Name two out of the three ways in which imperial nations rule.
Protectorate, Colony, or Sphere of Influence
100
This British export to China caused war to break out in 1839.
Name the export.
Opium
100
In the early 1900s, there were four reasons that led to a crisis in Europe. Name one.
What was the German-French rivalry, the crisis in the Balkans, an arms-race, and imperialism.
100
The Triple Entente included Russia, France and this country.
What is Great Britain?
100
A desire of the slavic peoples to unite under the leadership of Russia was known as this.
What is Pan-Slavism?
200
Who first built trading forts along India’s coast?
The East India Company
200
Hong Xiuquan was a religious leader who convinced peasants to overthrow the emperor and build a “________ _________” in China
Heavenly Kingdom
200
Name three types of weapons used during World War I
What are machine guns, huge artillery guns, poison gases, tanks, flamethrowers, submarines, and early versions of airplanes?
200
These two nations formed an entente out of concern over Germany's imperial ambitions.
What are Britain and France?
200
Germany handed Austria one of these when asked if she would support Austria in a conflict against Serbia.
What is a blank check?
300
This European country built the Suez Canal to improve trade with Asia.
What is France?
300
Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu were three powerful rulers. During their reign, what was their time known as?
Great Peace
300
The "spark" that started World War I was the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne in this Eastern European city.
What is Sarajevo?
300
Soon after Germany abandoned its treaty with Russia, it entered into this treaty.
What is the French-Russian alliance?
300
Germany war strategy planned for a quick strike against France in order to concentrate on fighting Russia in the east and avoid a two-front war. What was the name of this strategy?
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
400
400
Sun Yat-sen’s ideas led to the collapse of what dynasty?
His idea’s included a strong government to get out of foreign control.
Qing Dynasty
400
This region of Europe was known as the "powder keg of Europe" because of the many conflicts among its nationalities.
What are the Balkans?
400
The Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary eventually became the Triple Alliance that included this country.
What is Italy?
400
Austria's ultimatum to Serbia after the assassination of Francis Ferdinand was rejected largely due to this demand.
What is the demand that Austria investigate the Black Hand?
500
European nations were interested in this continent because they were interested in spreading Christianity, claiming new markets for their manufactured goods and acquiring natural resources.
What continent were they interested in?
What is Africa
500
Name one result of the Opium War.
The Chinese opened five ports to British goods, limited taxes on British imports, paid for the costs of the war, and gave Hong Kong to the British.
500
Germany pushed Britain closer to France when it provoked this crisis in North Africa?
What is the Moroccan crisis?
500
Germany let this treaty with Russia expire in 1890