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The Industrial Age
Nationalism
Imperalism
World War I
100
The Industrial Revolution started in this country.
What is Great Britain.
100
This gentleman became chancellor of Germany in 1862, and practiced a policy of "blood and iron".
Who is Otto von Bismarck.
100
By the mid-1800s, this country controlled three-fifths of India.
What is Britain.
100
World War I ignited after the assassination of this Austro-Hungarian archduke.
Who is Franz Ferdinand.
200
This is an artistic style that emphasizes imagination, freedom, and emotion.
What is romanticism.
200
In 1861 Russian Tsar Alexander II issued a royal decree that required this (free of the serfs).
What is emancipation.
200
In 1839, Chinese warships clashed with British merchants over this.
What is opium.
200
This communist group, led by Vladmir Lenin, took over the Russian government in 1917.
Who are the Bolsheviks.
300
This artistic movement was an attempt to represent the world as it was, without the sentiment associated with romanticism.
What is realism.
300
This is the term for realistic politics based on the needs of the state.
What is Realpolitik.
300
This was considered the most modernized country in Asia in the 1800s.
What is Japan.
300
This was the treaty that ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles.
400
This was the campaign to limit or ban the use of alcoholic beverages.
What is the temperance movement.
400
In the 1800s, this empire was split up into multiple new countries and territories.
What is the Ottoman Empire.
400
King Mongkut (The King and I) was ruler of this country (now Thailand).
What is Siam.
400
This is a system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all.
What is collective security.
500
This author of Origin of the Species believed human being evolved into their present state over millions of years.
Who is Charles Darwin.
500
This person was the longest reigning monarch in British history.
Who is Queen Victoria.
500
In 1899, a group of Chinese had formed a secret society to stage an uprising against foreign colonizers. What was this society's name?
What is the Righteous Harmonious Fists.
500
This British colonel was sent to support the Arab revolt against Turkey.
Who is T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia).