Industrial Revolution
Nationalism
Imperialism
WWI
Russian Revolution
100
What term best describes a social and economic system where private individuals strive to make a profit by investing in the means of production (factories, equipment, etc.)?
Capitalism
100
Extreme patriotism among people who have a shared culture, religion, and history.
Nationalism
100
one nation conquering and colonizing another nation
Imperialism
100
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The man who was assassinated that led to WWI
100
What is the USSR?
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - the government that came about after the Russian Revolution
200
True or False:
During the Industrial Revolution people moved out of the country into more urban areas to find jobs in factories
True
200
This man was known for his "blood and iron" speech
Otto Von Bismarck
200
Name one advantage Imperialist countries had over the places they eventually colonized
Machine guns, better naval ships, improved medicine
200
True or False:
Germany joined the war because Great Britain invaded Belgium.
False
200
What is the name of the longest railway in the world?
Trans-Siberian Railway
300
What term best describes a social and economic system where the government plays a very active role in regulating the economy and distributing wealth?
Communism
300
Prior to WWI, the Balkans were known as...
The Powder Keg of Europe
300
What is social darwinism?
The belief that the best race will survive
300
What is trench warfare?
The primary type of fighting that occurred during WWI where soldiers would dig trenches and stand behind the wall of earth to fire guns with no man's land in the middle.
300
What do these men have in common:
Stalin
Lenin
Both were leaders of the Soviet Union
400
What is a tenement?
multistory building divided into crowded apartments
400
The leader of the Red Shirt army
Garibaldi
400
What is "the Scramble for Africa"
The competition among European countries to colonize Africa
400
Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary were part of the...
Triple Alliance
400
Who was in control of Russia before the revolution?
Czar Nicholas II
500
As supply increases, price _______
Decreases
500
Why did nationalism lead to the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires?
People wanted self-determination
500
What is the White Man's Burden?
The belief that White people have the duty of civilizing people in less advanced areas such as Africa
500
Who was blamed for WWI?
Germany
500
During the civil war, these two armies fought against each other:
White and Red