
An armed conflict between two states or non-state actors which act on the instigation or on behalf of other parties that are not directly involved in the hostilities.
What is a proxy war?
The year U.S. President Harry Truman announces U.S. policy of containment.
1947.