Enlightenment, Revolutions, and Nationalism
This English philosopher introduced the idea of natural rights—life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This rebellion in 1857 was a significant uprising against British rule in India.
What is the Sepoy Rebellion?
This event sparked World War I in 1914.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
He led India to independence through nonviolent civil disobedience.
Who is Mohandas Gandhi?
This term describes the increasing interconnectedness of the world's economies, cultures, and populations.
What is globalization?
This movement aimed to unify people with shared cultural identities, often leading to the formation of nation-states.
What is nationalism?
This 1899–1901 uprising aimed to expel foreign influence from China.
What is the Boxer Rebellion?
This military and ideological rivalry between the U.S. and USSR never resulted in direct war but included proxy wars and nuclear arms buildup.
What is the Cold War?
A form of political dissent where individuals intentionally break laws or regulations to protest injustice and advocate for change
What is civil disobedience?
This agricultural movement increased food production worldwide but also led to environmental concerns.
What is the Green Revolution?
This South American leader was instrumental in the independence movements of several countries.
Who is Simón Bolívar?
This conference in 1884–85 regulated European colonization and trade in Africa.
What is the Berlin Conference?
The harsh terms of this 1919 treaty are often cited as a cause of World War II.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This movement emphasized the unity of all African people worldwide.
What is Pan-Africanism?
This dictator’s Khmer Rouge regime led to mass killings in Cambodia during the late 1970s.
Who is Pol Pot?
She advocated for women's rights in her book "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman."
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
This economic system expanded during industrialization, emphasizing private ownership and profit.
What is capitalism?
This policy of giving in to Hitler’s demands.
What is appeasement?
He was the first Prime Minister of independent Ghana.
Who is Kwame Nkrumah?
This 20th-century genocide led to the deaths of about 800,000 Tutsi, prompting international debates on the responsibility to protect civilians.
What is the Rwandan Genocide?
The unification of this country was achieved under the leadership of Otto von Bismarck.
What is Germany?
This 18th-century device, invented by Jethro Tull, improved crop yields by planting seeds in neat rows.
What is the seed drill?
This 1945 conference between Allied leaders helped set the stage for post-war tensions.
What is the Yalta Conference?
This system of institutionalized racial segregation in South Africa ended in 1994.
What is apartheid?
This ongoing crisis has drawn international attention for crimes against the Uyghur population in western China.
What is the Xinjiang (or Uyghur) human rights crisis?