Enlightenment
This thinker wrote about natural rights: life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
This invention by James Watt improved the steam engine.
Steam engine
This system is based on private ownership and profit.
Capitalism
This war began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
World War I
This late-1800s expansion by European powers into Africa is called this.
New Imperialism
This philosopher believed in separation of powers
Montesquieu
This industry grew rapidly during the 2nd Industrial Revolution.
Steel, oil, electricity
This system advocates shared ownership of resources.
Socialism
This war included the Holocaust and ended in 1945.
World War II
This document divided Africa among European powers in 1884–85.
Berlin Conference
This idea says people can overthrow unjust governments.
Social contract
This new power source spread during the 2nd Industrial Revolution.
Electricity
This system has no private property and is tied to Karl Marx.
Communism
This alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Central Powers
This African nation successfully resisted European colonization
Ethiopia
This Enlightenment idea emphasized reason and science over tradition.
Rationalism
This transportation innovation transformed trade in the 1800s.
Railroad
This economy is controlled by the government.
This alliance included the U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union.
The Allies
This country became the USSR after a 1917 revolution.
Russia
This French Enlightenment writer criticized the Church and supported free speech.
Voltaire
This transportation innovation transformed trade in the 1800s.
Urbanization
This type of economy blends free market and government control.
Mixed economy
This weapon ended World War II after being used on Japan.
This region saw many conflicts after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Middle East