The Enlightenment
This English Philosopher believed all men are born with "natural rights."
Who is John Locke?
This intellectual movement in Europe inspired Revolutions throughout the world.
What is the Enlightenment?
This Belgian king is responsible for establishing the first colony in Africa, resulting in the killing of 15 million Congolese
This war began soon after Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June of 1914.
What is World War 1?
This desert encompasses the whole of the Northern part of the African Continent
What is the Sahara Desert?
"Life is brutish and short " according to English Philosopher who wrote the Leviathan and called for an absolute monarchy
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
This revolution began with the Storming of the Bastille in July 1789
What is The French Revolution?
This meeting held in 1884 resulted in the partition of Africa by European powers
What is the Berlin Conference of 1884?
This war began when both Hitler and Stalin invaded Poland, Sept 1939
What is World War 2?
This mountain range can be found on the west coast of South America
What are the Andes Mountains?
I was the mother of Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. I also challenged the sexism of other philosophers like Locke with my book Vindication on the Rights of Women
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
This Latin American Independence leader was known as the George Washington of South America
Who is Simon Bolivar?
Rudyard Kipling's Poem that helped to justify European and American Imperialism
What is the White Man's Burden?
This country and its leader Mussolini were the originators of Fascism
What is Italy?
The tallest mountain in the world was formed when India slammed into the Eurasian Continent 60 million years ago
What is Mt. Everest?
This French philosopher came up with the 3 Branches of Government and separation of powers
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
As a result of the actions of Touissant L'ouverture and Jean Jacque Dessalines, Haiti became the first..
What is Black republic?
The British Raj refers to the period of time when Britain colonized which country?
What is India?
The US ended WW2 by dropping 2 atomic bombs on which cities, killing 210,000 people?
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
This mountain range is located between France and Spain and is home to the Basque people
What are the Pyrenees mountains?
The idea that people should give up some individual freedoms for the benefit of the whole society was written in Rousseau's...
What is the Social Contract Theory of Government?
This Revolution resulted in the development of the factory system and inspired the creation of Communism and Socialism
What is the Industrial Revolution?
These 2 wars resulted in the forced opening of China to trade with European powers
What are The Opium Wars?
After WW1 ended the League of Nations was formed, what do we call this organization today?
What is the United Nations?
This sea is located between southern Europe and North Africa
What is the Mediterranean Sea?