Colonial Rule in Southeast Asia
Empire Building in Africa
British Rule in India
Beginning of WWI
WWI
The Russian Revolution
WWI Ends
Zuck Facts
100
What do you call the belief that race determines a persons traits and capabilities?
Racism
100
What did the Berlin Conference of 1885 achieve?
The European carving up of Africa
100
What was Mohandas Gandhi's role in the history of colonial India?
His movement of civil disobedience led to Indian independence from Britain.
100
What event sparked WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Gavrilo Prinzip
100
What do you call the strategy of fighting from ditches, used on the Western front?
Trench warfare
100
Who led the Bolsheviks in the Russian Revolution after returning from Switzerland?
Vladimir Lenin
100
Why were Germans upset with the terms of surrender and the Treaty of Versailles?
They had to take full blame for WWI, pay large reparations to other nations, and lose resources and territory to the French.
100
What is Ms. Zuck doing on this coming June 24th?
Getting married!
200
What do you call a colonial style of government in which local rulers are allowed maintain their positions authority and status?
Indirect Rule
200
When Cecil Rhodes and the British wanted access to the diamonds and gold in South Africa, their attempts sparked what war?
The Boer War
200
While under British colonial rule, what was India known as?
The "crown jewel" of Queen Victoria's empire
200
What does M.A.I.N. stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
200
What new military technology was used in WWI?
Machine guns, airplanes, chemical gas, tanks, flamethrowers
200
Who was Grigory Rasputin?
A Russian mystic who advised the Tsar's wife, helped treat the Tsar's son, and was rumoured to have secret influence over the Tsar
200
What was President Wilson's goals at the Paris Peace Conference?
Spreading democracy, self-determination for all nations, ensuring lasting peace
200
Where did Ms. Zuck go to college?
Hamilton College
300
What -ism influenced many resistance movements against colonialism, like in Burma?
Nationalism
300
Who was the driving force behind colonization in Central Africa, particularly along the Congo River basin? (and who was known for his country committing horrendous human rights abuses in their colony)
King Leopold II of Belgium
300
What were the Indian soldiers called who were hired by the British East India Company to protect the company's interest in the region?
Sepoys
300
Why did Great Britain get involved in WWI?
The Germans invaded neutral Belgium
300
What did everyone initially believe about WWI?
It would end in a matter of weeks.
300
What does "Bolshevik" mean?
"Majority"
300
What did many women around the world gain in 1919?
Suffrage - the right to vote
300
What is Ms. Zuck's go-to karaoke song?
Dancing Queen by ABBA
400
What made the "new imperialism" different from the old imperialism (like Columbus)?
The Industrial Revolution (and the search for materials to further industrialize), political rivalries with other countries, Social Darwinism and racism
400
Why did Britain want control over Egypt?
The Suez Canal
400
How did some Indians benefit from British colonialism?
British rule brought order and stability and ended some government corruption. The British created roads, canals, a postal system, hospitals and universities.
400
What is conscription?
A military draft
400
What led to the US entering WWI?
Germany's use of unrestricted submarine warfare
400
What is a soviet?
Russian councils composed of representatives of the workers and soldiers
400
Fill in the blank:
After the Treaty of Versailles, the League of Nations negotiated with each other who got which territories.. These acquisitions were officially called _____________________.
Mandates
400
What is Ms. Zuck's spirit animal?
Grumpy cat
500
What country in Southeast Asia remained free from colonization and acted as a buffer state between British and French colonies?
Thailand (Siam)
500
What did Muhammad Ali achieve?
Created a separate state of Egypt and modernized the army, created a public school system, and grew small agricultural industries.
500
How did British colonialism negatively affect Indians?
90% of the Indian population did not benefit from British reform. They encouraged Indians to grow cash crops, leading to famine. The British used zamindars to collect taxes, which led to corruption.
500
Who was in the Triple Alliance (later known as the Central Powers)?
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire
500
Fill in the blank:
Because WWI required so many resources, governments were forced to set up _____________________, so they could manage all of the supplies, food, transportation, and materials.
Planned economies
500
Who comprised the "Whites" in the Russian Civil War?
The Whites were czarists, supporters of the tsar. They also included allied powers against communism.
500
What happened to the German Communist Party in 1918?
It failed in its attempt to take Berlin and its leaders were murdered.
500
What is Ms. Zuck's favorite food?
Brussel sprouts