Enlightenment & Revolutions
Who was the Enlightenment philosopher who argued for natural rights and the social contract?
Who is John Locke?
This revolution was an underlying cause of the Industrial Revolution. It focused on providing new farming techniques that allowed for more efficient farming.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
What term describes the policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization or military force?
What is imperialism?
Which event triggered the start of World War I in 1914?
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule?
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
Fill in the blank, The First Estate are nobles, the Second Estate is the clergy, the third estate are the _________.
Who are the peasants?
Which invention by James Watt significantly improved the efficiency of machines? It burned coal to function.
What is the steam engine?
What was the main aim of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
What is the division and colonization of Africa among European powers?
What was the name of the treaty that ended World War I?
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
What year did most African nations gain independence from European colonial powers?
What is the 1960s?
Which famous document was written during the French Revolution which embodies Enlightenment philosophies such as "all men are created equal" and "everyone has a right to life, liberty, and property".
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
What term describes the movement of people from rural areas to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
What is urbanization?
What was the name of the war between China and England over the banning of the sell of an illegal drug in china?
What is the Opium War?
What was the primary ideological conflict during the Cold War?
What is Capitalism vs. Communism?
What term describes the large-scale destruction of the environment, often linked to industrial activities?
What is environmental degradation?
Toussaint L'Overture led a successful slave revolt and founded this country in the Caribbean. It was French colony famous for its coffee and sugar plantations.
What is Haiti?
What was the name of Karl Marx's influential book that critiqued capitalism and proposed a classless society?
What is "The Communist Manifesto"?
What rebellion in India led to the British government seizing direct control of the country? It was a rebellion by Indian solders serving in the British army?
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
What was the name of the competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to build as many nuclear weapons as possible?
What is the Arms Race.
What international organization was established in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation among nations?
What is the United Nations?
What is the name of the period during the French Revolution characterized by mass executions and political purges?
What is the Reign of Terror?
What was the name of the 19th-century economic theory that advocated for minimal government intervention in the economy?
What is laissez-faire?
Which African country successfully resisted European colonization during the Scramble for Africa?
What is Ethiopia?
Who was the leader of the communist party in China who led his forces to win the Chinese Civil War? Later in his rule he had young students known as the Red Guard sing his praises.
Who is Mao?
What is the process through which countries become increasingly interconnected through economic, political, and cultural exchange?
What is globalization?