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Enlightenment
Imperialism
WWI&WWII
Cold War
Contemporary
100
Prior to the Enlightenment, the economic theory of mercantilism dominated. However, Adam Smith's book titled, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, helped pave the way for which economic theory?
What is laissez-faire
100
What prompted nations to build empires during the 1800s?
What is to promote nationalistic pride and provide security
100
What had little impact in preventing the onset of World War I?
What is diplomacy
100
To be a superpower, a nation needs to have a strong economy, an overpowering military, immense international political power and, related to this, a strong national ideology. What lead to the United States and the Soviet Union becoming superpowers after World War II?
What is their control of nuclear weapons
100
What was a result of the end of apartheid in South Africa?
What is black people were given rights they had been denied.
200
What is the Scientific Revolution credited with causing?
What is the Enlightenment, the Revolutionary War, the French Revolution
200
What least motivated nations to build empires?
What is the desire to raise the standard of living in Africa and Asia
200
What was a large cause of World War I?
What is Imperialism
200
National boundaries changed during the Cold War. What two regions were most directly affected by this?
What is Germany and Eastern Europe
200
What was the impact of The Negritude movement?
What is it led to pride in African culture
300
Who was Voltaire blaming for "superstitious beliefs"?
What is the Catholic Church
300
What was a direct result of imperialistic policies?
What is the spread of Western values to other nations
300
What was a consequence of World War I that lead to World War II?
What is policy of Appeasement
300
Which term was used to symbolize the efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its dependent allies off from open contact with the West and non-communist areas?
What is the Iron Curtain
300
What religious divisions in Iraq have led to civil war in the 21st century?
What is divisions in Islam between Sunnis and Shiites
400
Which type of economic system would an Enlightenment thinker most likely support?
What is a capitalist economy where reason is applied
400
Read the following African proverb: "When the whites came to our country, we had the land and they had the Bible, now we have the Bible and they have the land." What is an example of cultural diffusion that occurred as a consequence of imperialism in Africa?
What is Europeans spread their religious beliefs to Africa.
400
Which places remained formally "occupied" by the troops of the victorious nations for years after World War II?
What is Japan, Germany, Poland
400
Which event marked the end of the Cold War?
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall
400
Why did the Ottoman Empire persecute the Armenians during the 1800s?
What is because of their Christian religious beliefs
500
State an Enlightenment belief that challenged religious authority
What is People should accept knowledge based on logic and observation, not faith.
500
One cause of imperialism was the "white man's burden." How would you describe this cause
What is Western civilizations were to spread their civilized societal ways to the inferior societies
500
One impact of World War II on the political geography of Europe was.
What is Eastern European countries lost autonomy
500
At the conclusion of World War II, many European nations were retreating from their imperialistic motives. This helped lead to what unintended consequence?
What is struggles among the various religions in the Middle East with the creation of Israel in 1948
500
An increase in life expectancy and population growth have led to which global social movement?
What is going green to preserve resources and limit pollution