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This 19th century Prussian statesman was responsible for the successful unification of the German states into the German Empire.
Who is Otto von Bismarck?
100
These two areas were the primary focus of 19th century European imperialism.
What are Asia and Africa?
100
This treaty ended the first World War and required Germany to demilitarize, cede territory to the victorious Allies, and make reparations payments (mostly to France); ironically, it is also one of the primary reasons for the second World War.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
100
It's the creation and maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural and territorial relationship, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination.
What is imperialism?
100
This war, between Russia and an alliance of France, Britain and the Ottoman Empire, is significant for being the first modern war, using modern transportation and communication technology (although not always with beneficial outcomes).
What is the Crimean War?
200
This Prussian prince hosted the Congress of Vienna and was instrumental in helping Europe regain a balance of power after the Napoleonic Wars.
Who is Prince Klemens von Metternich?
200
This country emerged first as an industrial, modernized nation, which enabled it to create a global empire by the end of the 19th century.
What is England?
200
This conference of European representatives met in 1814-1815 to settle the issues caused by the French Revolution and the reign of Napoleon, including reestablishing the countries to their pre-Revolution boundaries.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
200
The Industrial Revolution caused drastic changes in these two aspects of life.
What are transportation and communication?
200
This event caused an estimated 50 to 100 million deaths worldwide.
What is the 1918 Influenza Pandemic?
300
His "Communist Manifesto" inspired socialists and communists in the 20th century.
Who is Karl Marx?
300
This line of trenches established in World War I stretched 600 miles, from the coast of the North Sea to the Swiss border, and barely moved more than a mile in either direction for 4 years.
What is the Western Front?
300
This was the first freely elected parliament for Germany, represented the German Federation, and ultimately failed to unify Germany.
What is the Frankfurt Assembly?
300
This is the belief that the people who form a nation should have their own political institutions and that the interests of the nation should be defended and promoted at all costs.
What is nationalism?
300
This worldwide economic downturn was one of the major factors leading to World War II.
What is the Great Depression?
400
This man, whose brother was executed for attempting to assassinate the tsar, later became the leader of Communist Russia.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
400
The political revolutions of 1848 began in this European capital.
What is Paris, France?
400
This was Woodrow Wilson's unsuccessful plan to bring peace and stability to Europe.
What is the 14 Points?
400
This system of agreements between countries to mutually defend each other in the case of attack from another country was one of the causes of World War I.
What is the Alliance system?
400
This event in 1905 led to massive demonstrations and a general strike that brought Russia's economy to a standstill.
What is Bloody Sunday?
500
This Scottish inventor improved upon Thomas Newcomen's steam engine and made it useful in industrial applications.
Who is James Watt?
500
This country gained control of the Congo in the l9th century and, under King Leopold I, commited atrocities against the native population.
What is Belgium?
500
The development of this transportation system enabled the rapid movement of both manufactured goods and people.
What is the railroad?
500
This was the German offensive tactic used in World War II in which they used motorized army divisions to tear through enemy positions while the Luftwaffe, the German air force, coordinated an air strike.
What is blitzkrieg?
500
The opening night of this opera created a riot in Paris in 1912.
What is Rite of Spring?