Political Revolutions
The revolution that Toussaint L'Ouverture is associated with
Haitian Revolution
What was used to power factories and steamships?
Coal
The name of the poem Rudy Kipling wrote. The title was also used to describe how some Europeans felt about their duties during imperialism.
What is the "White Man's Burden"?
The most immediate cause of World War I (the straw that broke the camel's back)
What is the Assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
The global organization formed after WWI to promote peace.
What is the League of Nations?
The historical period of thinkers and writers in the 1600s that questioned traditional authority. This period led to ideas such as "life, liberty, and property."
What is the Age of Enlightenment?
What revolution led to the industrial revolution?
Agricultural Revolution
The name of the wars that resulted from the trade of drugs between Britain and China.
What is the Opium Wars?
Name of the ditches in the ground that soldiers lived in and fought from.
What are trenches?
Year of the Russian Communist Revolution.
What is 1917?
King Louis XVI was an ___________ that allowed him complete control of all aspect of France's society. His political powers were believed to be a ____________ granted by God.
What is an absolute monarch?
What is divine right?
The movement of people from rural areas into cities.
What is urbanization?
BOTH terms for stronger countries taking over weaker countries
What is imperialism and colonialism?
The name of the two major alliances during WWI.
What are the Allied Powers and the Central Powers?
Between 1849 and 1850, about 1 million Irish died of famine.
What is the Potato Famine?
This period of the French Revolution was marked by a radical movement to execute anyone believed to be loyal to the king.
What is the Reign of Terror?
The economic system created by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Communism
Name of the conference where European countries met to split up Africa into colonies.
What is the Berlin Conference?
This concept of having pride in your country was a cause of BOTH World War I and World War II.
What is nationalism?
The Enlightenment thinker who believed that the power of the government should be divided into three branches to create a checks and balance and avoid a tyrant leader.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
This leader was defeated in 1812 after his mistake of invading Russia during the winter and the weather and lack of supplies killing thousands of their soldiers.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This writer's book "The Wealth of Nation" describes two key aspects of capitalism:
- business and factories should be own by individuals
- the government should not intervene in business decisions (laissez faire)
Who is Adam Smith?
Name three motives of European imperialism in Africa and Asia.
What is...
Gold: raw materials, cheap/free labor, wealth, market to sell goods
God: spread religion, Social Darwinism
Glory: build an empire, gain land, gain power
“MANIA” stands for...
What is...
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
Assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Double Jeopardy:
1- list three new weapons made during WWI
2- these category of weapons led to large-scale death and destruction
What are tanks, poison gases (chemical weapons), flame throwers, aircrafts, zeppelins, machine guns, u-boats, and grenades?
What is weapons of mass destruction?